T-64
Country: 
UkraineManufacturer: Malyshev Factory / Kharkiv Armoured Plant
«T-64BV»
Main battle tankUkraine1966In service
Soviet-origin main battle tank designed in Kharkiv and introduced in 1966, the first production tank with an autoloader; the T-64BV is the main Ukrainian MBT.
Main battle tank//T-64BV
ID — T-64Ukraine · Malyshev Factory / Kharkiv Armoured Plant
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Identity
- Designation
- T-64
- Alias
- T-64BV
- Manufacturer
- Malyshev Factory / Kharkiv Armoured Plant
- Country
- Ukraine
- Category
- Main battle tank
- Figures refer to
- T-64BV
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1966
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- Ukraine
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 3
- Main armament
- 125 mm 2A46M-1 smoothbore gun with autoloader
- Secondary armament
- 7.62 mm PKT (coaxial)12.7 mm NSVT (roof)
- Engine
- 5TDF two-stroke opposed-piston diesel, 700 hp
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armour (BV)
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
Designed by the Morozov bureau in Kharkiv, the T-64 introduced the autoloader and composite armour to Soviet tanks. The T-64BV (1985) added Kontakt-1 ERA; Ukraine has modernised it as the BV mod. 2017 and BM Bulat. Published figures vary between variants.
Variants
T-64AT-64BT-64BVT-64BV mod. 2017T-64BM Bulat
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