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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.
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.
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.
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]
Despite the similarities, the T-80 is 90 cm longer than the T-64, and the T-80 and T-72 are mechanically very different. The T-72 is mechanically simpler, easier to manufacture, and easier to service in the field. As such, the T-72 was intended to be a tank mass-produced to equip the bulk of the Soviet motor rifle units, and for sale to export ...
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The maximum speed of the vehicle is 60 km/h over highways and a cruising range of 550 km with external fuel tanks. The BMPT can cross a trench that's as long as 2.7 ± 0.1 m and overcome vertical obstacles as high as 0.85 m. Like the T-72, the transmission of the engine is manual with seven gears for forward and one gear for reverse.