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Tanks · Russia · 1991
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T-90

T-90
T-90 Photo: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
70
Protection
60
Mobility
65
Technology
55
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
55
Operational Range
65
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
60
Strategic Impact
65
Origin Russia
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1991
Operators17 countries
Quantity4,000
Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
63
Tanks MASS Rating
21/89
Cold War
78/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
70
Protection
60
Mobility
65
Technology
55
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
55
Operational Range
65
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
60
Strategic Impact
65
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
T-90
Category
Country
Production
1991–
Quantity
4,000
Unit Price (current)
$6.0M↗ 34% inflation · 2016→2025
Original Price
$4.5M (2016)
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
21
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$6.0M
Original: $4.5M (2016)
Inflation: +%34
63
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 Weight46.5 t
  • Crew Size3
  • Service Entry Year1992
◈Firepower12MOD.12
▣Protection9MOD.9
◇Mobility9MOD.9
  • Engine Power840 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio21.5 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed60 km/h
  • Max Off-Road Speed45 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)550 km
  • Fording Depth1.2 m
◆Dimensions5MOD.5
  • Length (Hull)6.86 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)9.53 m
  • Width3.78 m
  • Height2.23 m
  • Ground Clearance0.49 m
⬢Amphibious & Special4MOD.4
▲Production & Service4MOD.4
  • Total Production Units2,500
  • Years in Production32 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1991Production started
  2. 1992Entered service
  3. 2014First deployment: Russo-Ukrainian War
35
years in service
4,000
units produced
17
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
T-90 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win·50% ongoing
Total Conflicts
2
Victories
0
Ongoing
1
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
T-90 1991
// DERIVATIVES
06 / Operators
T-90SALES1records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
—India1,400——
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE23terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Active Protection System. A defensive system that detects and intercepts anti-tank threats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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