T-72B3M in Alabino during rehearsals for the 2017 Moscow Victory Day Parade. The T-72 is a family of Soviet main battle tanks that entered production in 1973. [8] .

T-72 MBT was designed between 1967 and 1973 by Leonid Kartsev-Valeri Venediktov. Being produced in the Soviet Union since 1972, the T-72 main battle tank and its derivates are still manufactured and constantly upgraded today in various countries.

Dec 11, 2020 · Uralvagonzavod of Russia is offering a T-72M1 upgrade that includes new 1,000hp diesel engine, new smoothbore 125mm gun, new fire control system with Sosna-U stabilised day / night sights for gunner and commander and digital ballistic computer, satellite navigation system, explosive reactive armour package and the Arena countermeasures system.

The T-72B MBT (Main Battle Tank) is developed from the Russian main battle tank T-72A. It was entered into service with the Russian army in 1984. Its turret has a new armor package that provides a...

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] .

Aug 7, 2024 · The T-72B MBT (Main Battle Tank) is developed from the Russian main battle tank T-72A. It entered into service with the Russian army in 1984. Its turret has a new armor package that provides a much higher degree of protection than any previous model of the T-72 MBT. In addition,, the glacis plate is provided with 20 mm of appliqué armor.

The T-72 MBT was manufactured until the Cold War ended in 1991. Nearly 25,000 T-72s were manufactured and served as the main battle tank for the Red Army armored forces. It was also exported to Warsaw Pact countries, Soviet satellite countries, and arm dealers around the globe.

May 16, 2024 · Summary: Russia’s T-72 main battle tank, a Soviet-era staple, has been modernized to the T-72BM3 variant to counter Western tanks in Ukraine.

Apr 14, 2011 · Accepted in 1985 and mass-produced since 1988, the T-72B (M) MBT (Ob.187) has protection level comparative to that of the contemporary T-80U, but has a noticably poorer FCS and vision aids and...

Mar 7, 2025 · Overall the T-72Ms are of inferior quality compared with Soviet T-72s. These tanks are powered by a V-46 diesel engine developing 840-hp. The T-72M along with the Red Army's T-72A was introduced in 1979. In the 2010s both tanks are deemed obsolete. 149/?