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 …

With these developments, the T-72 eventually became almost as powerful as the more expensive T-80 tank, but few of these late variants reached the economically ailing Warsaw Pact allies …

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 …

The most advanced of these upgraded T-72 variants today are Russia's T-72B3, which entered service from 2010, and its newer T-72B3M which joined the country's armed forces from 2017.

Some countries have inventories of T-72, T-72M and T-72M1, with different versions of each variant. Also, many variants were upgraded or modified. Some T-72M1s do not have smoke …

Oct 8, 2024 · The T-72A is the second generation of Soviet-made main battle tank MBT in the T-72 family. The first version of the T-72 entered production in 1970. It is a further development …

The unnamed new T-72 variant, possibly called T-72B4 or T-72B3M2, improves armour protection to a standard much closer to that of the T-90M albeit inevitably at a much greater cost than the …

Nov 23, 2021 · Since its introduction in 1973, the T-72 has been updated over the years with dozens of variants up to the current T-72B3 and T-72B3M variants that are now considered a …

Jan 27, 2019 · Out of the two dozen T-72 variants developed, the Russian Armed Forces presently use the T-72B, T-72AV, T-72B obr 1989, T-72B1, T-72B3 and the T-72B3 obr 2016. …

Since the Soviet-built T-72 entered production, many improvements have been made to the vehicle, making it difficult to distinguish individual versions of the tank. Improvements include: …