Tank terrain trials: T-80U vs Strv 104 (Centurion)
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Video clips filmed in 1993-1994, when the Swedish army had a Russian T-80U on loan for trials. Many thanks to J. J. for wrangling with the national archives to get this declassified! Part 1 contains summer/autumn trials vs Centurion. Part 2 - which is unfortunately no longer available on RUclips because of an inexplicable copyright claim that I didn't feel like fighting - contains winter trials vs Centurion and S-tank.
There's a written report from these tests as well; you can read it here: tanks.mod16.org...
I am one of the T80-drivers. It was part of my military service to test this Tank. I miss the scenes from the tests in the winter close to arctic circle. We crossed a river with ice and I was below the surface in the icy Water. A bit scary
Hi Martin, Did you drive other tanks too?
@@dmitridmitri8731 Hi Dimitri, yes! At the end we alos tested the BLG-60M2 , T-55 with a deportable bridge, it was a decent tool but not very fun to drive after driving the quick T-80
Hi Dmitry, would you like to drive estonian tanks too? (Type x)
@@rolanpavlovski9800 Hi, i would drive every tank! Does Estonia have Type-X in arsenal?
I'd like to ask, how is the exhaust cover fixed to the turret fastened/secured to the rear top deck of the tank's hull?
Wow, thanks for the upload! I haven't found a good video of the T-80 with a GT until now!
Anyone else notice @ 4:02 that the guy in the commander cupola tries to help "push" the tank with his hand? ;P Hahaha
Is that T-80U a tank or a fighter Jet!
+Jonny A it uses a gas turbine engine. like the M1Abrams series
How damn beautiful it is, especially in autumn.
А чего не показали преодоление водных преград, на самом интересном месте оборвали видео.
Now give us the videos on the Leopard 2 , M1A1/2 and Leclerc please ! :D
Thanks so much for video. Look forward to the publication of the report.
tanks.mod16.org/2015/04/09/report-from-terrain-trials-with-t-80u/
Enjoy!
Ren Hanxue is the m1a1 and leo 2 released aswell?
Все гениальное- просто!
Thanks for video! RHS T-80U in OFP sounds almost the same.
Thanks for the Awsome video.
Just 1 minor thing u could probably remove the S-tank in the title of the first Part since there is no S-tank in the summer tests (that i can see atleast)
i love T-80y !
With the 1000hp multi-fuel diesel engine the T-80U can go on like on any kind of soft or hard surface road, but the problem is the engine is consume to much fuel.
Apart it doesn't have 1000hp multifuel diesel, but 1100(more probably 1250, cause post-1990) gas turbine engine
can you make part 2 Again?
Газотурбину конечно как песню можно слушать)
T-80 has gas turbine so it is obvious that it has the advantage against diesel engine tanks.
katerosk well thats not really the case.
As much as a Modern tank (late 1970s design) is superior to a tank that first enterd service in 1945 (thought the Strv 104 has had an engine upgrade)
If u compare Modern Diesel tanks such as the Leo 2 Chally 2 or T-90 ud see that the Gas Turbine is not that much more powerfull.
katerosk not to mention only 3 tanks in history use turbines, out of hundreds. there is a reason for that
Jadervason Yeah. Diesel generates more torque, less fuel consumption, and lower down time than gas turbines.
It takes about 90sec to start a turbine, while diesel engined tanks only need 5-10sec in the same situation.
+Theo S Try to start modern diesel at -30 C degrees. 1 h at least, and half hour more to obtain full power from diesel. Starting turbine takes same 90 seconds incluning cold cranking and readiness for full power almost immediately.
+XBC1000 That's not entirely true. A turbine at -30C will ALSO generate significantly more power than it usually does at +20C.
Why a centurion comparing with a T-80? Wasn't the centurion much too outdated at that time?
+Jasper Koops this is before sweden had the leopard 2 I think. so it was their current equipment
+Jasper Koops Since Sweden was planning to purchase a new system for the mechanised batalions (since the Leo2/LeClerc or M1A1 was planned for the tank-brigades), the T80U was in sweden for trails.
Guessing the alternative was to compare to the current system (Strv10X, Centurion), as this was used by the mechanised troops, and STRV103 by the tank troops.
As the T80U was seen as the primary threat, it was in a great way to be able to analyze firepower/protection and mobility, and compare to western standards. Even ARENA was analyzed and tested by the team in charge or procuring the tank =)
The current tanks in use was the 103 and 104 so of course, logically, that's what you test against. Is it better or worse than our current vehicles?
The 104 was a bit dated at the time, hence the replacement trials duh.. It more or less had reached it's upgrade capabilities. With that said, there wasn't much except for the exterior that was anything like the original Centurion tank anymore.
Русские танки самые лучшие, боевые и надёжные танки в мире!
Разве сравнение танка centurion - 1945 / T80 - 1976 объективно, я так не думаю.
какая техника стоит на вооружении,ту и сравнивают.
Это часть конкурса на закупку в армию. Также смотрели абрамс и пару вторых лео
That barrel rattling off the tree won’t have been good .
How come Sweden get to test T-80U? Ukraine loaned to them?
In the 80s and 90s we realized that our armor was getting outdated and it was also getting too expensive to design our own vehicles. Therefore we had a competition for foreign vehicles too see what would be suitable in Swedish service. When communism fell In Europe we purchased lots of cheap vehicles from mainly Germany but never MBTs, the Leopard ended up winning this competition.
The Russian manufacturer was interested in selling to Sweden, so they leased out a few T-80s for trials.
are you comparing a tank that was put in service in 1945 to a t80 id say the Centurion did pretty good
Tbf, it is a modernized Centurion with a new engine and some other things
Where the freak are the Strv 103?? Never shows in the whole film ffs. Ony the same tank over and over again
It's in part 2, which is no longer available due to an inexplicable copyright claim that I didn't feel like contesting. I should probably just rename the video.
@@renhanxue Ohh I seee sorry. Yeq renaming the video could be an good idea
Super tank
Hahahahah love T-80
Test tank good
seen centurion flat out is just sad
некорректное сравнение машин ;)
Рукожопый механик водитель на Т80
voffka1968 Можно и лучше. Но на незнакомом танке - норм.
Ох и дала наша восьмидесяточка просратся шведам!
t80 and other models of these tanks were created only for Russia. The Swedes had to ask to have a separate tank made for them.
bring your tanks to siberia so we se them there on - 50 :)
That Centurion is just a piece of crap. The thing barely moves.
found this gold video and this crap comment.
Because it was developed during WW2 and is the first ever MBT? Obviously it will be slower compared to much more modern equipment. There is a reason why it was exported to over 20 different countries, and saw continued service with armies even in the 1980s.
Україна буде вільною, слава російському солдату 💪
Возмi жёлудь!
Я так понял Т80 всех нагнул. К стати отличная отсылка к т- 800 терминатору.