The Soviet-era T-80 main battle tank, envisioned as a high-speed spearhead for a Cold War conflict in Europe, has suffered ...

The formidable armored vehicle was vital to the Soviet Union during ... Additional fuel could be carried (at some risk) along the rear sides of the tank's hull for extended range.

Western analysts report that Russia has decommissioned weapons accumulated during the Soviet era, but up to 70% of old tanks have not been moved, and the rest have been refurbished and passed off as ...