T-64
Soviet main battle tank
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Summary
T-64 is a combat vehicle family[1]. T-64 ranks in the top 8% of combat vehicle family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,135 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: 1964[3]
- Follows: T-62[4]
- Followed by: T-72[5]
- Manufacturer: Malyshev Factory[6]
- Developer: Malyshev Factory[7]
- Subclass of: main battle tank[8], medium tank[9]
- Designed by: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau[10], Alexander Alexandrovich Morozov[11]
- Commons category: T-64 tanks[12]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[13]
- Armament: 2A46 125 mm gun[14]
- Has part(s): T-64A[15], T-64BV[16], T-64BM Bulat[17], T-64BM2 Bulat[18], T-64B[19]
- Participated in conflict: Transnistria War[20], First Chechen War[21], War in Donbas[22]
- Service entry: January 1, 1964[23]
- Commons gallery: T-64[24]
- Total produced: 8000[25]
- Described by source: Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles[26]
- Height: 2.2 m[27]
- Width: 3.38 m[28]
- Speed: 75 kilometre per hour[29]
Why It Matters
T-64 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] T-64 is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]