Obiekt 785

The Obiekt 785, or Object 785 (Объект 785), was a Soviet experimental main battle tank built in the late 1970s.^[1] It was an improved variant of the T-80B, with seven road wheels.^[2]

Obiekt 785
Obiekt 785 during trials
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Produced	late 1970s
Specifications
Mass	43 metric tons
Armour	700 mm (hull front) (steel laminate with corundum pellets) 600 mm (turret) (steel laminate with corundum pellets)
Main armament	125 mm 2A82 smoothbore gun 130 mm rifled gun
Engine	2V-16 multifuel diesel engine 735 kW
Maximum speed	75 km/h

The tank was testing the new generation 125 mm 2A82 smoothbore gun, carrying 50 rounds of ammunition, 30 of which in the loading mechanism.^[3] It was also testing a 130 mm rifled gun, an improved variant of the M-65 gun used on tanks like the Object 279.^[4]

See also

• M1 Abrams - Component Advanced Technology Test Bed (CATTB)
• Leopard 2-140
• Pz 87-140
• Object 292
• Object 195
• Type 99KM