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). [citation needed] .

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.

In 1990, when reunification was started, the Bundewehr's federal Materiel Depot Service Gesellschaft (MDSG) had to handling some 2,761 tanks (T-54/55 and T-72s of all late variants), IFVs like the BMP-1, BMP-2, BTR-152, 60, 70 and BTR-80, BRDM1/2, but also Polish-Czech vehicles such as the OT-64 and Hungarian Fug armored car.

May 29, 2019 · In the first category, the difference is up front between the Soviet T-72A and the export T-72M. The Soviet variant has a gun rated at AT22 while the rest have AT21. Both guns have the “Brutal” rule, as well as stabilisers and laser rangefinders.

The T-72 is the most widely used main battle tank in the world. It has been manufactured in six countries, is in service with the armies of 35 nations and has fought in all the major wars of the last 20 years. The striking feature of T-72 is the low profile.

Dec 11, 2020 · The Russian T-72 main battle tank was produced at the Malyshev HMB Plant in Kharkov, Ukraine, and at UKBM Nizhny Tagil, Russian Federation and produced under licence in a number of countries. The T-72 first entered production …

The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971. 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). In front-line Russian service T-72 are being replaced by T …

Export variant of the early generation T-72 Ural. Based on the 1975 update, but also downgraded in the areas of frontal turret armor and simpler NBC system. T-72K is commander's version with additional navigation equipment, R-130M HF radio and APU. Produced in USSR in …

Nov 2, 2023 · Der T-72 war der modernste Kampfpanzer der Nationalen Volksarmee (NVA) der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (DDR). Er wurde ab 1980 in Dienst gestellt und ersetzte die älteren T-55- und T-62-Panzer.

Operation of the T-72M1's main weapons is accomplished with the aid of the TPD-K1 sight complex. This system includes a laser rangefinder paired with automatic superelevation and an analog ballistic computer, forming a basic fire control system.