Shtora-1 (Russian: Штора, "curtain") is an electro-optical active protection system or suite for tanks, designed to disrupt the laser designator and laser rangefinders of incoming anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). The system is mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series tanks and the Ukrainian T-84.

The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) [11] that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the later T-72 and changing the engine to a gas turbine. When it entered service in 1976, it was the first production tank to be powered solely by ...

Feb 23, 2016 · To that end, the T-80 is equipped with a smoke grenade system to shield it from prying eyes, but unlike prior Soviet tanks, the T-80 is unable to generate a fuel-based smokescreen from its engine, for fear of a potentially explosive result.

Jan 17, 2022 · Basic thermal night sight of the T-80U is within the limits of 1,750/1,500 meters. Unfortunately, the citation link is dead. As a result, I wanted to ask: Does anyone know anything about thermal imagers mounted on T-80s during the Cold War?

The T-80 appeared in late 1943, and it was the result of the Astrov team trying to fix the problems with T-70. They knew that they needed to improve combat performance, because the T-70 still showed signs of weakness, such as poor armor, the constraints of a …

Sep 13, 2008 · The T-80U’s main armourment is a 125mm smoothbore gun which is capable of firing or launching ATGM’s. Just like the ‘ Challenger 2 ‘ and other modern western tanks, the T-80U has a gunner and commander which can separately visualize targets on the battlefield, which allows for two eyes to be looking out for hostile or potential targets ...

Feb 10, 2023 · Russian T-80s are starting to show up with the same outdated 1PN96MT-02 thermal gunner’s sights that could put “war-emergency” T-72s at a disadvantage in Ukraine.

Feb 27, 2016 · This new post takes a look at the T-80 MBT. Excerpt: Although nowadays the T-80 isn’t nearly as famous as the T-72 and the T-90, it was understandably the most highly regarded item in the entirety of the vast Soviet tank fleet, and though they had T-72s stretching as far as the eye could see, it was the T-80s and the T-64s that formed the ...

T-80 är en sovjetisk/rysk stridsvagn som är en vidareutveckling av stridsvagnen T-64. Den började produceras 1976 som en ny huvudstridsvagn för de sovjetiska styrkorna. T-80 har exteriört stora likheter med T-72. T-80 var den första sovjetiska serietillverkade stridsvagnen som drevs av en gasturbinmotor [2].

It is the first main battle tank in the Soviet Union to use a gas turbine engine . [1] . Since its adoption in 1976, it has been continuously improved and has been used by the armies of some countries, including the Russian military, for nearly 40 years.