If War Thunder's T-80 was historically accurate

Описание: As the T-64 main battle tank continued to experience issues with its development, the Soviet military began looking at alternatives options. One such option was to take the basic layout of a T-64, give it a gas turbine engine, and make some minor tweaks. This new tank was called Object 219, and though it greatly improved on the T-64's automotive performance, it presented a number of its own issues. The engine was prohibitively expensive, went through a large amount of fuel, and was generally unreliable. The Object 219 seemed to be doomed, but this changed when the Minister of Defense died and was replaced by Dmitriy Ustinov, who was convinced that gas turbine tanks were the way of the future. On his orders, Object 219 was rushed into service as the T-80 despite its lingering issues. The T-80 would see further improvements such as the T-80B, T-80BV, T-80U, etc. Since it was so expensive, it wasn't produced in great numbers, with the T-72 being favored instead. With the failure of Soviet armor in Chechnya, the currently in-development T-72 upgrade was renamed to T-90 to give the illusion that it was a different tank and therefore not prone to the same failings. The T-80 was largely canned, but still continues to see marginal development.

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