T-64A tank Object 434

Developed in the Design Bureau of the Kharkov Transport Engineering Plant in 1964. Chief Designer AA Morozov. Created on the basis of facility 434. The tank is equipped with a smoothbore 125 mm. gun, automatic loader and other systems. In 1964, the installation lot was produced, mass production since 1969.

Tank T-64A object 434 in the tank museum, Kubinka, photo 2015.

chassis, hull and turret of T-64A tank Object 434

Tactical and technical characteristics

Weight, tons 37
Number of crew – 3 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9225 x 3270 x 2155 mm.
Armament
gun – 1 piece, caliber – 125 mm., ammunition – 37 shots
machine gun 1, caliber-7.62 mm., ammunition-2000 rounds
Armored protection
Engine power – 700 horsepower
The maximum speed, km / h. 65

Cruising range on the highway – 450-500 km.
Depth of water barriers to be surfaced, m
without OPVT .. 1.4, with OPVT 5

Design Features

Base – tank T-64.
The overall layout is classical.
Armament – smooth-bore gun, paired with a machine gun (stabilized in two planes); electrohydraulic stabilizer; sight-rangefinder periscope, with a stabilized field of view.
Defense – similar to the T-64 tank; reduced the thickness of armor side plates in the area of ​​the engine-transmission compartment by 10 mm.

The chassis is the engine, the engine-transmission compartment and the suspension are similar to the T-64 tank.