The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the
Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Like the US M1 Abrams
tank, the T-80 used a turbine power plant rather than a
conventional diesel. Although the design was blessed with some of
the most sophisticated armament, fire controls, and multi-layer
armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its power plant remained a
source of considerable trouble through its career. It saw very
little service in the Chechen War, though T-80 tanks were used in
some of the regional conflicts in the former Soviet Union in the
1990s.
Although the collapse of the Soviet Union might seem the end of the
story, the T-80 lived on in Ukraine where one of its tank plants
was based. A diesel powered version of the T-80 was developed, the
T-84, which was successfully exported, including a major sale to
Pakistan to counterbalance the Indian Army's Russian T-90 tanks.
Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80,
covering the initial construction, through the development to the
subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic "Black Eagle
Tank." Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the
unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial.
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