T-80 is a Radian light tank from the Second World War. The first and last examples of this machine were built in 1942, and serial production began at the turn of 1942/1943. The length of the carriage was approximately 4.29 meters, the width was 2.42 meters, and the height was up to 2.17 meters. The tank's weight reached 11.3 tons. Powered by two M-80 engines of 85 horsepower each. The armored vehicle consisted of a 45 mm frame and 1 DT machine gun with a caliber of 7.62 mm. The T-80 light tank was developed as, in essence, a long-range modification of the T-70, and it was produced at the GAZ plant in Gorky. The main change compared to the original was the replacement of the double-sided frame, which gave much better command ability and ensured significantly better ergonomics. The new drive was also used with greater maximum tension. The new tank is also clearly more important than the T-70. However, the front-line decision to go to the serial production of light tanks is critical, which led to the proliferation of the T-80 in the other half of 1943.
