The Russian main battle tank T-80BVM with a gas turbine engine has an advantage over models with a diesel power plant. Unlike diesel tanks, which take 20-40 minutes to start in cold weather, the T-80 engine starts in no more than a minute in any weather.
The GTE can run on various types of fuel: diesel fuel, aviation kerosene or low-octane gasoline.
The combustion chamber is located in the tank's GTE. The gas turbine engine is made in a block with a built-in step-down conical-cylindrical gearbox. In addition to the engine, the monoblock includes fuel filters, an air cleaner, dust removal fans and cooling systems, a starter, a generator, oil tanks, transmission and engine radiators, as well as a transmission oil pump. Outside the tank there are external fuel tanks included in the general fuel system.
Technical characteristics:
- The crew of the T-80 tank is a commander, gunner and driver
- Tank weight - 46 tons
- Engine power - 1250 hp
- Length with gun - 9530 mm
- Width - 3460 mm
- Height - 2202 mm
- Maximum speed on the highway - 70 km/h, on a dirt road - 45 km/h
- The depth of overcoming a water obstacle with appropriate equipment is 5 m
Earlier www1.ru reported that the rarest BMD-3 was spotted during transportation by a tank carrier, only 137 of them were produced.
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