TR-85

TR-85 Romanian main battle tank TR-85M1 Type Main battle tank Place of origin  Romania Specifications Weight 47.2 tonnes Length 9.96 m (32.7 ft) Width 3.435 m (11.27 ft) Height 3.10 m (10.2 ft) Crew 4 Armor 580 mm (23 in) against KE Primary armament 100 mm gun A-308 Secondary armament 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, 12.7 mm antiaircraft machine gun Engine Model 8VS-A2T2M 8-cyl. diesel 860 hp (640 kW) Power/weight 17 hp/tonne Suspension torsion bar Operational range 400 km (250 mi) Speed 60 km/h (37 mph)

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The TR-85 is a Romanian main battle tank based on the TR-77-580 (Romanian-built successor of the Soviet T-55 tank) with a T-block powerpack (similar to the one used in the Leopard 1) based on a license-built V8 German 830 hp diesel engine, a locally-designed fire control system "Ciclop" with cross-wind sensor and LRF, and a completely redesigned suspension with 6 road wheels on each side, protected by metal side skirts. Combat weight is 47.2 tons. The tank was developed from 1978 to 1985, series production started in 1986.

Variants

• TR-85M - Improved TR-85 with bustle added to turret
• TR-85 M1 "Bizonul" - This is a modernized version of the TR-85, fitted with a more powerful engine, a new fire control system "Ciclop-M1", a 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 illuminated but there are LRF/LD in the area, the crew will be warned. It is equipped with twelve smoke grenades and a thermal trap. The newly-designed 100 mm APFSDS round BM-412Sg gives the main gun a penetration of 450 mm of RHAe at over 1,000 meters range. The TR-85 M1 also has a new, bigger turret with additional armour.

Companies involved in the project were :Aerospatiale Matra, Sagem, Kollmorgen-Artus, Racall and Electromagnetica, Faur, Elprof, UM Resita, Aeroteh, IOR si IOEL

• TR-85M2 - Still in tests -

Operators

 Romanian Land Force

• 259 TR-85's in service
• 56 TR-85M1's in service

Gallery

DShK Machine Gun & Laser Acquisition System	View of the turret system	Turret System with DShK Machine Gun	TR-85M1
TR-85M1	TR-85M1	TR-85M1	TR-85M1
DShK Machine Gun	TR-85 tank column

External links

• (Romanian) TR85-M1 on the Romanian Land Forces website
• (Romanian) http://www.defense.ro/download/
• (Romanian) http://www.armyacademy.ro/reviste/3_2000/art25.html
• (Romanian) http://www.ziua.ro/display.php?data=1999-12-09&id=35386