Obiekt 785

Main battle tank
Maximum speed 75 km/h

The Obiekt 785, or Object 785 (Объект 785), was a Soviet experimental main battle tank built in the late 1970s.[1] It was an improved variant of the T-80B, with seven road wheels.[2]

The tank was testing the new generation 125 mm 2A82 smoothbore gun, carrying 50 rounds of ammunition, 30 of which in the loading mechanism.[3] It was also testing a 130 mm rifled gun, an improved variant of the M-65 gun used on tanks like Object 279.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Опытный танк "Объект 785" Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Челябинский тракторный завод". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  3. ^ Проекты перспективных танков 70-х годов
  4. ^ Основной боевой танк Т-80 Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
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