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Initially, the T-80 was confused with the Soviet T-72 by some Western analysts, but the T-80 and T-72 are mechanically very different.

They are the products of different design bureaus ; the T-80 is from the SKB-2 design bureau of the Kirov Factory ( LKZ ) in Leningrad while the T-72 is from the Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.

They are similar in superficial appearance, but the T-80 is based on the earlier T-64, while incorporating features from the T-72, which was a complementary design.