Type Main battle tank Produced late 1970s | Place of origin Soviet Union Weight 43 metric tons | |
Armour 700 mm (hull front)
600 mm (turret) Main
armament 125 mm 2A82 smoothbore gun
130 mm rifled gun | ||
Object 785 (Объект 785) was a Soviet experimental main battle tank built in the late 1970s. It was an improved variant of the T-80B, with seven road wheels.
The tank was testing the new generation 125 mm 2A82 smoothbore gun, carrying 50 rounds of ammunition, 30 of which in the loading mechanism. It was also testing a 130 mm rifled gun, an improved variant of the M-65 gun used on tanks like Object 279.
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