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PT-91 Twardy
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Tanks · Poland · 1993
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PT-91Twardy

PT-91 Twardy
PT-91 Twardy Photo: Michal Derela · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
75
Protection
65
Mobility
60
Technology
70
Reliability
75
Crew Survivability
70
Operational Range
60
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
70
Strategic Impact
60
Origin Poland
CategoryTanks
EraPost-Cold War
In service1993–2002
Operators4 countries
Quantity285
Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
68
Tanks MASS Rating
10/35
Post-Cold War
59/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
75
Protection
65
Mobility
60
Technology
70
Reliability
75
Crew Survivability
70
Operational Range
60
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
70
Strategic Impact
60
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
PT-91 Twardy
Category
Country
Production
1993–2002
Quantity
285
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · POST-COLD WAR
10
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
68
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)
  • GenerationPost-Cold War
  • Combat Weight45.9 t
  • Crew Size3
  • Service Entry Year1995
◈Firepower8MOD.8
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power850 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio18.5 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed60 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)650 km
◆Dimensions5MOD.5
  • Length (Hull)6.95 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)9.67 m
  • Width3.59 m
  • Height2.19 m
  • Ground Clearance0.395 m
▲Production & Service4MOD.4
  • Total Production Units285
  • Years in Production10 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1993Production started
  2. 1998Sale: Malaysia (48 units) · $250 M
  3. 2002Production ended
  4. 2014First deployment: Russo-Ukrainian War
33
years in service
9
years in production
285
units produced
4
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
PT-91 TWARDY · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win·100% ongoing
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
1
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
T-72 1973
PT-91 Twardy 1993
// SIBLING VARIANTS
T-72B3 1973
T-72M 1980
M-84 1985
T-72S 1987
TR-125 1987
T-72BA 1999
06 / Operators
Operator Inventory3country · 275units
275active
PT-91 TwardySALES1records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
1998Malaysia48$250.0 M$493.8 M
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE18terms
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.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
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.
Reactive composite armor is a tank armor type that combines layers of composite material with embedded reactive elements that detonate on impact to disrupt incoming projectiles.
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.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
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.
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