- Object 785
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Object 785 Type Main battle tank Place of origin Soviet Union Production history Produced late 1970s Specifications Weight 43 metric tons Armour 700 mm (hull front)
600 mm (turret)Main
armament125 mm 2A82 smoothbore gun
130 mm rifled gunEngine 2V-16 multifuel diesel engine
735 kWSpeed 75 km/h 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]
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Categories:- Main battle tanks of the Soviet Union
- Cold War Soviet tanks
- Abandoned military projects of the Soviet Union
- Main battle tanks of the Cold War
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