Armored vehicles for the Arctic: the main battle tank T-80BVM goes to the troops

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Tanks T-80BVM at a training session before the parade in Murmansk, May 4, 2018

Since 2018, the Russian industry has been carrying out serial modernization of T-80B tanks from parts and from storage according to the modern T-80BVM design. Dozens of such armored vehicles have already returned to service in a new quality, and it is expected to receive regular batches. It is noteworthy that the units and divisions serving in the most difficult conditions were the first to receive the updated equipment. This is directly related to the special capabilities of the modernized tanks.

The tank goes to the troops


In August 2017, the Ministry of Defense and NPK Uralvagonzavod signed a contract to modernize the MBT T-80B for the new BVM project. 62 armored vehicles were sent for update; deliveries were scheduled for 2018 and 2019. - 31 units. In the future, new orders were planned.



According to the Ministry of Defense, the first modernized T-80BVMs entered the 60th separate guard tank battalion of the 200th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Northern coastal forces fleet (Pechenga settlement, Murmansk region). The first successes in rearmament were already shown on May 9, 2018, when several new armored vehicles took part in the parade in the city of Murmansk.

In November 2019, the Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of 26 modernized MBT, which completed the rearmament of the tank battalion of the 200th Omsbr. According to the results of 2018-19. the brigade was armed with 40 T-80BVM tanks. For some time she became the largest operator of such equipment.


Tanks of the 200th separate motorized rifle brigade

In June last year, the media reported on the supply of T-80BVM to another military unit. A set of upgraded tanks entered the tank battalion of the 38th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (v. Yekaterinoslavka, Amur Region) of the ground forces of the Eastern Military District.

Across the Arctic


Recently, new information has appeared in the domestic media about the modernization and deployment of a new type of MBT. With reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense, it is alleged that by the end of the year the T-80BVM tanks will be equipped with all the remaining land units serving in the Arctic.

According to known data, modern tanks have not yet received only two "Arctic" compounds. This is the 61st separate brigade of the marine corps of the Northern Fleet (Murmansk Region) and the 40th separate brigade of the marine corps of the Pacific Fleet (Kamchatka).

It is likely that it is precisely these brigades that in the near future will receive several dozen MBT T-80BVMs, which will positively affect their combat effectiveness. In addition, modernized tanks in two brigades will complete the formation of a sufficiently large and powerful armored force in the strategic northern direction. It can be assumed that, having received the 200th Omsbr, as well as the 61st and 40th rifle tanks, in total, they will have about 100-120 modern T-80BVMs after a tank battalion.


Wound up - and let's go! Tank 200th Omsbr

Tanks are transferred to units of the ground forces and marines. Thus, they can act on land or participate in amphibious assaults. The Northern and Pacific fleets have large landing ships with the ability to transport tanks - this seriously increases the mobility of tank battalions and expands their combat capabilities.

Tank for difficult conditions


It should be noted that earlier the medium and main tanks of a number of types were in service with these compounds, but the current program provides for a complete transition to the T-80BVM. The reasons for this are quite simple. The Arctic and the Far East are characterized by low temperatures and other negative climatic phenomena. Under such conditions, tanks of the T-80 family show themselves better than other domestic MBTs.

The main “Arctic” advantages of the T-80BVM are related to the used power plant. In the engine compartment of the tank is a gas turbine engine GTD-1250 with a capacity of 1250 hp Such an engine provides high power density and mobility. In addition, in comparison with the piston, it is easier to operate at low temperatures.

It is known that starting a diesel engine at negative air temperatures (and corresponding cooling of the structure) is a very complex and lengthy process. Preheating is required, and then long-term heating is required during operation, inlet air preparation, etc. All these procedures, depending on the temperature and condition of the engine, can take half an hour or more.


T-80BVM on Red Square, June 24, 2020

GTD in this regard is much simpler and more convenient. Launch with access to the operating mode takes several minutes, after which the tank is ready for movement - and battle. However, a gas turbine engine is disadvantageously characterized by increased fuel consumption in a number of modes, however, the simplicity of operation in arctic conditions compensates for this drawback. The problem is engine dust sensitivity, but in the proposed deployment regions, this factor is practically irrelevant.

