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T-64BM Bulat
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Tanks · Ukraine · 1963
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T-64BMBulat

T-64BM Bulat
T-64BM Bulat Photo: self · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 1.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
85
Protection
80
Mobility
70
Technology
85
Reliability
60
Crew Survivability
75
Operational Range
65
Logistics
55
Historical Performance
70
Strategic Impact
75
Origin Ukraine
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1963–1987
Operators4 countries
Quantity13,000
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
75
Tanks MASS Rating
9/89
Cold War
24/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
85
Protection
80
Mobility
70
Technology
85
Reliability
60
Crew Survivability
75
Operational Range
65
Logistics
55
Historical Performance
70
Strategic Impact
75
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
T-64BM Bulat
Category
Country
Production
1963–1987
Quantity
13,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
75
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower9MOD.9
▣Protection9MOD.9
◇Mobility8MOD.8
  • Engine Power700 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio18.4 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeFully Automatic
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed60 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)500 km
  • Fording Depth1.4 m
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (Hull)9.225 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)9.225 m
  • Width3.415 m
  • Height2.172 m
⬢Amphibious & Special3MOD.3
▲Production & Service4MOD.4
  • Total Production Units13,000
  • Years in Production24 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1963Production started
  2. 1987Production ended
63
years in service
24
years in production
13,000
units produced
4
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
T-64 1964
T-64BM Bulat 1963
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 100units
100active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE22terms
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.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
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.
A front-mounted armored plate on a tank, primarily used for clearing obstacles, creating cover, or breaching fortifications.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
A fully automatic tank transmission shifts gears without driver intervention, using hydraulic or electronic controls to select appropriate gear ratios based on engine speed and vehicle load.
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.
A mine plough is a device attached to a tank to clear mines from its path.
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.
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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