M-84
Sign in to saveThe M-84 is a Yugoslav main battle tank based on the Soviet T-72. It is still in service with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Kuwait, and Ukraine.
Key facts
- Weapon.type
- Main battle tank
- Weapon.name
- M-84
- Weapon.image
- 280px
- Weapon.caption
- Serbian Army M-84 tank
- Weapon.origin
- Yugoslavia
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1984–present
- Weapon.wars
- Persian Gulf WarYugoslav WarsRusso-Ukrainian War
- Weapon.designer
- Military Technical Institute
- Weapon.design_date
- 1979‒1983
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Đuro Đaković
- Weapon.production_date
- 1984‒1991 (Yugoslavia)1992‒2003 (Croatian modernization)2004‒2025 (Serbian modernization)
- Weapon.number
- ~680
- Weapon.crew
- 3 (commander, gunner, driver)
- Weapon.length
- 6.86 m (9.53m with the gun)
- Weapon.width
- 3.57 m
- Weapon.height
- 2.19 m
- Weapon.weight
- 41.5 tonnes
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- Development and production
- Development
- Production in Yugoslavia
- Production and development in Serbia
- Exports
- Design
- Armament
- Protection
- Mobility
- Variants
- Operational history
- Desert Storm
- Yugoslav Wars
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Preševo Valley
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Operators
- Current
- Former
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The M-84 is a Yugoslav main battle tank based on the Soviet T-72. It is still in service with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Kuwait, and Ukraine.
==Development and production== ===Development=== The M-84 was designed and developed by the Military Technical Institute in Belgrade. It is based on the Soviet T-72M, the export variant of T-72A, brought to T-72M1 standard, with many improvements, including a domestic fire-control system that the T-72M lacked, improved composite armor, and a 1,000-hp engine. The M-84 entered service with the Yugoslav People's Army in 1984, and the improved M-84A version entered service a few years later, the M-84A housing an upgraded engine. Other variants were introduced later, most being modernization packages.