In a quickness, 5 am comes way early for me by almost 5hrs. (
Volunteered 
for a special assignment for the next 2 weeks.) so, this ref is current.
Follows along as to what I suspected concerning protection i.e. side skirts made from steel covered in rubber for instance. Also cage armor etc. con't "Rear parts of the hull and turret are covered by cage armor."
About
ATGW protection: From ref. "The
T-80BVM is
reportedly fitted with a
passive countermeasures system, which improved protection against
some types of anti-tank guided missiles."
ATGW: "The gun can also launch
9M119M Refleks (Western designation AT-11 Sniper-B) anti-tank guided missiles in the same manner as ordinary rounds. These missiles
extend the effective range of the
125 mm gun, which
lacks accuracy at longer ranges."
Ammo: "Effective range of fire with
APFSDS round is
2 000-3 000 m day and
2 000-2 600 m at night. Armor penetration is around
590-630 mm at 2 000 m range. The
T-80BVM is
compatible with newly developed
Svinets-1 and
Svinets-2 APFSDS rounds with tungsten and depleted uranium penetrators."
It's a quick read. I don't really see anything to change my mind about this tank as discussed in my last.
Ammo issues are big difference between "
compatible with" versus for instance "
armed with" concerning DU ammo as noted above.
Gun accuracy well that's
definitely more your department than mine.
Alright watching a show w/
CINCLANTHOME and off to bed!!
Almost forgot...
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t80bvm.htm
Regards,
Pat
