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October 1972: 72. [71]: 135 November 1972: 59. [63]: 218 January 1973 - July 1974: 16. [72] Total: at least 321 M48 tanks. According to official US data 343 M48s were delivered to the ARVN up to March 1975., [73] all of which were destroyed or captured. The United States lost at least 123 M48 tanks (non-repairable) during the war. [66]
Large numbers of M47 Patton tanks fell into Iraqi capture by the end of the war. [28] The M47 saw small scale use during the Somali Civil War. [25] In the 1980s and up to the early 1990s, the Turkish Army used M47 tanks against PKK guerrillas within Turkey and neighbouring Iraq. Turkish M48A5 variants replaced all remaining M47s by the late 1990s.
The M728 vehicle is used for breaching, obstacle removal, and pioneering operations. Although the M728 consists of a tank hull and a short-barreled turret, it is not a tank and should not be routinely used against enemy tanks. It is an excellent heavy assault support vehicle when used as part of a combined engineer-infantry team.
Pages in category "T-72" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Tank EX; TR-125 This page was last edited on 21 January 2022, at 00:12 (UTC
VT-72 (BRAM-72) (vyprošťovací tank) – Czechoslovak armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) based on T-72 chassis. [ 136 ] VT-72B ( BRAM-72B ) – Czechoslovak ARV based on BREM-1 with dozer blade with prominent rams mounted on the front of the vehicle, hydraulic crane on the right side of vehicle and a large built-up superstructure at the front of ...
Late in the 1980s, T-72 tanks in Soviet inventory (and many of those elsewhere in the world as well) were fitted with reactive armour tiles. TPD-K1 laser rangefinder system have appeared in T-72 tanks since 1974; earlier examples were equipped with parallax optical rangefinders, which could not be used for distances under 1,000 metres (1,100 yd).
T-72M4CZ T-72M4CZ firing.. The main goal of modernization was to achieve combat parameters and utility properties of 3rd - 4th generation tanks. The upgrade increased the firepower by conducting effective fire from place or while moving and increased the effects of under-caliber projectiles with a completely new ammunition for the tank cannon and the possibility of observation by day and night.
A Turtle Tank in May 2024, showing its improvised armour and mine clearance roller. Turtle Tank (Russian: царь-мангал, [1] Tsar Mangal) is the nickname for a series of modified Russian T-62, T-72 and T-80 tanks supplied with an improvised steel roof and siding, as well as anti-drone slat armor which covers the entirety of the original vehicle.