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T-64
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The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It wis a mair advanced coonterpairt tae the T-62: the T-64 served tank diveesions, while the T-62 supportit infantry in motor rifle diveesions. Altho the T-62 an the famed T-72 wad see much wider uise an generally mair development, it wis the T-64 that furmed the basis o mair modren Soviet tank designs lik the T-80.
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T-64 | |
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![]() A T-64 tank on display in Aprile 2008 | |
Teep | Main battle tank |
Place o oreegin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1963-present |
Uised bi | Soviet Union, Belaroushie, Roushie, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
Production history | |
Designer | KMDB |
Designed | 1951–62 |
Manufacturer | Malyshev Factory |
Produced | 1963-87 |
No. biggit | ~13,000 |
Specifications (T-64A[1]) | |
Wecht | 38 tonne (42 short ton; 37 long ton) |
Lenth | 9.225 m (30 ft 3.2 in) (gun forward) |
Weenth | 3.415 m (11 ft 2.4 in) |
Hicht | 2.172 m (7 ft 1.5 in) |
Crew | 3 |
Airmour | 20–450 mm (0.79–17.72 in) o Glass-reinforced plastic sandwiched atween layers o steel. ERA plates optional |
Main airmament | D-81T (aka 2A46 derived frae the 2A45 towed antitank gun )125 mm smoothbore gun |
Seicontar airmament | 7.62 mm PKMT coax machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun |
Ingine | 5DTF 5-cyl. diesel 700 hp (522 kW) |
Pouer/wecht | 18.4 hp/tonne (13.7 kW/ton) |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi), 700 km (430 mi) wi freemit tanks |
Speed | 45–60 km/h (28–37 mph) (dependin on the version) |
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