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== Description ==
 
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{specs|rank}} Japanese medium tank {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update_1.65_"Way_of_the_Samurai"|Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]] along with the initial Japanese Ground Forces Tree. Featuring a better armour, slightly better mobility with the same [[Type 1 (47 mm)|47 mm Type 1]] gun as it's [[Chi-Ha Kai|Chi-Ha Kai]] predecessor, the Chi-He is an enjoyable tank to play in the early ranks of the game.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]].
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This tank is the middle-range Japanese traditional design: there is no surprise but it gets just a bit better every time, as does the enemy. Do not change tactics and play just like with earlier vehicles: stick to allies and use mobility to get to the point with other fast vehicles. Use its good gun depression to hide behind hills and snipe enemies. With its good reverse speed, it can easily get out of nasty situations or hide quickly.
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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There is nothing impressive here in terms of armour, the Chi-He features 50 mm, poorly angled, frontal armour. This is not the kind of plate that can take any punishment at the battle-rating, it will only bounce poorly aimed shots. The five-man crew inside makes the tank very survivable, leaving some room for mistakes. Side armour is vulnerable to heavy machine gun and auto-cannon fire, so beware flanking fast tanks.
 
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'''Armour Type:'''
 
  
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* Rolled homogeneous armour
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The T-72B is an up-armoured and up-gunned version of the T-72A. Although this does not protect the "weak spots" that most Soviet tanks have (weak lower front plate, driver optics ect). The T-72B has more armour on the upper plate of the hull, that provides around 500mm to 900mm of armour protection.
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* Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Machine gun ports)
 
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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 50 mm (15°) ''Front plate'' <br> 12 mm (76°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 50 mm (20°) ''Joint plate'' <br> 8.5 mm (65°) ''Lower glacis'' || 20 mm (15-30°) ''Top'' <br> 25 mm ''Bottom'' || 20 mm (0-20°) ''Top'' <br> 8.5 mm (63°) ''Bottom'' || 12 mm
 
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| Turret || 25 + 25 mm (10°) ''Turret front'' <br> 50 mm (0-10°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 25 mm (10°) || 25 mm ''Turret rear'' <br> 50 mm (0-57°) ''Machine gun port'' || 12 mm
 
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
 
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| Cupola || 50 mm || 12 mm
 
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'''Notes:'''
 
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* Suspension wheels both 15 mm thick
 
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* Tracks are 20 mm thick.
 
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* Front of turret has bolted on 25 mm armor to total up to 50 mm thick as the rest of the front.
 
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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This is one of the main feature of the Chi-He, it enables it to do anything a commander want with it. Want to be first on the spot? With some skill/luck, the Chi-He can! Want to flank? follow other light tanks in the move, provide them with enhanced firepower! The enemy team is coming over? Hit the gas (in a rearward position) and fire while retreating.
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,302|rbMinHp=743}}
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 372|rbMinHp= 212}}
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|Type 1 (47 mm)}}
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{{main|2A46M-1 (125 mm)}}
  
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Comparatively to other light/medium tanks at this battle-rating, the 47 mm Type 1 gun is quite surprising with 77 mm of penetration at point-blank range and has a good reload speed. Plus, this fires APHE shells, which do great post-penetration damage. Comparatively, the [[20-K (45 mm)]] gun on Russian BR 1.0-2.7 tanks has only 62 mm of penetration in similar conditions. A top-mounted MG is really useful when dealing with unarmored SPG and SPAA one might encounter at the battle-rating.
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The T-72B is armed with the same 125 mm cannon found in the [[T-80B]], with its 3BM42 "Mango" round proving competitive against other Rank VII offerings. As with previous Russian MBTs, the main gun is auto-loaded, so the loss of a crew member does not affect the loading times and the 7.1-second loading speed is competitive when compared to the 120 mm guns on the Leopard 2A5 and M1A2 Abrams. One notable perk of the auto-loader mechanism is that the gun will be reloaded even if the gunner is knocked out, if you're fighting a fire, or repairing. It does however also come with the drawbacks of a reload time that cannot be improved, the large ammo carousel concentric with the turret, and the chance of a single penetrating shot detonating the ammo racks. Another thing to note, since update 1.97 if the tank's battery runs out of power, the auto loader will not function and the cannon will need to be manually loaded, which is a much slower process.
  
