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T-80 Auxiliary Fuel Tanks
canuck100a
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2013 - 05:18 AM UTC
Hi Folks,

I was wondering if the Fuel Tanks mounted on the rear deck of The T-80UD are tied/plumbed into the tanks fuel system or are just used as extra fuel drums whose contents have to be pumped in to the main fuel tanks.

Eric
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2013 - 08:43 AM UTC
Hi Eric;
The rear fuel drums have Hoses that are attached too them and run down too the rear of the tank on the right rear, its the same set-up as on the T-72. If you Look at All of the builds you will find pics, of this system. Also you mite like JDs Builds of the T-72 & T-80 if you havent already.

CHEER; MIKE.
Jacques
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Posted: Friday, January 11, 2013 - 10:51 AM UTC
Are you talking about the tanks that go out behind the rear plate? Those are plumbed in.

The T-80B had a cradle in the middle of the deck grates for a 3rd fuel drum. This would NOT have been plumbed in...and so far as I know was never used for that purpose.
canuck100a
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Posted: Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 01:38 AM UTC
Thanks Guys,

the set up I was talking about have the drums mounted on the rear deck not suspended over the rear plate. More like the attached links.

http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/Modern/T80/index80UD.php?img=T80UD_B.gif.html

http://www.krasnayazvezda.com/terre/materiels/chars/t80.php#

I am bulding the Dragon T-80U (T-80UD) warts and all but adding a metal aftermarket barrel.

Eric
canuck100a
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Posted: Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 01:43 AM UTC
Sorry about that. the corrected 2nd link is:

http://www.krasnayazvezda.com/terre/materiels/chars/t80/b.jpg

Eric
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