T-72
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RussiaManufacturer: Uralvagonzavod
«T-72B3»
Main battle tankRussia1973In service
Soviet-origin main battle tank introduced in 1973 with a three-man crew and autoloader; the T-72B3 is a Russian modernisation fielded from 2013.
Main battle tank//T-72B3
ID — T-72Russia · Uralvagonzavod
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Identity
- Designation
- T-72
- Alias
- T-72B3
- Manufacturer
- Uralvagonzavod
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Main battle tank
- Figures refer to
- T-72B3
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1973
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 3
- Main armament
- 125 mm 2A46M-5 smoothbore gun with autoloader (B3)
- Secondary armament
- 7.62 mm PKT (coaxial)12.7 mm Kord (roof, B3)
- Engine
- V-84 family diesel (B3); V-92S2F, 1,130 hp (B3M)
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
The T-72 was designed in the Soviet Union as a mass-production tank and was widely exported and licence-built, including the Polish PT-91.
Russia's T-72B3 (2013) and T-72B3M (2016) upgrades modernised fire control and the gun; figures differ between sources depending on variant.
Variants
T-72AT-72BT-72B3T-72B3M (B3 mod. 2016)T-72M / T-72M1 (export)PT-91
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