The T-80s future in the Russian Army

Burlak had 22 in the AZ AL and 22 in the turret bustle AL:

For the first time, modern T-80BVM tanks entered service with the motorized rifle unit of the Eastern Military District. On the eve of the day, several dozen tanks arrived in Khabarovsk as part of a railway train.

Previously, the personnel of the tank units of the motorized rifle unit passed specialized courses for retraining for new equipment. The training of specialists was conducted on a modern educational and material base, including the latest computerized simulators and allowing to teach military personnel the operation and combat use of modern equipment and weapons in a short time.

In the near future, the new tanks will take part in training and combat missions at one of the VVO training grounds.

For reference:

The T-80BVM is a Russian modernization of the T-80BV tank developed by Omsktransmash. The upgrade includes the installation of a multi-channel gunner's sight "Sosna-U", which includes sighting, thermal imaging, rangefinder channels, as well as a missile control channel. The tank is equipped with a 125 mm cannon, a modified gas turbine engine GTD-1250, a weapon stabilizer and a TVN-5 driver's observation device. Increasing the command controllability of the tank is provided by the ultra-short-wave radio station "Aqueduct" and measures have been introduced to reduce fuel consumption. To protect against enemy fire, the vehicle is equipped with anti-cumulative lattice screens, a complex of modular dynamic protection "Relict" and active protection "Arena-M". Combat weight 46 tons.

NOTE: appears that the 64th Motor Rifle brigade will get new T-80BVM. They presently are using T-72B3's.

https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12353029@egNews

64th motorized rifle brigade received modernized T-80BVM tanks

April 9th, 0:01

As the press service of the Eastern Military District reported on April 7, 2021, for the first time modern T-80BVM tanks entered service with the motorized rifle unit of the Eastern Military District. The day before, several dozen tanks arrived in Khabarovsk as part of a railway echelon. Upgraded T-80BVM tanks received for re-equipment of the tank battalion of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 35th combined-arms army of the Eastern Military District in the village of Knyaze-Volkonskoye (Khabarovsk Territory), April 2021 (c) Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation



Earlier, the personnel of the tank divisions of the motorized rifle formation passed specialized courses on retraining for new equipment. The training of specialists took place on a modern educational and material base, including the latest computerized simulators and allowing servicemen to learn the operation and combat use of modern equipment and weapons in a short time.

In the near future, the new tanks will take part in the performance of combat training tasks at one of the training grounds of the Air Defense Forces.

For reference:

T-80BVM is a Russian modernization of the T-80BV tank, developed by Omsktransmash. The modernization includes the installation of the Sosna-U multi-channel gunner sight, which includes sighting, thermal imaging, rangefinder channels, as well as a missile control channel. The tank is equipped with a 125 mm cannon, a modified GTD-1250 gas turbine engine, an armament stabilizer and a TVN-5 driver's observation device. Improving the command controllability of the tank is provided by the VHF radio station "Aqueduct" and measures have been introduced to reduce fuel consumption. To protect against enemy fire, the vehicle is equipped with anti-cumulative lattice screens, a complex of modular dynamic protection "Relic" and active protection "Arena-M". Combat weight 46 t.


BMPD comment.Thus, we are talking about the fact that the upgraded T-80BVM tanks received a tank battalion of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 35th combined-arms army of the Eastern Military District. The brigade is stationed in the village of Knyaze-Volkonskoye (Khabarovsk Territory). Previously, this tank battalion, according to known information, was equipped with T-80BV tanks.

JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation" Uralvagonzavod "on August 24, 2017 signed the first contract with the Ministry of Defense of Russia for the serial modernization of 62 T-80B tanks to the T-80BVM level (with delivery of 31 units in 2018 and 2019). T-80B to the level of T-80BVM are produced at JSC Omsk Transport Engineering Plant (Omsktransmash, part of NPK Uralvagonzavod JSC of Rostec State Corporation).

Subsequently, according to known data, in 2019 and 2020, NPK Uralvagonzavod signed at least two more contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense for the modernization of up to 140 T-80B tanks to the level of T-80BVM.

In fact, the first battalion set of modernized T-80BVM tanks (31 tanks) under the first contract of 2017 entered only in 2019 for the rearmament of the tank battalion of the 200th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Northern Fleet.

Of the rest of the T-80BVM tanks contracted under the first contract in 2017, about 20 units receivedin two batches in August and December 2020, a tank battalion of the 423rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District. In November 2020, another batch of T-80BVM tanks was delivered to the Kazan Tank School.

The delivery of now T-80BVM tanks to the tank battalion of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade indicates the beginning of the implementation of the following modernization contracts for the T-80BVM variant. Earlier it was reported that in 2021 the Russian Ministry of Defense plans to receive about 80 modernized T-80BVM tanks.





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"Thus, we are talking about the fact that the upgraded T-80BVM tanks received a tank battalion of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 35th combined-arms army of the Eastern Military District. The brigade is stationed in the village of Knyaze-Volkonskoye (Khabarovsk Territory). Previously, this tank battalion, according to known information, was equipped with T-80BV tanks."

When the T-80BV's were reassigned to the Far Eastern units a few years back, the Ministry of Defense press release said a Khabarovsk Motor Rifle brigade. A lot of observers thought it was the 64th but the 57th Motor Rifle brigade in Bikin is also in Khabarovsk Kray. I watch the Ministry of Defense press releases daily and one of the things that I look for, is during training exercises it will usually identify types of equipment being used (ie: tanks, BMP's, BTR's, artillery types, etc.). While the 64th brigade press release reports T-72B3's and the 57th brigade reports the T-80BV. So completely against the general perception but I'm comfortable with my observation.

magnumcromagnon wrote:

Fvck yeah, that's the stuff

Just in case there is confusion about what T-80s are for

Isos wrote:
I heard their t-84's ERA has so much explosives that it became dangerous for the tank itself .

The tendency of KMDB ERA to sympathetically detonate is not to be understated. Lots of T-64BM tanks on lostarmor have had substantial parts of their coverage ripped off cleanly even from just one sabot hit, nevermind the effect of setting off the couple kilos of explosives per each module. Best ERA my ass.

GarryB wrote:

The T-80BV was tired and had to rest during transportation

I am guessing it was on a tank transporter truck and came towards the camera on the road to the left going a little too fast and rolled off...

Apparently it wasn't secured down properly and when going around the curve...