No worse than others


In terms of performance in cold regions, the T-80BVM is superior to other domestic tanks. In addition, it is not inferior to other MBTs in combat qualities due to weapons, control systems, etc. The BVM project provides for a number of measures aimed at increasing combat effectiveness in all possible conditions.

During the modernization, the survivability of the tank is enhanced by the installation of Dynamic Relic and lattice screens. These tools cover the frontal and side projection and complement the tank's own protection. There is the possibility of installing active protection "Arena".

The basis of the armament complex is a 125-mm smoothbore gun-launcher 2A46M-4 with a loading mechanism. The latter is being finalized for the use of modern armor-piercing shells of increased length. The all-weather multi-channel gunner’s sight “Sosna-U” is being introduced into the LMS. Paired and anti-aircraft machine gun, as well as a complex of guided weapons 9K119 "Reflex". The communication complex is being finalized using the VHF radio station R-168-25U-2 "Aqueduct".


According to needs


Currently, several MBT upgrade programs are being implemented in the interests of the Russian army. Through serial repair and modernization, T-72B3, T-90M and T-80BVM tanks are produced. All these machines have certain similarities and are partially unified, but significant differences remain.

The modernized T-80BVM are sent to regions with characteristic climatic conditions, where they can most fully realize their potential. Due to this, the armed forces receive developed and sufficiently powerful armored groups in strategically important directions.

According to known data, to date, the updated T-80BVM deployed on the Kola Peninsula and in the Amur Region. Until the end of the year, two new battalions are expected to appear on such equipment, near Murmansk and Kamchatka. Thus, the protection of the most important frontiers is being strengthened - and modern main battle tanks become its key element.
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  1. -4
    14 July 2020 05: 44
    The diesel has the ability to freeze at -40, especially if the equipment is still in motion, then there will be all -60
    And why only Kamchatka and Murmansk arm? Between them is an open hole with a length of more than 5000 km.
    1. +8
      14 July 2020 05: 54
      -40 and "in Africa" ​​-40 !!! Whether you are standing or in motion, it does not matter ... May I ask a question ?! A duck on two legs weighs 2 kg 750 g. How much will it weigh on one leg?
      1. -1
        14 July 2020 06: 06
        quite cookie
    2. 0
      14 July 2020 08: 11
      who said only them? they just got them first
    3. +13
      14 July 2020 09: 38
      There is permafrost and emptiness. Who is there to attack the landing, bears?
    4. +3
      14 July 2020 10: 09
      The temperature during parking and in motion does not change. It is only warm-blooded that they feel colder in the wind. Tank or diesel do not care.
      1. Aag
        0
        15 July 2020 12: 54
        "It's only warm-blooded people who feel colder in the wind."
        Ah, now it’s clear why the fans put in the engine cooling systems, so that the horses do not sweat!
        It remains a mystery why the planes on the aircraft are heated, watered with alcohol ...)))
        1. 0
          18 September 2020 13: 35
          AAG (Alexander Astapenko)
          It remains a mystery why the planes on the aircraft are heated, watered with alcohol ...)))
          ... Therefore, they limited the maximum speed of the Russian MBT, otherwise you will not be enough alcohol on them !!! laughing
          1. Aag
            0
            18 September 2020 15: 32
            Quote: TANKISTONE
            AAG (Alexander Astapenko)
            It remains a mystery why the planes on the aircraft are heated, watered with alcohol ...)))
            ... Therefore, they limited the maximum speed of the Russian MBT, otherwise you will not be enough alcohol on them !!! laughing

