It is very similar to the Russian, both in appearance and in capability.About 150 M-84 tanks were exported to. The disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s prevented further exports of the M-84.Design Armament The M-84A is armed with a 125 mm smoothbore cannon derived from the Soviet 2A46. The fume extractor positioned in the middle of the barrel is shielded with a thermal coating that minimizes deformation of the barrel from high temperatures and ensures it is cooled at the same rate during rapid firing. The M-84 uses an automatic loader, which enables it to sustain a firing rate of 8 rounds per minute.The cannon's ammunition is stowed underneath the turret (40 rounds) within the hull of the tank. This concept was inherited from the original Soviet design for T-72 and is both a strength and weakness of the tank. While the lower hull beneath the turret is one of the least likely place to be hit and penetrated by antitank rounds or mines it also means that in the event of penetration and secondary detonation of the ammunition the crew and tank are unlikely to survive the resulting catastrophic explosion.Along with its primary armament, the M-84 is also armed with one 7.62mm machine gun, and one 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun mounted on the commander's turret.All versions of the M-84 have a crew of three. The commander sits on the right side of the turret, the gunner on the left, and the driver sits centrally at the front end of the vehicle. Like most Soviet derived vehicles, the M-84 series of tanks do not have a manual loader, due to the tank's system.Protection The basic tank has a cast steel turret with maximal thickness of 410mm later, in the M-84A version, a segment made out of a non-metal, most likely rubber and boron carbide (see ), was sandwiched between layers of steel.
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