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5s tanks of the t80 series are probably the
7s most versatile Vehicles available to
9s tankers at the highest ranks of the
10s Soviet Tech Tree these mbts have good
13s Firepower good armor and good Mobility
16s all at the same time which isn't typical
19s for Soviet mbts to put it mildly today
22s we're going to discuss the vehicles of
23s the series and the ways you can use them
25s to unlock their full
29s potential the first researchable tank of
32s the series is waiting for you at rank
33s seven the
35s t80b it has the signature low profile
38s which is common for Soviet tanks of the
40s era a well-designed turret and an
42s autoloader the main difference between
44s the t80b and the other members of the
47s t80 family is that it's noticeably
49s lacking in the armor Department the 1978
52s version of the tank simply can't take
53s much punishment despite featuring
55s multi-layer armor it retains the common
57s weak spots found on Soviet Vehicles like
59s the driers port and the lower frontal
61s plate but the upper glacis isn't well
63s protected either it can stop early 105
66s mm subcaliber rounds but 120 mm and more
70s advanced 105 mm APF SDS rounds can
74s easily pierce it to increase the
76s survivability of the vehicle at close
78s range angle the ufp as much as you can
81s in all other scenarios the tank is best
83s used in Hull down positions where only
86s the turret is
89s exposed
91s the 3bm 42 mango apfsds round is pretty
95s effective against any opponent but it's
97s still a good idea to aim for weak spots
99s specifically like the shot trap under
102s the gun of the Abrams or the lfp of the
104s leopard 2 keep in mind that the Soviet
107s autoloader is a bit slower than its
108s Western counterparts so make every shot
111s count and it's always a safe bet to
113s destroy the breach first when fighting
114s against a solo
118s Target compared to other Soviet Chinese
121s and British mbts the tanks of the t80
123s series are pretty fast and maneuverable
126s the gas turbine of the tank allows it to
128s reach 70 km an hour in forward gear and
131s up to 10 km an hour in Reverse that's
133s enough speed to be among the first to
135s arrive at good firing positions at the
137s very start of the match some of those
139s are going to be even more advantageous
141s to you than to people using Western
143s tanks one good example is the monument
145s in the center of the town in
149s Normandy you can play the t80 in
152s different ways according to your
153s preferences it's well suited for quick
155s aggressive play but it's also a decent
158s sniper regardless of that you still have
160s to take into account the traits and
162s quirks of the vehicle for instance
164s because of its layout with the turret
166s placed in the center of the hull the
168s tank can be at a disadvantage in urban
170s environments one of the ways to mitigate
172s that is to be proactive to immediately
175s get out of cover and destroy the enemy's
177s gun before they can hurt you being on
179s the move is actually one of the best
181s ways to survive it's pretty hard to hit
183s weak spots on a pretty small
185s well-protected tank that comes at you at
187s full
190s speed another weakness of the vehicle is
192s that the aiming speed of its gun is
194s rather slow and the gun doesn't have a
196s lot of depression to work with because
198s of that it's a good idea to avoid steep
201s slopes and stick to smaller terrain
203s features that can be used to hide your
204s Hull the t80 thrives in areas that are
207s on relatively level terrain and offer
209s Lots of cover options like the southern
212s part of the village on hutkin Forest
214s don't worry about losing sight of your
215s enemies as the tank is fitted with an
217s experimental agava thermal imaging site
220s it's very handy for sniping but it's
222s also pretty useful up close just deploy
225s a smoke screen back up a bit and then
227s simply look for targets through the
229s cloud if you're in a hilly area and have
231s no option but to engage someone you can
233s still hit them with a well-timed
235s suspension shot get in position wait for
238s your gun to dip below the regular level
241s fire and then go back to
249s cover the Soviet and the Swedish t80u
253s the commander version known as the t80
255s UK the experimental
258s t802 and the Russian t80 BVM play pretty
262s much the same way as the bass model it's
264s true that late vehicles of the series
266s received a more powerful engine but they
268s also became considerably heavy heavier
270s late t8s have thicker composite armor on
273s their ufps and the contact 5 ER on the
277s t80u and The Relic on the t80 BVM are
281s pretty effective against both heat and
283s subcaliber projectiles basically the
286s only flaw that newer models inherited
288s from the t80b is the gun's aiming speed
291s to put it bluntly all variants of the
293s t80u have a slower vertical and
295s horizontal aiming speed than any other
298s high tier MBT the good news is that you
300s can mitigate some of that by turning
302s your
305s Hull the premium t80 UD and the event
309s t802 are well suited for daylight
312s engagements at Mid to close range the
314s t80 ud features a more powerful diesel
317s engine and a t64 style transmission it
321s should be played just as any regular
323s Soviet MBT by making careful use of Hull
326s down positions the turret of the t802 is
330s fitted with the dro hard kill APS that
333s reliably takes care of the tow and
336s hellfire missiles the losat the adats
339s and some special projectiles can still
341s hurt you but in most cases the um2 is
344s well protected against missile attacks
346s coming from helicopters drones and pesky
349s ifvs try to take as much advantage of
352s the aps as possible Dr launchers have a
355s lot of ammo and every intercepted
357s missile is a huge loss for the enemy in
359s terms of time time and resources sadly
362s the t80 UK can't do quite the same as
365s its sta soft kill APS can't really deal
368s with most high rank missiles but at
370s least you get an lws that'll warn you
373s about the danger so there's
377s that the most advanced vehicle of the
379s series is the t80 BVM it received new
383s front side ER packages and better
385s thermals but most importantly the aiming
388s speed of its 120 5mm gun was finally
392s brought on par with the Best Western
394s mbts it's an almost perfect tank for
396s high rank aggressive play that doesn't
399s have most of the flaws commonly
401s associated with Soviet mbts another
403s thing is that the t80 BVM can fire the
406s topnotch 3bm 60 settes APF SDS it's
412s fairly similar to the mango in terms of
415s use but deals more damage when hitting
417s weak
419s spots
421s one special case is the experimental
424s object
425s 292 it can't deplo smoke screens and is
428s not equipped with machine guns or ER
431s what it does have though is a monstrous
434s large caliber gun the 152 mm LP 83
438s Cannon is the most powerful tank gun in
441s War Thunder if we're talking about sheer
444s Firepower the only thing that hits
445s harder is probably just the losat
448s anti-tank missile system heavy APF SDS
451s rounds used by the object 292 easily
455s punch through many mbts including the
457s modern ones and your H shells are
459s powerful enough to KO about anyone with
462s a single shot to the roof this insane
465s Firepower doesn't mean that you can act
467s with impunity though the gun takes ages
469s to reload and aim not to mention that
472s there's always a tiny chance that the
474s enemy might survive the hit due to some
476s sheer
478s luck tanks of the t80 series are true
481s Soviet all-rounders that will work well
483s regardless of your preferred play style
486s how do you play them share your stories
488s in the comments
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