PROBABLE T-64 MEDIUM TANK VARIANT KHARKOV TANK & LOCOMOTIVE R&D MALYSHEV 75, USSR (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: September 21, 1982
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PROBABLE T-64 MEDIUM TANK VARIANT
KHARKOV TANK LOCOMOTIVE R&D MALYSHEV 75, USSR
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THE PRESENCE OF A PROBABLE T-64 VARIANT IN
THE PRODUCTION YARD/AREA AT KHARKOV, WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF
T-64 DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION, MAY INDICATE THAT THIS PLANT
IS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF A PROBABLE T-64
VARIANT.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: A PROBABLE VARIANT OF THE T-64 MEDIUM TANK IS
IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PRODUCTION AREA AT
KHARKOV. ALTHOUGH THE TANK HAS MANY OF THE STANDARD
MEASUREMENTS AND PHYSICAL IDENTIFICATION FEATURES OF A T-64
TANK, MANY FEATURES APPEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT.
(SWN) THE TANK'S MEASUREMENTS OFI ARE SIMILAR 25X1
TO THE STANDARD T-64 MEASUR LENTS THE 25X1
DIFFERENCE IN THE WIDTH OF THE TANK SEEN TODAY AND THE STANDARD
T-64 MAY BE DUE TO FENDER SKIRTING THAT IS ABSENT ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF THE TANK AND PARTIALLY RAISED ON THE RIGHT SIDE GIVING
THE TANK A WIDER APPEARANCE. OTHER SIGNIFICANT MEASUREMENTS ON
THE TANK VARIANT INCLUDE A IAMETER TURRET, A 25X1
GUN TUBE, AND A DISTANCE FROM THE REAR OF 25X1
(SWN) i-IANY OF THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE PROBABLE T-64
VARIANT ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF A STANDARD T-64 MEDIUM TANK,
BUT SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARE APPARENT. THE
DIFFERENCES INCLUDE A FORWARD SLOPING GLACIAL PLATE THAT ENDS
FORWARD OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TURRET, A PROBABLE ENLARGED
RANGE FINDER HOUSING ON THE LEFT FORWARD SECTION OF THE TURRET,
AND THE ABSENCE OF A RIGHT MOUNTED OPTICAL RANGE FINDER/OPTICAL.
BAR DEVICE FORWARD OF THE RAISED REAR COtRIANDERS CUPOLA.
(SWN) KHARKOV TAIIK & LOCOMOTIVE R&D t1ALYSHEV 75 IS IN THE
CENTER OF THE CITY OF KHARKOV, IN THE KIEV MILITARY DISTRICT.
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