The base tank T-80 was created in the 1970s in the USSR during the intricate peripety of the russian primary tank production program, as a T-64A evolution, driven by a gas turbine. It was considered costly in operation, produced in smaller quantities than competitors and was treated after the dissolution of the USSR as a non-perspective machine. Meanwhile, it is 1 of the most popular tanks presently utilized by the land troops of the Russian Federation.
