Omsktransmash T-80




 Class: Military armored vehicle

Origin: RS USSR

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RU Kirov-MG photo_librarymode_comment

2013-10-08 17:54		Original T-80 was producer on Kirov plant (Kirov in this site). T-80U produced in Omsk (Omsktransmash). T-80UD and T-84 produced by KhPZ\Malyshev (KhPZ and Malyshev - same plant). The true variant for original T-80 is Kirov, for T-80U - Omsktransmash, T-80UD and T-84 - Malyshev\KhPZ.

The same situation with T-34 tank anа T-54\T-55. In Soviet Union one model of the tank can be produced more then 3 tank plants.

-- Last edit: 2013-10-08 20:51:15
Evil Tim photo_librarymode_comment

2013-10-08 12:28		The answer is "it's really really complicated" largely because Soviet industry didn't work anything like the Western industry this site's idea of manufacturer is templated on, which carries at least some idea that the manufacturer had something to do with the design process. In the Soviet Union it was typical for a design bureau to be working directly for the government, which then assigned production to multiple factory complexes, not necessarily including the one that bureau was part of. They deliberately made the supply chains complicated, to ensure the central planning bureaus controlled the process and to prevent any region from having the capability to produce entire vehicles.

The T-80 was actually designed by SKB-2 which is headquartered at the Kirov Tank Plant in Leningrad. Malyshev's KMDB design bureau designed the T-80UB diesel variant and Malyshev itself made those, mostly the engines and transmissions. Omsktransmash was one of the factories that produced the T-80, but as far as I can tell their KBTM design bureau didn't have anything to do with actually designing it.

Really, this name is as weird as saying "Lima Tank Plant M1 Abrams." It might be better to use the name of the design bureau rather than the factory.

-- Last edit: 2013-10-08 12:29:38
DE victorvance photo_librarymode_comment

2013-10-07 22:02		 Kirov-MG wrote
Not Malyshev. T-80 produced by Omsktransmash. Malyshev desighn only first prototype which has nothing with serial T-80.


I looked at the other T-80s on this site to find out about the manufacturer. I found 24 T-80 here all made by Malyshev. So what is correct? I donīt know that much about military vehicles.
RU Kirov-MG photo_librarymode_comment

2013-10-07 21:49		Not Malyshev. T-80 produced by Omsktransmash. Malyshev desighn only first prototype which has nothing with serial T-80.

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