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The T-72M was identical to the base T-72 Ural model in terms of protection, [53] retaining the monolithic steel turret. [54] The modernized T-72M1 was closer to the T-72A in terms of protection. It featured an additional 16 mm (0.63 in) of high hardness steel appliqué armour on the glacis plate, which produced an increase of 43 mm (1.7 in) in ...
Early upgrade of T-72 Ural. The T-72 was designed and first built in the Soviet Union. T-72 "Ural" (Ob'yekt 172M) (1973): [94] Original version, armed with the 125 mm D-81TM smoothbore tank gun. Unlike the later versions it had the searchlight mounted on left.
The frontal part of the entire turret, hull upper front plate and lower front plate could all be defeated at 3 km or more. This essentially means that the T-72 Ural could defeat one of NATO's toughest tanks at any reasonable combat distance. [26] [unreliable source?] According to both sides, the T-72 was the most feared tank of the war. [27]
Kartsev melded what he believed were the best aspects of the T-64A, Object 167, and an upgunned T-62. [9] During development the tank was code-named "Ural" after the Ural mountain region. [8] Uralvagonzavod produced the first prototype with a T-62 turret, D-81 125-mm gun and V-45 engine in January 1968.
T-54-3s, T-54Bs, T-54Ms, T-55As and T-55A Mod. 1981s were seen in videos on trains. [90] At least one was converted into a remote-controlled VBIED and destroyed. [ 91 ] As of 16 July 2024, at least 11 (2 T-54-3M, 1 T-54B, 3 T-55A and 5 unknown variants) have been lost in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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.
The T-72 Adra (Arabic: تي -72 عدرا) or 'Mahmia' is a Syrian tank. It is a domestic upgrade to the T-72M1 that features slat armor , spaced armor , and chains to provide 360 degree protection from RPGs.
T-72 Adra; T-72 operators and variants; T-72M4CZ; Tank EX; TR-125 This page was last edited on 21 January 2022, at 00:12 (UTC). Text is available under the ...