            I have nothing against humor ...
            The question is different. Did I indicate my full name in my profile? Do you think this is a violation of the rules of the site (one was banned for such a thing ..)? And it's simple, not decent (if you know this) ...
      2. Aag
        0
        15 July 2020 14: 38
        "The temperature does not change when parked and in motion."
        I will not argue. If we are talking about the temperature of the external environment (air).
        "It's only warm-blooded people who feel colder in the wind."
        I wondered why the fans in the CO (cooling system) of the internal combustion engine (internal combustion engines), and others put them, so that "warm-blooded" horses do not sweat! It remains a mystery for whom they warm up, pour alcohol-containing liquids on the plane of aircraft (aircraft) ...)))
        If it’s more serious, turn off the cooler (fan) on your PC, laptop. (I'm from a smartphone!))). The temperature of the environment will change negligible, but we can hardly communicate with you.))
        Sorry, for a long time, because in addition to temperature there is also heat capacity, heat transfer, dew point ... I agree with you: the engine will start at a certain "minus", regardless of whether there is wind or not. But whether it warms up, it will come out It may have to be warmed up until spring!)) Depends on many factors. How the oil lines, air ducts, airflow are laid (I understand, in the tank, in the parking lot, that heat exchange changes in motion ... in no way). You just harshly besieged your opponent (I agree, the comment is incomplete and (or) incorrectly worded.) Let's be kinder, more constructive ?! hi drinks
      3. 0
        17 July 2020 14: 16
        For 55:
        Whose temperature is it ?! what
    5. +3
      14 July 2020 12: 19
      and who can attack from the sea? White bears?
      1. 0
        14 July 2020 13: 37
        "White" seals of the US Navy
        1. -1
          14 July 2020 15: 16
          our polar bears seals will tear))))
          1. 0
            14 July 2020 15: 51
            Well, when the bears are also on the armor of the T-80, then no one will have to tear
            1. -1
              14 July 2020 16: 21
              there will only be an unpleasant smell from the enemy))))
              1. 0
                14 July 2020 18: 55
                And this too ... Two clowns did not appreciate our humorous dialogue))
    6. 0
      31 August 2020 00: 07
      Diesel has the brand DT-L (summer) DT-Z (winter) is distinguished by the addition of kerosene, But the brand DT-Arctic is generally thin at -60. In those regions where the T-80 is used almost everywhere winter diesel fuel, summer diesel fuel is used in about the same way as in our middle lane AI-100 gasoline.
      And why only Kamchatka and Murmansk are armed
      There, the climate is optimal for a gas turbine power plant.
    7. 0
      11 September 2020 15: 59
      Because the Americans will not be able to repeat Operation Overlord in this "hole".
    8. 0
      6 October 2020 02: 39
      even diesel Finnish tanks do not freeze and Russian ones freeze))
  2. Owl
    +10
    14 July 2020 07: 44
    Question: have additional small-sized gas turbine units been installed at these facilities to power all tank systems when stationary (at a position) with the GTD-1250 muffled? The fuel consumption (GT-1 kerosene) of the gas turbine engine is very high, and the start-up consumption is about 50 liters. At the exhibitions they show tanks all with additional units, but what comes to the troops is a question. Usually in Russia and the USSR, when trying to save 5 kopecks, they lost 100 rubles (a military saying).
    1. +1
      14 July 2020 07: 49
      Installed but not gas turbine but diesel. Moreover, for a long time.
      1. 0
        15 July 2020 21: 15
        Auxiliary gas turbine unit - 18 kW. Diesel on the T80 does not happen.
      2. 0
        31 August 2020 00: 09
        Diesel ones are equipped only with T84-Kharkov production, and ours are all gas turbine ones.
    2. +1
      14 July 2020 13: 38
      They have been setting for a long time
    3. 0
      15 July 2020 21: 11
      Start cycle approx. 1 min. Fuel consumption about 10 liters.
  3. -1
    14 July 2020 08: 48
    I read that in a tank gas turbine engine, auxiliary units use oils that require prolonged heating. In addition, the gas turbine engine does not like snowfall - air filters are clogged instantly. Well, there are well-known flaws in transport gas turbine engines: high fuel consumption, dislike for transient conditions, poor throttle response.
    1. +5
      14 July 2020 13: 44
      I read in childhood that Peter had 1 member knee-deep
      1. 0
        7 October 2020 14: 28
        Why are you, my friend, naive subtle, believe everything that is written about Petya's members and about Arctic tanks
    2. 0
      17 July 2020 14: 23
      About the throttle response ...
      Therefore, the t-80 gears are so few ?!
      1. 0
        17 July 2020 14: 35
        Either explain the reason or delete the account to hell ...
        1. 0
          17 July 2020 14: 36
          Shame on the admin ...
  4. -7
    14 July 2020 09: 41
    "We, so cool, will make a single new OBT for the entire army, blah blah blah."
    - Three types of MBT, of which 72 are still, and 80 still have not delivered OBPS and machine gun remote control.
    And four - considering the trial operation of valves. Can I not? Put the gas turbine engine in the armature, put 152mm and send it to the north, you are like suckers.
    1. +5
      14 July 2020 11: 51
      Quote: Devil13
      - Three types of MBT, of which 72 are still, and 80 still have not delivered OBPS and machine gun remote control.
      And four - considering the trial operation of valves.

