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Russia’s T-72 Main Battle Tank Was Built for 1 Mission
The T-72A variant, for example, weighs 41.5 tons, measures 9.73 meters in length (with the gun forward), 3.59 meters in width, and 2.23 meters in height. It has a crew of three, consisting of the ...
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The 22nd Mechanized Brigade Has Ukraine’s Best T-72 Tanks—And Its Worst
Soviet T-72A—and replaced the engine, transmission, fire-controls, optics and autoloader and added bricks of Polish-made Erawa reactive armor. The result is a tank that still looks a lot like a ...
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‘Totally Annihilated’: Video Shows a Ukraine Javelin Missile Destroying a Russian Tank
Case in point: Yet another T-72A proved to be no match for the Lockheed Martin-produced FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided-missile (ATGM). Hundreds or more of the Soviet-designed main battle tanks ...
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Russia’s T-72 Tank: Over 40 Years Old and Still the Backbone of the Russian Army
The T-72A appeared in 1979, with thicker armor. “The thickened appearance of the turret frontal armor of the T-72A led to the unofficial U.S. Army nickname “Dolly Parton’ for this variant ...
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Upgraded T-72AMT tank undergoes firing tests - Poroshenko
At the same time, Ukroboronprom's press service said that the T-72AMT is a modernized version of the T-72A. One of the main features of the upgraded combat vehicle is the ability to fire Kombat ...
How India used T-72 tanks to destroy Pakistani bunkers on LoC during Operation Sindoor
India had rolled up T-72 tanks up to the Line of Control during Operation Sindoor to deliver a strong response to Pakistan’s aggression on May 7. “T-72s are integral. Fitted with 125mm guns and ...