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One thing to keep in mind compared to [[Chi-Ha Kai]] is that it still retains the same hand-cranked turret with additional 25 mm plates to improve the frontal armor to a max of 50 mm. This however slows down the turret rotations speeds due the added weight.
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As with the T-80B and T-64B, the T-72B can launch missiles out of its gun. Unlike the previous two vehicles though, it gets the upgraded 9M119 which has 700 mm of penetration compared to the previous ATGM's 650 mm penetration. These ATGM's can prove useful for shooting over hills to hit a hiding enemy or to engage helicopters or low-flying aircraft.
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! colspan="5" |[[Type 1 (47 mm)|47 mm Type 1]]|| colspan="5" |Turret rotation speed (°/s)|| colspan="4" |Reloading rate (seconds)
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! colspan="5" | [[2A46M-1 (125 mm)|125 mm 2A46M-1]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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!Mode!!Capacity!!Vertical!!Horizontal!!Stabilizer
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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!Stock!!Upgraded!!Full!!Expert!!Aced
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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!Stock!!Full!!Expert!!Aced
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
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| rowspan="2" |120 || rowspan="2" |-15°/+20°|| rowspan="2" |±180°|| rowspan="2" |Vertical||13.33||18.45||22.40||24.77||26.35|| rowspan="2" |4.29|| rowspan="2" |3.80|| rowspan="2" |3.50|| rowspan="2" |3.30
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| rowspan="2" | 45 || rowspan="2" | -6°/+14° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 22.8 || 26.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10
 
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|8.33||9.80||11.90 ||13.16||14.00
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| 14.3 || 16.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
 
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===== Ammunition =====
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==== Ammunition ====
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
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| Type 1 APHE || APHE || 77 || 75 || 67 || 58 || 50 || 44
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| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 425 || 420 || 415 || 405 || 393 || 380
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| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 479 || 477 || 470 || 462 || 453 || 445
 
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| Type 1 HE || HE || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4
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| 3BK18M || HEATFS || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550
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| 3OF26 || HE || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42
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| 9M119 || ATGM || 700 || 700 || 700 || 700 || 700 || 700
 
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
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| Type 1 APHE || APHE || 808 || 1.49  || 1.2 || 9 || 17.92 || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 1,760 || 4.83 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 76° || 77° || 80°
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| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 1,700 || 4.85 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
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| 3BK18M || HEATFS || 905 || 19.0 || N/A || 0.1 || 2,790 || 65° || 72° || 77°
 
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| Type 1 HE || HE || 822 || 1.40 || 2 || 0.1 || 85.26 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| 3OF26 || HE || 850 || 23.0 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 5,240 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| 9M119 || ATGM || 400 || 23.3 || N/A || 0.01 || 3,600 || 80° || 82° || 90°
 
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[[File:Ammoracks {{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumbnail|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] on the Chi-He]]
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |9th<br />  rack empty
 
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|| '''120''' || 91&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 76&nbsp;''(+44)'' || 73&nbsp;''(+47)'' || 62&nbsp;''(+58)'' || 51&nbsp;''(+69)'' || 40&nbsp;''(+80)'' || 29&nbsp;''(+91)'' || 21&nbsp;''(+99)'' || 15&nbsp;''(+105)'' || 9&nbsp;''(+111)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+119)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
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| '''45''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
 
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Turret empty: 73&nbsp;''(+47)''
 
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
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The T-72B has access to a coaxial PKT 7.76 mm machine gun and a 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun, which is mounted above the commander's hatch. The PKT is rarely useful in top tier matches, but the NSVT can be quite useful. The NSVT has 29 mm of penetration, allowing it to damage some light vehicles like IFVs and enemy SPAA. Additionally it is useful to engage enemy helicopters when they come close. Machine guns can also be used to try and shoot down enemy ATGMs, but this is unreliable. They can also be used to shoot the ground in front of the tank for a quick smoke screen of sorts, confusing the enemy and blocking their view for a clean shot.
  
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| colspan="4" | 3,000 (20) || 499 || -16°/+10° || ±19°
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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As the successor of the Chi-Ha, the Chi-He has a redesigned hull with thicker armor, a more powerful engine and an up-armored turret from the Chi-Ha Kai, so the front is overall at 50 mm effective. This will result in a very similar play style as the Chi-Ha Kai with the added benefits of being an upgrade.
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=== Modules ===
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Unlike the [[Chi-Ha Kai|Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai]], the Type 1 Chi-He has some more armor and a stronger engine to rely on and it is able to brawl on its own with the fast fire rate. But as previously mentioned on [[Chi-He#Main armament|Main armament]], the Chi-He retains the same hand-cranked turret with additional armor, slowing down the already mediocre turning time by a slight amount.
 
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Literally on top of armor and engine upgrades, the Chi-He gets an additional pintle point anti-aircraft machine gun, even though the [[Type 97 tank (7.7 mm)|Type 97 7.7 mm]] has a low clip capacity, it can prove useful for pinning enemy units and even getting hits to down enemy planes.
 
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The best practice for the Chi-He (and other WWII-era Japanese tanks) is to always point forward, the front armor has pre-angled sides, so angling only hurts your pre-angles and weaker side armor. It's not worth trying to get more out of the 50 mm frontal effective protection.
 
