{"product_id":"t-80-standard-tank-the-soviet-armys-last-armored-champion-9781846032448","title":"T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Like the US M1 Abrams tank, the T-80 used a turbine power plant rather than a conventional diesel. Although the design was blessed with some of the most sophisticated armament, fire controls, and multi-layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its power plant remained a source of considerable trouble through its career. It saw very little service in the Chechen War, though T-80 tanks were used in some of the regional conflicts in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the collapse of the Soviet Union might seem the end of the story, the T-80 lived on in Ukraine where one of its tank plants was based. A diesel powered version of the T-80 was developed, the T-84, which was successfully exported, including a major sale to Pakistan to counterbalance the Indian Army's Russian T-90 tanks. Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic \"Black Eagle Tank.\" Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846032448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 7.20w x 0.15d","brand":"Steven J. Zaloga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251481149621,"sku":"9781846032448","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3daddeaa-2e82-4d68-9bf6-dd1e3b915a68.jpg?v=1699373717","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/t-80-standard-tank-the-soviet-armys-last-armored-champion-9781846032448","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}