Type | Main battle tank |
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Place of origin | Russian Federation |
Service history | |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designer | Kartsev-Venediktov |
Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod |
Unit cost | $2.77 – 4.25 million USD in 2011 (varies by source) |
Produced | 1995–present |
Number built | 1,667+ |
Specifications | |
Weight | 47.5 tonnes (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons) |
Length | 9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) |
Width | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Height | 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Crew | 3 |
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Armor | Steel-composite-reactive blend
vs APFSDS: 700–800 with Kontakt-5 = 830-950mm; vs HEAT: 780–1000 with Kontakt-5 = 1,350–1,650mm[2] |
Main armament |
125 mm smoothbore gun with ATGM capability; mainly 9M119 Svir |
Secondary armament |
12.7mm NSV Heavy machine gun, 12.7 Kord machine gun |
Engine | Model 84 V-84 12-cyl. diesel V-92 12-cyl. diesel V-96 12-cyl. diesel 840 hp (618 kW) for V-84 12-cyl. diesel engine 950 hp (736 kW) for V-92 12-cyl. diesel engine 1,250 hp (930 kW) for V-96 12-cyl. diesel engine |
Power/weight | 18.1 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne) for V-84 12-cyl. diesel engine 20.4 hp/tonne (15.8 kW/tonne) for V-92 12-cyl. diesel engine 26.3 hp/tonne (19.8 kW/tonne) for V-96 12-cyl. diesel engine |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range |
550–700 km (340–430 mi) (depending on type of engine) |
Speed | 60–65 km/h (37–40 mph) (depending on type of engine) |