T-64

T-64
A T-64 tank on display in Aprile 2008
Teep	Main battle tank
Place o oreegin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1963-present
Uised bi	Soviet Union, Belaroushie, Roushie, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Production history
Designer	KMDB
Designed	1951–62
Manufacturer	Malyshev Factory
Produced	1963-87
No. biggit	~13,000
Specifications (T-64A)
Wecht	38 tonne (42 short ton; 37 long ton)
Lenth	9.225 m (30 ft 3.2 in) (gun forward)
Weenth	3.415 m (11 ft 2.4 in)
Hicht	2.172 m (7 ft 1.5 in)
Crew	3
Airmour	20–450 mm (0.79–17.72 in) o Glass-reinforced plastic sandwiched atween layers o steel. ERA plates optional
Main airmament	D-81T (aka 2A46 derived frae the 2A45 towed antitank gun )125 mm smoothbore gun
Seicontar airmament	7.62 mm PKMT coax machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun
Ingine	5DTF 5-cyl. diesel 700 hp (522 kW)
Pouer/wecht	18.4 hp/tonne (13.7 kW/ton)
Suspension	Torsion bar
Operational range	500 km (310 mi), 700 km (430 mi) wi freemit tanks
Speed	45–60 km/h (28–37 mph) (dependin on the version)

The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It wis a mair advanced coonterpairt tae the T-62: the T-64 served tank diveesions, while the T-62 supportit infantry in motor rifle diveesions. Altho the T-62 an the famed T-72 wad see much wider uise an generally mair development, it wis the T-64 that furmed the basis o mair modren Soviet tank designs lik the T-80.

Service history

The tank remained secret for a lang time, the Wast eften confused wi the less-evolved T-72 tank. The T-64 wis never exportit as the technology wis , an haes seen anly leemitit combat experience—in the campaigns against Chechen separatists.

The T-64 first entered service in 1967 wi the 41st Guards Tank Diveesion in the Kiev Militar Destrict, the suggestion bein that this wis prudent due tae the proximity o the diveesion tae the factory, an signeeficant teethin problems durin induction intae service that required constant presence o factory support personnel wi the diveesion durin acceptance an initial crew an service personnel trainin on the new type.

T-64s belangin tae the 59t Guards Motor Rifle Diveesion in Moldovae deployed in combat in Mey 1992, this bein the first combat deployment o the tank.

The USSR deployed it wi its heich-readiness units, independent tank regiments, an diveesions based in the GDR an Hungary, an an aa in mony lawer-readiness units.

Operators

• Transnistrie - T-64BVs are in service in nummers 10 tae 15.
• Ukraine – 2,345 wur in service as o 1995, 2,277 as o 2000 an 2,215 as o 2005. Currently aroond 600 are in service, 900+ in storage an ower 90 frae those that are in active service are modernized tae T64 BM Bulat.
• Uzbekistan – 100 in service as o 2013.

Potential operators

• Peru - T-64s offered bi Ukraine will be pairt o comparative tests done bi the Peruvian Airmy tae find a replacement for thair agin T-55s. Atween 120 an 170 tanks mey be acquired. The T-64 is competin against the T-90S, M1A1 Abrams, Leopard 2A4 an A6, an the T-84.

Umwhile operators

• Soviet Union – Passed on tae successor states.
• Roushie Approx. 4000 in 1995. Bi 2013 aw hae been scrapped. ^{[citation needit]},
• Belaroushie Unkent nummer in ninetees. Aw hae been scrapped syne.