Strengths
Ammunition, fire control and protected positioning support deliberate long-range engagements. Equipment differs between variants.
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T-80B
USSR · Medium tank · Rank 7
Battle Ratings
Arcade10.7
Realistic10.7
Simulator10.7
These are archived ratings; check the game for current values. The history below shows recorded ratings and announced changes.
Vehicle Overview
- Nation
- USSR
- Class
- Medium tank
- Rank
- 7
- Acquisition Type
- Tech Tree
Battlefield Role
Use mobility to reach a covered lane or reinforce a flank. Do not turn a fast opening into an isolated push; preserve a path back to friendly cover.
When to spawn
Choose it for a job your team needs. After a loss, try a different route rather than driving back into the same firing lane.
Common Mistakes
- Repeating the same peek. Once an enemy has your range, move to another angle before firing again. A second shot from the same opening is easier to anticipate.
- Firing without a retreat. Choose cover you can reach during the reload. Do not cross into an enemy firing lane just to finish a damaged target.
Survivability and Armor
- Crew
- 3 persons
Conceal the hull and guard the sides. Avoid trading repeated shots merely because the turret is armored; crew and ammunition remain vulnerable after a penetration.
Composite armor, ERA and impact angle change the result. Use Protection Analysis for the specific round and impact point you expect to face.
Ammunition
3BK18M · HEATFS
Use against armor where the jet can reach the crew. Composite armor and ERA can defeat it; fences and other obstacles may trigger the shell before impact.
3OF26 · HE
Use against exposed crews, aircraft where applicable and lightly protected targets. Avoid spending the shot on heavy frontal armor.
3BM42 · APFSDS
Use against armored vehicles. Aim through crew or critical modules; the narrow shot path makes placement matter.
3BM22 · APFSDS
Use against armored vehicles. Aim through crew or critical modules; the narrow shot path makes placement matter.
9M112 · ATGM
Check seeker and guidance requirements before launch. Keep the target within the weapon’s tracking limits and retain cover for the engagement.
Ready Rack and Carry Load
- First-stage capacity
- 28 rounds
- Maximum capacity
- 38 rounds
Carry enough for the route and resupply plan. A listed first-stage capacity alone does not establish a safe spawn load or prove that another rack is empty.
Mobility
- Maximum forward speed
- 70 km/h
- Maximum reverse speed
- 11 km/h
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 25.6 hp/t
- Engine power
- 1,100 hp
- Weight
- 43 t
Top speed is not cross-country pace. Check the reverse route before taking a firing position.
Optics
Gunner
- Night equipment
- Thermal imager
- Thermal generation
- Gen 1
- Magnification
- 3.9×–9.0×
Commander
- Night equipment
- Night vision device
- Magnification
- 5.0×
Driver
- Night equipment
- Night vision device
Target Acquisition
- Rangefinder
- Laser rangefinder
- Gun stabilization
- Two-plane stabilizer
Armaments
- Primary weapon
- 125 mm 2A46M-1 cannon
- Secondary weapons
- 12.7 mm NSVT machine gun · 7.62 mm PKT machine gun (coaxial)
- Reload
- 6 s
Economy
- Crew training
- 240,000 SL
- Expert crew
- 830,000 SL
- Ace crew
- 2,100 GE
- Ace crew research
- 1,140,000 RP
- Reward multiplier · SL (AB/RB/SB)
- 150/200/250%
- Reward multiplier · RP
- 238%
- Total cost of modifications · RP
- 248,800 RP
- Total cost of modifications · SL
- 407,000 SL
Battle Rating History
| Date | Game mode | Battle rating |
|---|---|---|
| No confirmed battle rating changes are recorded. | ||
Archived rating records
| Date / source | Arcade | Realistic | Simulator |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2026Site profile snapshot | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| November 26, 2024Observed · Wiki archive ↗ | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
Sources and data checks
Vehicle data checked October 8, 2026. Crew optics checked October 22, 2026. Speeds use Realistic Battles values. Reload depends on crew skills and qualification; damage can reduce performance. Unknown equipment is not a confirmed absence.
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