The PT-91 Twardy (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtfar.dɨ], English: Hard) is a Polish main battle tank. A development of the T-72M1, it entered service in 1995.

Oct 16, 2024 · Powered by the PZL-Wola S-12U diesel engine, the PT-91 can hit a maximum speed of 32 MPH. Its range sits around 404 miles, which can be increased to 435 miles with additional fuel tanks, ensuring sustained operations, when needed.

The PT-91 Twardy is equipped with a Polish-built PZL Wola S-12U diesel giving 850 hp (634 kW) instead of the original 780 of the original V46-6, manly thanks to a new fuel and air injection system, confering a power/weight of 18.5 hp/tonne (13.8 kW/tonne), and coupled with a …

Apr 4, 2022 · Meet the PT-91 Twardy: A Homegrown Polish Tank to Ukraine? – In Polish it means “hard, tough, or resilient” and the Poles have created a main battle tank that exemplifies those adjectives. The PT-91 Twardy tank is the pride of the Polish indigenous defense industry. Some have mainly homegrown features, others are more closely based on the T-72.

Apr 18, 2023 · To produce a PT-91, Polish vehicle-maker Bumar-Labedy started with a 45-ton T-72M1—a downgraded export variant of the 1983-vintage, Soviet T-72A—and replaced the engine, transmission,...

Feb 15, 2023 · Poland’s first post-Soviet tank was the PT-91 Twardy. A faster, better-protected version of the Russian T-72M1 that, most critically, also boasts a new fire-control system with high-end optics....

Feb 22, 2022 · In Polish, the "Twardy" name translates to "hard" to help showcase the vehicle's tough battlefield nature. The PT-91 continues the low-profile appearance carried over from the classic T-72. It sports its powered turret at center with the engine at the rear of the design.

It has an 850-horsepower engine that produces speeds up to 70 km/h, weighs 42 tons, and, without adding fuel, can travel 650 km and take 40-44 shells for its 122-mm gun. To keep the required...

Jul 21, 2022 · At the same time, this combat vehicle is equipped with a 12-barrel 81-mm Khmara smoke grenade launcher and a single-barreled 80-mm Tellur anti-laser grenade launcher. And most importantly, the PT-91 Twardy is equipped with the …

Modernized main battle tank got indexation PT-91 "Twardy" (twardy - rigid [English]). From base modification it differs in increased defense, fire control system and engine. In 1993 Polish Defense Ministry ordered 20 tanks PT-91 for polygon and Armed Forces tests.