How much does the tank cost? Detailed price analysis

How much does a tank cost? Such a question is often asked by fans of military equipment, and not only them. The fact is that almost all information on cost and certain other parameters of the military industry is classified, and it is extremely difficult to find exact figures in the general access. And those that are, may not correspond to reality.

However, this concerns only the newest samples. For example, it is quite easy to find information on the cost of the same tanks of the Second World War. But we will analyze the most top-quality and modern samples.

Armata

The new Russian tank was presented to the general public on May 9, 2015 during the parade on Red Square. Long before him, everyone wondered: how much does a tank cost? Naturally, nobody could say the exact number. But considering that this is a model of the last generation, an order of magnitude greater than others, we can conclude that the amount should be rather big.

In 2014, the figures surged to 400 million rubles per unit, but in early 2015, the director of the plant, where they produce "Armata", said that their value does not exceed 250 million rubles. And this is more like the truth.

T-90

Also some information about the cost of the tank was received in 2010 from the commander-in-chief of the ground forces, Alexander Postnikov. He said that each T-90 tank costs the state 118 million rubles. But later, General Yuriy Kovalenko refuted his words and reduced the figure to 70 million. Who of them is right - unfortunately, is unknown. But such statements give at least an approximate idea of how much combat vehicles cost.

Foreign

According to the analytical service of the Ministry of Defense, the price of German Leopard-2 is 167 million, and the Ukrainian T-80 - 120 million rubles. Well, the American "Abrams" manages the budget of taxpayers at 217 million in terms of rubles.

"Echo of war"

Now on the Internet a lot of ads on the sale of the tank. And it's not a joke. The fact is that in almost all countries there is an opportunity to buy a tank absolutely legally. The price depends on the model and starts from about 2 million rubles. Naturally, this will not be a combat vehicle, but a so-called demilitarized car, which does not have the ability to fire, and all the additional airborne weapons have been removed. According to the documents, the machine will pass like a crawler tractor or tractor. But now you can not go for a ride around the city to work or to a store - this kind of equipment is prohibited from moving along the asphalt road. It can maneuver only along country roads.

The greatest demand is for the T-34, which remained quite a lot after the war. On the second place are German models, but they are harder to find, and prices are absolutely sky-high. But it is possible to acquire more modern models, for example, T-72 for 1.7 million rubles. So, how much is the tank, we figured out. But it's better not to have a relationship with such a technique.