      Spawn this did not happen, and again the same. ©
      It’s good that the T-55 and T-62 were written off. And then there would again be a BTV, as in the days of the Soviet Army - with its four types of MBT (even five, if you recall the diesel version of the T-80).
      1. -2
        14 July 2020 13: 46
        Well, well, good tanks, tune them and steam the Arabs
      2. 0
        14 July 2020 15: 23
        Gg they were not sent, but put into reserve. Moreover, the T-55 of the latest modernization is still a little thing !!!!
    2. +3
      14 July 2020 11: 51
      Typically, the efficiency of gas turbine engines increases markedly at low temperatures, along the winter road at -40 * C and below, the cruising range should be close to the T-72 in summer along the highway. and then it’s easy to go along the winter road as if on a good dirt road .... if in winter the ice is thick enough you can even get to Novaya Zemlya, but in summer you probably can’t drive along the tundra on a tank
      1. +4
        14 July 2020 14: 47
        Quote: agond
        but in the summer on the tundra in the tank probably will not pass


        It’s more likely not the T-80, but the PT-76 is useful, the Taimyr tundra in the summer
  5. +9
    14 July 2020 11: 43
    Launching with access to the operating mode takes several minutes, after which the tank is ready for movement - and battle
    To do this, the batteries must be in perfect condition. Unlike a diesel engine, a gas turbine engine cannot be launched with a tugboat either. High-capacity batteries are required for the operation of the ignition device at start-up, as well as for the drive of the oil pump at the end of work, in order to cool the bearings of the rotors, preventing the oil from coking from heat flows going to the shaft from the hot working blades.
    At temperatures below -30 degrees, it is necessary to install "warm" batteries.
    1. +4
      14 July 2020 13: 31
      Quote: Undecim
      To do this, the batteries must be in perfect condition. Unlike a diesel engine, a gas turbine engine cannot be launched using compressed air either.

      You just need an auxiliary power plant.
      1. 0
        14 July 2020 15: 27
        So set a long time ago !!!! Back in Soviet times! It’s just that the training machines were shown on the box mainly without additional diesel
    2. 0
      18 July 2020 14: 10
      I didn't expect this from you. VTS - air turbo starter is widely used to start a gas turbine engine. It is a compact air turbine with a centrifugal release in the box of gas turbine drives.
      1. 0
        18 July 2020 14: 50
        MTC - an air turbostarter is used to start a gas turbine engine quite widely.
        This is not about aviation, but about tanks.
        1. 0
          18 July 2020 16: 11
          Electric start - for the middle lane. There is no alternative for tanks in the Arctic. We'll have to modify it under the military technical cooperation. I connected a nitrogen cylinder and started it at -60.
          1. 0
            18 July 2020 22: 05
            Where did you connect the nitrogen cylinder?
  6. +3
    14 July 2020 17: 47
    The author is of course cunning. If you need to start an auxiliary diesel engine to start the gas turbine engine. then warm it up before starting. Moreover, all batteries are tested in factories at temperatures not lower than -35. When working at lower temperatures no one gives guarantees, NOBODY! Therefore, either warm the boxes, or remove the batteries, or electric heating from external sources, and on the march in the parking lot, do not turn off the auxiliary engine. There were engines and did not jam all winter in the North. Well, the gearbox must be warmed up, and the box warms up for quite some time. Otherwise, the seals frozen to the shafts will simply tear off. So here is a three-edged sword. I had to start the engines at -45. Ride at -50-52. The lowest frost -63 I was in grade 3. Go it all through the forest. The realization that if the engine is dead is dead, it doesn’t work on the nerves in the most pleasant way.
    1. 0
      15 July 2020 07: 35
      stupid people from the south comment on the campaign. All grease thickens in the cold
      The diesel engine will freeze you will not start.
  7. 0
    14 July 2020 18: 30
    Quote: Stepych
    quite cookie

