Developed in the Design Bureau of the Kharkov Transport Engineering Plant in 1964. Chief Designer AA Morozov. Created on the basis of facility 434. The tank is equipped with a smoothbore 125 mm. gun, automatic loader and other systems. In 1964, the installation lot was produced, mass production since 1969.
Tactical and technical characteristics
Weight, tons 37
Number of crew – 3 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9225 x 3270 x 2155 mm.
Armament
gun – 1 piece, caliber – 125 mm., ammunition – 37 shots
machine gun 1, caliber-7.62 mm., ammunition-2000 rounds
Armored protection
Engine power – 700 horsepower
The maximum speed, km / h. 65
Cruising range on the highway – 450-500 km.
Depth of water barriers to be surfaced, m
without OPVT .. 1.4, with OPVT 5
Design Features
Base – tank T-64.
The overall layout is classical.
Armament – smooth-bore gun, paired with a machine gun (stabilized in two planes); electrohydraulic stabilizer; sight-rangefinder periscope, with a stabilized field of view.
Defense – similar to the T-64 tank; reduced the thickness of armor side plates in the area of the engine-transmission compartment by 10 mm.
The chassis is the engine, the engine-transmission compartment and the suspension are similar to the T-64 tank.