M-84
| M-84 | |
|---|---|
Serbian Army M-84 tank | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1985–present |
| Wars | Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Technical Institute |
| Designed | 1979‒1983 |
| Manufacturer | Đuro Đaković |
| Produced | 1984‒1991 (Yugoslavia) 1991‒1999 (Serbia and Montenegro) 1992‒2003 (Croatian modernization) 2004‒2020 (Serbian modernization) |
| No. built | ~680 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 41.5 tonnes |
| Length | 6.86 m (9.53m with the gun) |
| Width | 3.57 m |
| Height | 2.19 m |
| Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver) |
| Armor | composite alloy; including high-hardness steel, glass-reinforced plastic, RHA steel, and either sand or granite in the front of turret (M-84A). |
Main armament | 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore gun |
Secondary armament | 1× 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun 1× 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun 5× smoke grenade launchers |
| Engine | diesel V-46TK 1,000 hp (750 kW) |
| Power/weight | 24.10 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Fuel capacity | 1200 + 400l |
Operational range | 700 km |
| Maximum speed | 68 km/h |
The M-84 is a Yugoslav main battle tank based on the Soviet T-72. It is still in service with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Kuwait.