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PT-85

Tanks · North Korea · 1981
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PT-85

PT-85
PT-85 Photo: Mike1979 Russia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
40
Protection
20
Mobility
60
Technology
30
Reliability
50
Crew Survivability
30
Operational Range
40
Logistics
40
Historical Performance
30
Strategic Impact
20
Origin North Korea
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1981
Operators2 countries
Quantity500
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
36
Tanks MASS Rating
84/89
Cold War
320/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
40
Protection
20
Mobility
60
Technology
30
Reliability
50
Crew Survivability
30
Operational Range
40
Logistics
40
Historical Performance
30
Strategic Impact
20
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
PT-85
Category
Production
1981–
Quantity
500
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
84
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
36
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 ClassificationLight Tank
  • GenerationCold War
  • Combat Weight20 t
  • Crew Size4
  • Service Entry Year1981
◈Firepower6MOD.6
▣Protection6MOD.6
◇Mobility5MOD.5
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed60 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)500 km
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)9.4 m
  • Width3.1 m
  • Height2.8 m
⬢Amphibious & Special3MOD.3
▲Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1981Production started
45
years in service
500
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries2country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE14terms
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
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.
A tank with reduced armor and weight for increased mobility.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
A fire control system relying on optical sights and manual input for aiming and range estimation without computer assistance.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
A rifled gun has spiral grooves cut into its barrel.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
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.
Armour made by welding and rolling homogeneous steel plates.
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