T-90
Russian third-generation main battle tank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank developed to replace the T-72. It uses a 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour, smoke grenade dischargers, Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour (ERA) and the Shtora infrared anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) jamming system.
"T90" redirects here. For other uses, see T90 (disambiguation).
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T-90 | |
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Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
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Used by | See Operators |
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Production history | |
Designer | Kartsev-Venediktov |
Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod, Heavy Vehicles Factory |
Unit cost | USD 2.5 million in 1999,[4] USD 2.77–4.25 million in 2011 (varies by source)[5] T-90SM: USD 4.5 million in 2016 |
Produced | 1992–present |
No. built | ~4,000 (2023, see Operators) 1,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under license >1000 delivered to other countries |
Specifications | |
Mass | 46 tonnes (45 long tons; 51 short tons) (T-90) 46.5 tonnes (45.8 long tons; 51.3 short tons) (T-90A) 48 tonnes (47 long tons; 53 short tons) (T-90SM)[6] |
Length | 9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) (hull) |
Width | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Height | 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Crew | 3 |
Armor | Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS: 550 mm + 250–280 mm with Kontakt-5 = 800–830 mm HEAT: 650–850 mm + 500–700 mm with Kontakt-5 = 1,150–1,550 mm[7] |
Main armament | 2A46M 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90) 2A46M-2 125 mm smoothbore gun with 42 rounds (T-90A) 2A46M-5 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90M) |
Secondary armament | 12.7mm Kord Heavy machine gun, 7.62mm PKMT |
Engine | V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel (T-90) V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel (T-90A) V-92S2F 840 hp (617 kW) for V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel engine 1000 hp (736 kW) for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine (T-90A and T-90S) 1130 hp (831 kW) for V-92S2F (T-90M and T-90MS) |
Power/weight | 18.2 hp/tonne (13.3 kW/tonne) (T-90) 21.5hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne) (T-90A) |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 550 km (340 mi) (without fuel drums) |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph)[8] (T-90A and T-90MS) |
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The T-90 was designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. It entered service with the Russian army in 1992.