T-80 Standard Tank : The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion French eliminating the revolving turret and

eliminating the revolving turret and reducing overall height

from the defence of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945

1/56 scale model kit

or in the development of tank design

T-80 Standard Tank : The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion French eliminating the revolving turret andBy Steven J. Zaloga The Soviet T 80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Despite having the most sophisticated fire controls and multi layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its turbine power plant (rather than a conventional diesel) remained a source of considerable trouble throughout its career. Steven J Zaloga charts the little known history of the T 80, covering the initial