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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).
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 partners and Eastern-bloc satellite states.
The vehicle-mounted NSVT variant is used on the T-72, [2] T-64 [3] and T-80 [4] battle tanks. Like many Soviet weapons, the NSV was also licence produced by Yugoslavia as the M87 . Following the break-up of the Soviet Union , Russia began development on the Kord heavy machine gun , while Belarus, Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Vietnam all ...
In each conflict, Iraqi T-72s failed to destroy a single M1 Abrams tank, even after scoring direct hits. On the other hand, a publication from the early 80s claims that the 125 mm 2A46 gun "will penetrate the armor of any current or future NATO tank at ranges greater than 2,000 meters."
Main battle tank: 350 [9] T72BA variant Soviet T-72 tanks were modernized. Tank support vehicle BMPT-72 Terminator 2 Soviet Union / Russian Federation: Tank destroyer: 3 [9] Chassis from Soviet T-72 tanks. Armoured reconnaissance vehicle; BRDM-2 Soviet Union: Reconnaissance vehicle 40 [9] BRM-1 Soviet Union: Reconnaissance vehicle 60 [9 ...
A Turtle Tank in May 2024, showing its improvised armour and mine clearance roller. The Tsar Mangal (Russian: Царь-мангал, [1] Tsar Mangal, lit: King's Grill) or Turtle Tank refers to Armored Fighting Vehicles that were fabricated from T-62, T-72 and T-80 tanks used by Russian Forces, and modified with extensive improvised steel roof and siding, as well as copious amount of anti ...
T-72, a Soviet tank; Cooper T72, a racing car; Hunter T 72, a British-built trainer aircraft; INS Cheriyam (T72), a patrol vessel of the Indian Navy; MV Derrycunihy (1943), impressed into the Royal Navy as Motor Transport Ship T72