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.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
TR-85M1 Bizonul