by TankNutDave | May 2, 2017 | Main Battle Tanks, Russian Fighting Vehicles
The Russian Object 640 Black Eagle Tank, was a design developed by the former State owned Omsktransmash manufacturing plant (and its design bureau) in the mid to late 1990’s. The Black Eagle project has generated a high level of speculation as to its existence. Two...
by TankNutDave | May 2, 2017 | Main Battle Tanks, Russian Fighting Vehicles
The Russian T-80U Tank was the second major upgrade of the T-80 Main Battle Tank series and is the most common production model exported and featured in the media. It featured improvements in firepower, armor and mobility. The T-80U could be identified quickly by the...
by TankNutDave | May 2, 2017 | Main Battle Tanks, Russian Fighting Vehicles
The Russian T-80B Tank was the first major upgrade of the T-80 Main Battle Tank and was the most common production model built. It featured improvements in firepower, such as the ability to fire a radio-guided anti-tank missile and improvements in the vehicles armor....
by TankNutDave | May 2, 2017 | Main Battle Tanks, Russian Fighting Vehicles
The Russian T-80 Tank is a 2nd Generation Main Battle Tank currently in service with the Russian Army and exported to a small number of countries. The T-80 was developed as a replacement to the problematic T-64 Tank series. The T-80 was considered to be a more...
by TankNutDave | Dec 6, 2015 | Russian Fighting Vehicles, Tracked Fighting Vehicles
The T-15 Armata (aka Object 149) is a new Russian Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Using the same Universal Chassis as the T-14 Armata Main Battle Tank, it was officially unveiled to the world’s media on the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade. It is referred to as the...
by TankNutDave | Dec 2, 2015 | Heavy Tanks, Russian Fighting Vehicles
IS-7 Tank Development and History The IS-7 Tank was a Russian Heavy Tank designed for breaking through enemy lines. It was another of the IS Tank series aka JS or “Joseph Stalin” Tank. The design phase started in 1945 under the designation Object 230. The...