In the beginning of the 1960s, the OKB-29 design bureau in Omsk was working on adapting the tank to use a GTD-3T gas turbine engine developing 700 hp (522 kW).
Na početku 1960-ih, OKB-29 dizajn biro u Omsku radio je na razvoju i ugradnji GTD-3T plinske turbine koja je razvijala 700 KS (522 kW).