TR-85
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| TR-85 M1
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| General characteristics
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| Crew
| 4
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| Length
| 9.96 m
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| Width
| 3.435 m
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| Height
| 3.10 m
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| Weight
| 54 tonnes
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| Armour and armament
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| Armour
| 580mm against KE
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| Main armament
| 100 mm gun
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| Secondary armament
| 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, 12.7 mm antiaircraft machine gun
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| Mobility
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| Power plant
| Model 8VS-A2T2M 8-cyl. diesel
860 hp
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| Suspension
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| Road speed
| 60 km/h
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| Power/weight
| 17 hp/tonne
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| Range
| 400 km
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TR-85 is a drastically modified version of the
T-55 with a new turret, a new MAN
German diesel engine (the same engine as on the
Leopard 1 tank, and a completely redesigned
suspension, stabilised main armament, muzzle reference system and thermal sleeve and laser and thermal acquisition system. The tank is equipped with laser warning receivers, which are able to pick up reflected laser radiation. So even if the tank is not lased but there are LRF/LD in the area, the crew will be warned. There are 12 smoke grenades and a thermal trap. For the main gun the newly designed 100mm APFSDS round BM-412Sg gives a penetration of 450mm at over 1 Km.
The Romanian Armed Forces have 350 of them in the inventory. TR-85 M1 is the modernised version of the TR-85, followed up by the TR-85-M2.
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