The T-80 was the second tank in the world equipped with a gas turbine instead of a diesel engine to enter service after the Swedish Strv 103 but before the US M1 Abrams. The use of a gas turbine give the T-80 a very good power/weight ratio but a very high fuel consumption. The T-80 is similar in layout to the T-64 with a crew of only three due to the use of an autoloader. The BV version entered service in 1985 and was equipped with explosive reactive armour Kontakt-1 giving him an added protection of 400mm equivalent armour against HEAT warheads. Between 1986 and 1987, some 2,256 T-80 of different versions were stationed in East Germany were they were the most modern Soviet battle tanks in service.
The kit is the old Revell one, still good for me with some extra work even if, the t-80 being one of my favourite tank, I would like to try some of the new kits on the market... but I still have some boxes of the Revell one on my stash 😎 (made 2015)
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