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As a result, substantial investment in tooling was undertaken. Only after modernisation, could the factory begin full-scale production of the T-72. Nizhny Tagil produced the tank in various modifications until 1992. The T-72 was the most common tank used by the Warsaw Pact from the 1970s until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1973. It replaced the T-54/55 series as the workhorse of Soviet tank forces (while the T-64 and T-80 served as the Soviet high-technology tanks).
A Turtle Tank in May 2024, showing its improvised armour and mine clearance roller. Turtle Tank (Russian: царь-мангал, [1] Tsar Mangal) is 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.
Additionally, 500 T-72/T-72As were in storage in 2021 with no plans yet for repairs. [91] As of 26 June 2022, 188 T-72 tanks have been visually confirmed captured by the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Territorial Defense Forces and the National Guard, with the biggest number among all Russian MBT types. [92]
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 heavily modernized T-55 main battle tank designed for and used by the Egyptian Armed Forces. Tifon 2a: 2010 — Ukraine Peru: 4 46 t 1050 hp — Main battle tank based on the Soviet T-54/55 tank, developed and manufactured jointly by the Peruvian company DICSAC and the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau. Trials/Development only ...
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The TR-125 (Romanian: Tanc Românesc 125, lit. 'Romanian Tank 125') prototype main battle tank is a redesigned T-72 made in Romania with Romanian components only. Number 125 in the designation stands for the 125 mm A555 smoothbore tank gun.