Endwar:T-80

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The T-80 is a previous-generation Main Battle Tank still in service with the Russian Federation Ground Troops.

Overview

The Russian Federation Ground Troops deploy it to back up their Spetsnaz brothers-in-arms. The Spetsnaz themselves use the more advanced T-100.

It is also used as the main battle tank of the Forgotten Army, who deploy it from beached cargo ships. It is used by them in every battle of the Prelude to War.

In Game

The T-80 is only available once the player purchases Force Recon level 2. When requested, it will travel to the designated point and it will defend there until destroyed. Since it is a Tank, it is effective against out of cover Infantry, Transports, and Artillery at close range. It is weak against Gunships, out of range Artillery, and armed UAVs. Since the T-80 is deployed along side the KMDB Dozors, they will be well protected against any enemy Gunship that tries to attack them.

Trivia

• In cut content (for which subtitles were written but audio never recorded) for the end of the first mission in the Prelude to War, Ilaria Cimino raises concerns with Amadou de Bankole about the attacker's use of T-80s. She is suspicious that the attackers, attacking out of what used to be Croatia, used T-80s rather than "M-100 Degman" leftovers from the Croatian military, which she argues does not fit the profile of a warlord's private stock. de Bankole states that T-80s are a common sight since Russia has sold thousands of them to buyers across the globe but Cimino responds that Croatia never purchased any such vehicles and that the tanks are in good condition with a consistent paint scheme. However, de Bankole tells her that given the American's upcoming launch of the Freedom Star and Russia's massive military spending, they have more pressing concerns to attend to.
• The appearance of the T-80 in EndWar seems to be based on the Ukrainian T-84, which is an upgraded T-80 used by post USSR Ukraine.
• Due to its high production cost and high fuel consumption, T-80 was never the most widespread tank in Soviet or Russian armed forces, neither was it exported to any other countries. The role of a workhorse and export tank fell to less advanced but notably cheaper T-72.

See also

• M1 Abrams
• Leopard 2