{"product_id":"t-80-standard-tank","title":"T-80 Standard Tank","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. Like the US M1 Abrams tank, the T-80 used a turbine power plant rather than a conventional diesel. Although the design was blessed with some of the most sophisticated armament, fire controls, and multi-layer armor ever fielded on a Soviet tank, its power plant remained a source of considerable trouble through its career. It saw very little service in the Chechen War, though T-80 tanks were used in some of the regional conflicts in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the collapse of the Soviet Union might seem the end of the story, the T-80 lived on in Ukraine where one of its tank plants was based. A diesel powered version of the T-80 was developed, the T-84, which was successfully exported, including a major sale to Pakistan to counterbalance the Indian Army''s Russian T-90 tanks. Steven J Zaloga charts the little-known history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia''s enigmatic \"Black Eagle Tank.\" Accompanying detailed cut-away artwork illustrates the unusual design features that made the T-80 so controversial.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57389411402110,"sku":"NW9781846032448","price":12.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781846032448.jpg?v=1778680458","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/t-80-standard-tank","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}