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| General Characteristics | ||
| Length: | 9.53 m | |
| Width: | 3.78 m | |
| Height: | 2.225 m | |
| Weight: | 50 t | |
| Speed: | 65 km/h (road) 45 km/h (off-road) | |
| Range: | 650 km | |
| Primary armament: | 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of launching laser-guided anti-tank missiles | |
| Secondary armament: | 7.62 mm machinegun in coaxial mount 12.7 mm anti-aircraft mg | |
| Crew: | 3 | |
The T-90 main battle tank, the most modern tank in the Russian army arsenal, went into low-level production in 1993, based on a prototype designated as the T-88. The T-90 was developed by the Kartsev-Venediktov Design Bureau at the Vagonka Works in Nizhny Tagil. Initially seen as an entirely new design, the production model is in fact based on the T-72BM, with some added features from the T-80 series. The T-90 features a new generation of armor on its hull and turret. Two variants, the T-90S and T-90E, have been identified as possible export models. Plans called for all earlier models to be replaced with T-90s by the end of 1997, subject to funding availability. By mid-1996 some 107 T-90s had gone into service in the Far Eastern Military District.
External link
- JED Equipment Database, T-90 information and variants
- The T-90 tank by the Federation of American Scientists