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T-80BV
Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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T-80BV

Tanks · Russia · 1985
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T-80BV

T-80BV
T-80BV Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
62
Protection
48
Mobility
78
Technology
45
Reliability
42
Crew Survivability
22
Operational Range
38
Logistics
35
Historical Performance
55
Strategic Impact
50
Origin Russia
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1985
Operators12 countries
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
50
Tanks MASS Rating
51/89
Cold War
178/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
62
Protection
48
Mobility
78
Technology
45
Reliability
42
Crew Survivability
22
Operational Range
38
Logistics
35
Historical Performance
55
Strategic Impact
50
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
T-80BV
Category
Country
Production
1985–
Unit Price (current)
$6.3M↗ 111% inflation · 1995→2025
Original Price
$3.0M (1995)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
51
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
45
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$6.3M
Original: $3.0M (1995)
Inflation: +%111
50
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
  • Combat Weight42.5 t
  • Crew Size3
◈Firepower4MOD.4
▣Protection2MOD.2
◇Mobility2MOD.2
  • Engine Power1,000 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio23.5 hp/t
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)7.4 m
  • Width3.4 m
  • Height2.202 m
▤Electronics & Optics1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1985Production started
  2. 1994First deployment: First Chechen War
41
years in service
5
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 7 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory3country · 430units
430active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
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.
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 Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
These terms are listed automatically because they appear on this page.full encyclopedia →
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