T-80 workhorse of the Russian army

The T-80 main tank was created in the 1970s in the USSR in the course of the convoluted vicissitudes of the russian base tank production program, as an evolution of the T-64A, powered by a gas turbine. It was considered roads in operation, produced in smaller quantities than competitors, and was treated as a non-perspective device after the collapse of the USSR. Meanwhile, it is 1 of the most popular tanks presently utilized by the ground troops of the Russian Federation.