    then - "quite quack-quack"))
  8. 0
    14 July 2020 18: 46
    Dear forum users! Enlighten me incompetent, but at high temperatures + how are they being saved under armor now? Something was written about air conditioners, but I did not hear about reviews. Or it was an advertisement.
    1. 0
      17 July 2020 20: 11
      Everything is like the office. dealer: "any whim for your money!"
      You want with air conditioning, you want, without it ...
  9. -1
    15 July 2020 13: 59
    But what about the very Shramita? All the same, the toilet will not be installed in it, because they repaint the old and give out as new?
  10. 0
    15 July 2020 16: 45
    Well, what's the point if all the rest of the equipment is on diesels? Will tanks alone fight?
  11. +1
    15 July 2020 21: 32
    Quote: uorlov
    I read that in a tank gas turbine engine, auxiliary units use oils that require prolonged heating. In addition, the gas turbine engine does not like snowfall - air filters are clogged instantly. Well, there are well-known flaws in transport gas turbine engines: high fuel consumption, dislike for transient conditions, poor throttle response.

    The tank is ready for movement in 1-2 minutes. The engine is not susceptible to snowfall when driving, you only need to clean the input blinds before starting. Regarding transient modes and throttle response, this is not entirely true: here the driving mode is primarily regulated by the SAR, (the engine speed remains unchanged).
    And the acceleration of the gas turbine engine is such that it is necessary to search!
    1. 0
      17 July 2020 20: 18
      "... in a minute or two ..."
      after which, how to get started?
      "And the throttle response of the gas turbine engine is such that it is necessary to search!"
      for this he is forgiven for such an expense ...
    2. 0
      7 October 2020 14: 21
      In a snowfall, cyclones 80ki air cleaners are clogged with snow and the valiant mechanic gets an unforgettable pleasure to hammer a mixture of snow and ice with a screwdriver .. thanks to the one-stage air purification system. You get to know the topic in more detail (not from advertising brochures) at the 80's a whole heap of their branded hemorrhoids
  12. Kuz
    +12
    18 July 2020 22: 38
    A good owner will need everything Yes
    1. 0
      21 July 2020 11: 39
      Quote: Free Wind
      The realization that if the engine is dead, you are dead, it does not get on your nerves in the most pleasant way.

      We put stove stoves on cars in vans and fired them with coal ... a mini boiler could be attached to the tank with the ability to heat both liquid and solid fuel, you can install heating elements in the right places to quickly warm up the mechanisms from an external source of electricity, the tank can be painted with a special paint, similar to the one that satellites and space stations paint, that is, an aluminum cup of a thermos with boiling water painted with such paint does not burn the hand, and in general, as they say in northern Canada, cold is a problem for fools, smart people should not have such a problem
      1. 0
        23 September 2020 16: 15
        agond (Ratsukhin)

        We put stove stoves in vans by cars and fired them with coal ... the same could be attached to the tank with a mini boiler with the ability to heat both liquid and solid fuel ...
        Three Emels on one stove, you won't find such a thing even in fairy tales! wink
        1. 0
          24 September 2020 18: 53
          Quote: TANKISTONE
          We put stoves in vans on cars and burned them with coal

          And what's surprising here, all the more separate emergency vehicles with a van were equipped at factories with a cast-iron stove, stood in the back of the van at the door, and the passenger cars of the train also had a coal boiler just opposite the toilet.
          1. 0
            30 September 2020 14: 13
            Quote: agond

            And what's surprising here, all the more separate emergency vehicles with a van were equipped at factories with a cast-iron stove, stood in the back of the van at the door, and the passenger cars of the train also had a coal boiler just opposite the toilet.

            I tried to joke ... We had PARMs of the 70s with solid-fuel stoves and there were PARMs of the 80s with liquid-fuel stoves in our repair department. I served at PARM -2.
  13. 0
    6 October 2020 02: 43
    just trying to fuck up the people))) even Finnish tanks do not freeze at -40, but ours freeze)))
  14. 0
    10 October 2020 22: 51
    Quote: Elderly Raccoon
    just trying to fuck up the people))) even Finnish tanks do not freeze at -40, but ours freeze)))

    Explore the Globe, the latitudes of the Finns, the Norgs and here, 75% of the Norgs live below the polar latitudes, the Chukhons in general are Peter, oh yes, it is cold in St. Petersburg and "white evenings". And yes, in Murmansk it never happens -40.
  15. 0
    10 October 2020 22: 53
    Quote: Stepych
    And why only Kamchatka and Murmansk arm? Between them is an open hole with a length of more than 5000 km.

    Welcome to this hole))) on the tundra when was the last time we went?

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