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Originally Posted by Marek_Tucan
May I ask for sources? Also do they mantion older generation as well?
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Various Tanknet posters. Next week I will try to check if I can find the original sources, say sales brochures or whatever.
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Giros might be one as despite I think inventing US lagged behind for a long time & Soviets placed emphasis on mobility.
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That was common. A lot of western tanks of the 50's and 60's lacked stabilization as it was felt that stabilizers of that vintage were only partially useful. On the other hand most of them had optical rangefinders which the soviets lacked until early T-64s and T-72s.
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Still refiting/upgrading is I think questionable hence my comment perhaps majority should have 5 or even 4 but all speculation on my part as found no data.
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I am not saying that's wrong, in fact it is likely to be the case. I am saying that inferring such things from the "big picture" is, for a country like Russia, a tricky proposition. They can be quite good at engineering if they put themselves at it.
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This may be right without doing research but think Russia only produces a handfull of T-80s a year if sources are to be believed
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AFAIK T-80 production has been terminated. T-80s will be kept around and upgraded, but no new production.