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Reactive Armor Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 6 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Reactive Armor, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

6 weapon systems

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Reactive Armor Tanks

Heavy armor built around direct fire, protection, and battlefield shock.

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PT-91 Twardy, Main battle tank, TanksTanksPT-91 TwardyMain battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: Bumar-Labedy / PolandThe PT-91 Twardy is a Polish T-72M1-derived main battle tank from Bumar-Labedy, combining the familiar three-crew 125 mm autoloaded layout with domestic ERAWA reactive armor, Drawa-family fire-control improvements, and Polish powerpack options. Ukraine's wartime examples are Polish-supplied T-72-family tanks used for direct armored fire against Russian positions while remaining close enough to the T-72 lineage for Ukrainian crews to absorb quickly.
T-62, Main battle tank, TanksTanksT-62Main battle tankSide: EgyptSoviet Union and Afghan government forcesIraqRussiaSyrian government and alliesLibyan National ArmyTigray forcesHouthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / Soviet UnionThe T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank built around a 115 mm U-5TS/2A20 smoothbore gun, a four-person crew, and a conventional tracked armor layout inherited from the T-54/T-55 design line. Produced in large numbers by Uralvagonzavod, it moved from Cold War export and Soviet service into long-tail combat use: Egyptian and Iraqi T-62s appear in 1970s and 1991 conflict records, while upgraded or inherited T-62M/T-62MV stocks reappeared in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, Tigray, and Yemen.
T-80, Main battle tank, TanksTanksT-80Main battle tankSide: RussiaUkraineHouthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Leningrad Kirov Plant / Omsktransmash / Malyshev Factory / Soviet Union / Russia / UkraineThe T-80 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank built around a compact three-man layout, autoloaded 125 mm gun, and gas-turbine mobility in most major variants. It has appeared in very different combat settings: Russian T-80s fought in Grozny during the First Chechen War 1994-1996, Russia and Ukraine both operate T-80-family tanks in the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present, and Houthi-aligned forces have displayed T-80BV tanks in Yemen.
T-84 Oplot, Main battle tank, TanksTanksT-84 OplotMain battle tankSide: UkraineThailandBuilt: Malyshev Plant / Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / UkraineThe T-84 Oplot is a Ukrainian main battle tank from the Kharkiv T-80UD diesel lineage, built around a three-person crew, autoloaded 125 mm KBA3 gun, 1,200 hp 6TD-series diesel powerpack, modular armor, and Ukrainian fire-control and countermeasure upgrades. Ukraine kept only a very small domestic fleet, while Thailand received the larger Oplot-T export batch; both Ukrainian BM Oplot and Thai Oplot-T tanks have direct conflict-use documentation in the catalog.
M-55S, Upgraded T-55 main battle tank, TanksTanksM-55SUpgraded T-55 main battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: ST Ravne / SloveniaThe M-55S is Slovenia's modernized T-55 main battle tank, rebuilt by ST Ravne with a 105 mm gun, explosive reactive armor, fire-control upgrades, laser-warning equipment, and NATO-compatible ammunition. During the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Slovenia committed 28 of the scarce upgraded tanks to Ukraine through a ring exchange with Germany, turning a reserve Cold War chassis into a Western-supported Ukrainian fire-support vehicle.