| MBT-80 | |
|---|---|
 Automotive test rig 2 (ATR-2) at the Bovington Tank Museum Vehicle Conservation Centre in 2014 | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | Never; 1989 (planned) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment |
| Designed | 1979 |
| Manufacturer | ROF Leeds (planned) |
| Unit cost | £1,000,000 Pounds Sterling estimate (September 1978)[1] |
| No. built | 17 prototypes (ATR1 & ATR2)[a][b] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 55 tonnes, empty; 62 tonnes, fully loaded (crew, fuel, ammunition, armour package, etc.) |
| Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
| Armour | Chobham |
Main armament | RARDE[c] EXP-28M1 120 mm split-block breach rifled gun[1] |
Secondary armament | RSAF 7.62 mm L37A1 GPMG fitted to the commander's cupola |
| Engine | Rolls-Royce Motors, Military Engine Division CV12 TCA Condor 12-cylinder diesel 1,500 hp |
| Power/weight | 27 bhp/t |
| Transmission | David Brown Gear Industries TN-38 automatic transmission |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension (similar to the later Challenger MBT)[d] |
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