TR-85

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The TR-85 is a Romanian main battle tank developed during the Cold War as an improved, domestically produced evolution of the Soviet T-55 design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
main battle tank
armorType steel armor
basedOn T-55 NERFINISHED
caliber 100 mm
category 100 mm artillery
Cold War tanks of Romania
main battle tanks of the Cold War
combatWeight approximately 50 tonnes
configuration tracked
countryOfOrigin Romania NERFINISHED
crew 4
crewRoles commander
driver
gunner
loader
designedFor conventional land warfare
designedIn 1970s
designGoal domestic improvement of T-55 design
designPeriod Cold War NERFINISHED
engineType diesel engine
enteredProduction 1980s
era Cold War armored vehicle
fireControlSystem improved over T-55
gunStabilization two-plane stabilization (later variants)
gunType rifled tank gun
hasUpgradeProgram TR-85M1 modernization
hasVariant TR-85M1 Bizonul NERFINISHED
hullLayout driver front, fighting compartment center, engine rear
improvementOver Soviet T-55 NERFINISHED
manufacturer Uzina Mecanică București NERFINISHED
nationalDesignation Tank Românesc model 1985
nationalServiceStatus in service with Romania (21st century)
numberOfRoadWheelsPerSide 6
operator Romania NERFINISHED
originBloc Eastern Bloc NERFINISHED
originContext Warsaw Pact design lineage
powerplantLayout rear-mounted engine
primaryArmament 100 mm A308 rifled gun
role main battle tank
secondaryArmament 12.7 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun
7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun
serviceEntry 1986
suspension torsion bar suspension
trackType steel tracks
turretType cast turret
usedBy Romanian Land Forces NERFINISHED
usedIn training operations in Romania

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TR-85 main battle tank basedOn TR-85
subject surface form: TR-85M1 Bizonul