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]<br>''T-90 MBT'' | ]<br>''T-90 MBT'' | ||
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<tr><td>Speed:</td><td> 65 km/h (road)<br> 45 km/h (off-road)</td></tr> | <tr><td>Speed:</td><td> 65 km/h (road)<br> 45 km/h (off-road)</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Range:</td><td> 650 km<td></tr> | <tr><td>Range:</td><td> 650 km<td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Primary armament:</td><td> 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of launching ]-guided ]s</td></tr> | <tr><td>Primary armament:</td><td> 125 mm smoothbore gun, with AP, HE shells, and capable of launching ]-guided ]s</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Secondary armament:</td><td> 7.62 mm machinegun in ] mount <br>12.7 mm anti-aircraft mg</td></tr> | <tr><td>Secondary armament:</td><td> 7.62 mm machinegun in ] mount <br>12.7 mm anti-aircraft mg</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Crew:</td><td> 3 </td></tr> | <tr><td>Crew:</td><td> 3 </td></tr> |
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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, with AP, HE shells, and 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-90's by the end of 1997, subject to funding availability. By mid-1996 some 107 T-90's had gone into service in the Far Eastern Military District.
The 310 T-90S's were bought by India and have started manufacturing the tank locally with the aim of producing over 1000 tanks.
See also
External links
- JED Equipment Database, T-90 information and variants
- The T-90 tank by the Federation of American Scientists