Obiekt 785

Obiekt 785
Obiekt 785
	Obiekt 785 during trials
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Produced	late 1970s
Specifications
Mass	43 metric tons
Armour	700 mm (hull front) (steel laminate with corundum pellets) ; 600 mm (turret) (steel laminate with corundum pellets)
Main; armament	125 mm 2A82 smoothbore gun ; 130 mm rifled gun
Engine	2V-16 multifuel diesel engine; 735 kW
Maximum speed	75 km/h
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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 the Object 279.^[4]

References

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

[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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