T-80U

Main battle tank, Soviet Union. In service since 1985

How to recognise it

Six rubber-tyred road wheels with return rollers, Kontakt-5 explosive armour giving the turret a blocky, flat-faced front, and a gas-turbine exhaust at the rear.

Also known as

T-80U, T-80UE-1, T-80UK

Used by

Russia, Cyprus and others

Same family

Naming one of these instead still scores family points.

• T-80BVM

Other tanks

• Altay
• C1 Ariete
• Challenger 2
• Challenger 3
• K2 Black Panther
• Leclerc
• Leopard 1A5
• Leopard 2A4
• Leopard 2A5
• Leopard 2A6
• Leopard 2A7
• M1A1 Abrams

All 30 tanks

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-80