M-84AB

The M-84AB is a direct derivative of the M-84A

• Armament:
  • 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore gun with an autoloader
  • coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and a 12.7 mm M-87 anti-aircraft machine gun
  • 12 smoke grenade launchers (8 right and 4 left)
  • ability to lay a smoke screen via fuel injection into the exhaust
• Engine:
  • V-46-TK V-12 turbocharged diesel engine, producing 735 kW (1,000 hp)
• Armor:
  • armor configuration similar to the M-84A
  • 16 mm high-hardness appliqué plate
  • 60 mm RHA
  • 105 mm textolite layer
  • 50 mm RHA backing
    • 360–400 mm RHA equivalent against APFSDS
    • 490–500 mm equivalent against HEAT
• Fire-Control System:
  • SUV-M-84 FCS with DNNS-2 gunner’s day/night sight (2nd-generation night vision)
  • laser rangefinder
  • independent stabilization in two planes
  • TNP-160 periscope
  • TNPA-65 auxiliary periscope
  • DNKS-2 commander’s periscope
  • TNPO-168V driver’s periscope
• fitted with new communication and intercom systems
• modern UHF receivers (RACAL Jaguar V) with frequency hopping
• GPK-59 gyrocompass
• VRQ 316 HE/HG communications equipment
• BCC 600 intercom system
• designed for desert warfare
  • sand-colored camouflage
  • revised smoke grenade launcher layout
  • searchlight to the right of the main gun
  • tracks designed for mounting rubber pads
  • winder box for telephone cable at the rear of the turret
• primarily used by the Kuwaiti Army
• English/Arabic instrumentation