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The T-72 is a family of Soviet main battle tanks that entered production in 1973. [8] The T-72 was a development based on the T-64 using thought and design of the previous Object 167M. [9] [10] About 25,000 T-72 tanks have been built, and refurbishment has enabled many to remain in service for decades.
The recent T-72B3 in Russian service. Most obvious is the new Sosna-U multi-spectral panoramic sight. T-72B3 (Ob'yekt 184-M3): this upgrade was initiated in 2010 using old stocks of T-72B tanks held in reserve. The purpose was to upgrade old T-72s to use the same gun, ammunition, ATGM, ERA etc. as the new T-90A tanks to simplify supply lines.
800 T-72B3/B3M and 300 T-72A/B are in service. [4] More than a thousand T-72A/B/Ural are in storage, most of which are in varying states of disrepair. The T-72B models are being upgraded to the T-72B3M obr.2022 standard. T-80 ~350 (active) Soviet Union ~350 T-80BV/BVM/U are in active service according to the Military Balance 2024. [4]
Pages in category "Main battle tanks of Russia" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... T-72B3; T-72B3M; T-80 models; T-80UE; T-80UK; T-80UM ...
The AMX-32 was a French prototype main battle tank developed by AMX and APX during the late 1970s as an export tank to fit in a specific market niche of nations with smaller defence budgets. Tanque Argentino Mediano: 1983 Argentina: 280 31 t 720 hp 590–800 km Medium tank (main battle tank) in service with the Argentine Army. Bernardini MB-3 ...
It had mainly T-84BM/U Oplot, T-80BV, a T-64BM with an estimated 800 active T-64 tanks, and a large number of T72 variants, but 700 were sold to third world countries. [36] The most notable Ukrainian tank was the T-64 main battle tank which was designed and produced in Ukraine and was modernized as the T064BM Bulat and considered ...
T-72 tanks saw service in the 1991 Persian Gulf War as well as the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Like other tanks in the Iraqi inventory, T-72s were mainly employed as armored self-propelled artillery, rather than in maneuver warfare roles. In operations, it fared poorly against American main battle tanks and armored fighting vehicles.
According to the official website of the President of Ukraine, exhibits include a Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery system, a T-72B3 tank, a BMD-2 infantry fighting vehicle, a BMD-4 turret, an electronic warfare vehicle and the remains of a Tigr infantry mobility vehicle. Most of this equipment was used during the Kyiv offensive ...