T-80U is a 1985 modification of T-80 MBT.
Upgrades include Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour, improved gunsight, and 9M119 Svir missile system. In 1990 a new, 1,250-hp, engine was installed. Overall protection with Kontakt-5 against APFSDS/HEAT is 780/1,320 mm RHAe. 9K119M with antitank guided missile 9M119M installed since 1990. S

This T-80 modification has seen extensive use during first and second Chechen wars in mid in the 1990s.

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