T-90 Main Battle Tank
The T-90 is a Russian built designated main battle tank (MBT). The T-90 is varient of the T-72 and T-80, The T-90 has a 840hp diesel engine capable on propelling the tank to reach a maximum speed of 60km/hr. The T-90 boasts a few extra features such as the Kontakt-5 Explosive reactive armor which is capable of defeating APFSDS rounds or Armour-piercing fin stalized discarding sabot rounds. Brought into service in 1995 the T-90 has different varients which allow this truely versatile tank to accomplish almost any mission needed on the battlefield.
The varients are:
- BREM-72 - Armored recovery vehicle
- MTU-90 - Bridge Layer Tank
- IMR-3 - Combat Engineer vehicle
- BMR-3 - Mine Clearing Vehicle
The T-90 has both a main and secondary armament which enable this fighting machine to engage both personnel and vehicles. The T-90's primary armament is a
- 125mm smoothebore gun with anti-tank guided missile capabilites
The T90's secondary armaments are:
- 7.62mm Coaxial machine gun
- 12.7mm anti aircraft machine gun
The T- 90 has a crew of three and is a highly capable main battle tank that will continue service in the Russian military for many years to come, with the advantages of being upgraded over time.
SpecificationsTop Speed: 60km/hr
Armor: Explosive Reactive/Steel mix
Primary armament: 125mm smoothebore gun with anti-tank guided missile capabilites
Secondary armament: 7.62mm Coaxial machine gun and the 12.7mm anti aircraft machine gun
Operational Range: 550km
Modern Weapons Ranking
Safety: * * * *
Armament: * * *
Speed: * *
Range: * * *
Overall: * * *