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M-84
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Tanks · Serbia · 1985
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M-84

M-84
M-84 Photo: Srđan Popović · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
75
Protection
60
Mobility
70
Technology
65
Reliability
55
Crew Survivability
60
Operational Range
65
Logistics
50
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
Origin Serbia
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1985–1991
Operators7 countries
Quantity680
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
62
Tanks MASS Rating
23/89
Cold War
85/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
75
Protection
60
Mobility
70
Technology
65
Reliability
55
Crew Survivability
60
Operational Range
65
Logistics
50
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
M-84
Category
Country
Production
1985–1991
Quantity
680
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
23
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
62
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
  • Tank ClassificationMain Battle Tank (MBT)
  • GenerationCold War
  • Combat Weight41.5 t
  • Crew Size3
  • Service Entry Year1984
◈Firepower7MOD.7
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power1,000 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio24.1 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed68 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)700 km
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (Hull)6.86 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)9.53 m
  • Width3.57 m
  • Height2.19 m
▲Production & Service3MOD.3
  • Total Production Units680
  • Years in Production7 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1985Production started
  2. 1990First deployment: Gulf War
  3. 1991Production ended
41
years in service
6
years in production
680
units produced
7
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
M-84 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN50% win
Total Conflicts
2
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
T-72 1973
M-84 1985
// SIBLING VARIANTS
T-72B3 1973
T-72M 1980
T-72S 1987
TR-125 1987
T-72BA 1999
06 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE16terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
Computerised Basic: a fire control system generation in tanks that provides fundamental computer‑assisted ballistic calculations without advanced targeting aids such as laser rangefinders or thermal imaging.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
These terms are listed automatically because they appear on this page.full encyclopedia →
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