Black Eagle (tank)
| Object 640 Black Eagle (Чёрный орёл) | |
|---|---|
Rendition of the tank. | |
| Type | main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | not in service |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kirov Plant |
| Designed | late 1980's |
| Manufacturer | Omsktransmash |
| Produced | 1997, 1999 |
| No. built | 2 |
| Variants | object 640 (1997), object 640 Black Eagle (1999) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 48 t |
| Length | 10.2 m (gun forward) 7.1 m (hull) |
| Width | 3.58 m |
| Height | 2 m (by turret roof) 2.4 m (by optics) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armour | hull: 3x 50 mm BTK-1Sh steel and 2x 35mm textolite array + Kontakt-5 ERA at 68° angle turret: unknown; likely 300 or 600 mm composite array + Kaktus ERA |
Main armament | 1x 125 mm 2A46M4 gun |
Secondary armament | prototype: none planned: 1x 12.7 mm NSV-T or 1x 12.7 mm Kord |
| Engine | prototype:GTD-1250 gas turbine engine planned: GTD-1400 gas turbine engine GTD-1250: 1250 h.p. GTD-1400: 1400 h.p. |
| Power/weight | 26-29 hp/t |
| Transmission | hydro-mechanical, 4 forward gears, 1 reverse gear |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 45 cm |
| Maximum speed | 70-80 kph (forward) 11 kph (reverse) |
The Black Eagle tank (Russian: Чёрный орёл, Chyornyy Oryol) or Object 640 was a presumed prototype main battle tank based upon the T-80U, developed by the KBTM design bureau of Omsktransmash in the late 1990s for the Russian Federation. The Black Eagle was cancelled, with all production and development stopped in 2009.
The company developing the tank, Omsktransmash, went bankrupt, with its designs and projects absorbed into Uralvagonzavod and state-owned services. Before the acquisition Uralvagonzavod was developing the Object 195 in competition to the Black Eagle, and then owned the rights to both projects. However, the Russian government withdrew all support and funding for both projects, and they were superseded by the T-14 Armata, which was also being developed by Uralvagonzavod.