M-84

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M-84
Serbian Army M-84 tank
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Yugoslavia
Service history
In service	1985–present
Wars	Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars
Production history
Designer	Military Technical Institute
Designed	1979‒1983
Manufacturer	Đuro Đaković
Produced	1984‒1991 (Yugoslavia) 1991‒1999 (Serbia and Montenegro) 1992‒2003 (Croatia modernized version) 2004‒2020 (Serbia modernized version)
No. built	~650
Specifications
Mass	41.5 tonnes
Length	6.86 m (9.53m with the gun)
Width	3.57 m
Height	2.19 m
Crew	3 (commander, gunner, driver)
Armor	composite alloy; including high-hardness steel, glass-reinforced plastic, RHA steel, and either sand or granite in the front of turret (M-84A).
Main armament	125 mm 2A46 smoothbore gun
Secondary armament	1× 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun 1× 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun 5× smoke grenade launchers
Engine	diesel V-46TK 1,000 hp (750 kW)
Power/weight	24.10 hp/tonne
Suspension	torsion bar
Fuel capacity	1200 + 400l
Operational range	700 km
Maximum speed	68 km/h

The M-84 is a Yugoslav main battle tank, a variant of the Soviet T-72 tank. The M-84 is still in service in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Kuwait.