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| 3BK18M
 
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| NVD
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| Laser rangefinder
 
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| 9M119
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* 47 mm cannon can do some decent damage
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* Excellent armour protection
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* Small profile
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* CONTACT-1 ERA coverage to front and sides
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* Gunner supported stabilization, can take accurate shots at low speeds
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* Powerful main armament with autoloader, 3BM42 round, and laser rangefinder
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* Top-mounted MG
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* Good stock round 3BM22
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* Fast reverse speed (2 reverse gears)
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* Barrel launched ATGMs
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* ESS and smoke grenades
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* Awesome gun depression of -15°
 
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* Thin side armour means angling front armour could expose weak armour
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* Lack of suitable reverse speed (-4 km/h)
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* 47 mm is not accurate in long distance fights
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* Lack of thermals at rank VI
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* Packed 5-men crew can lead to an easy knock out if penetrated
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* Lack of survivability (Small crew count and cramped interior, large ammo rack)
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* 50 mm front armour, poorly angled
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* Inadequate gun depression
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* Big ammo racks in the turret (carry only half-ammo load)
 
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== History ==
 
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===Development===
 
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The Imperial Japanese Army's main tank, the [[Chi-Ha|Type 97 Chi-Ha]], was becoming rather outdated by the turn of the decade in 1940. The 30 mm front plate armour was vulnerable to standard anti-tank weaponry and the riveted design post a hazard to the tank crew by spalling. In 1941, work began on modernizing the design up to new industrial standards.<ref name="ZalogaJapaneseTank">Zaloga Steven. ''Japanese Tanks 1939-1945'' Great Britain: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2007</ref>
 
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The first step in the modernizing design was to go towards a welded design rather than rivveted. The front glacis plate was also simplified into a large flat 50 mm armour plate rather than the curved one. The increased armour meant an increased weight, so the Japanese added the improved Type 100 diesel engine, capable of pumping out 240 hp to propel the tank. This new tank was accepted as the '''Type 1 Chi-He'''.<ref name="ZalogaJapaneseTank">Zaloga Steven. ''Japanese Tanks 1939-1945'' Great Britain: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2007</ref>
 
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During the tank's preparation for mass-production, a request by the commander of the 7th Tank Regiment calling for an improved armament on the Type 97 Chi-Ha was received by the Mitsubishi factory. With the Type 1 Chi-He still needing time to enter production levels, let alone the resources needed to manufacture completely new tanks, it was placed on hold and priority was placed on improving the Type 97. This lead to the cheaper method of adapting the Type 97 to using the Type 1 turret with the 47 mm cannon, producing to the [[Chi-Ha Kai|Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai]]. This delayed the mass-production of the Type 1 Chi-He until February 1944, resulting in only 170 tanks produced before the end of the war.<ref name="ZalogaChiHavsSherman">Zaloga Steven. ''M4 Sherman vs Type 97 Chi-Ha: The Pacific 1945'' Great Britain: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2012</ref>
 
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T-72B
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T-72B
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VII Rank
Battle rating:
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This page is about the Soviet medium tank T-72B. For the other version, see T-72A.

Description

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The T-72B is a rank VII Soviet medium tank with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

The T-72B is an up-armoured and up-gunned version of the T-72A. Although this does not protect the "weak spots" that most Soviet tanks have (weak lower front plate, driver optics ect). The T-72B has more armour on the upper plate of the hull, that provides around 500mm to 900mm of armour protection.

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 67 5 44.5 1,302 1,603 29.26 36.02
Realistic 60 5 743 840 16.7 18.88

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 2A46M-1 (125 mm)

The T-72B is armed with the same 125 mm cannon found in the T-80B, with its 3BM42 "Mango" round proving competitive against other Rank VII offerings. As with previous Russian MBTs, the main gun is auto-loaded, so the loss of a crew member does not affect the loading times and the 7.1-second loading speed is competitive when compared to the 120 mm guns on the Leopard 2A5 and M1A2 Abrams. One notable perk of the auto-loader mechanism is that the gun will be reloaded even if the gunner is knocked out, if you're fighting a fire, or repairing. It does however also come with the drawbacks of a reload time that cannot be improved, the large ammo carousel concentric with the turret, and the chance of a single penetrating shot detonating the ammo racks. Another thing to note, since update 1.97 if the tank's battery runs out of power, the auto loader will not function and the cannon will need to be manually loaded, which is a much slower process.

As with the T-80B and T-64B, the T-72B can launch missiles out of its gun. Unlike the previous two vehicles though, it gets the upgraded 9M119 which has 700 mm of penetration compared to the previous ATGM's 650 mm penetration. These ATGM's can prove useful for shooting over hills to hit a hiding enemy or to engage helicopters or low-flying aircraft.

125 mm 2A46M-1 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 45 -6°/+14° ±180° Two-plane 22.8 26.9 __.__ __.__ __.__ 7.10 7.10 7.10 7.10
Realistic 14.3 16.8 __.__ __.__ __.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
3BM22 APFSDS 425 420 415 405 393 380
3BM42 APFSDS 479 477 470 462 453 445
3BK18M HEATFS 550 550 550 550 550 550
3OF26 HE 42 42 42 42 42 42
9M119 ATGM 700 700 700 700 700 700
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
3BM22 APFSDS 1,760 4.83 N/A N/A N/A 76° 77° 80°
3BM42 APFSDS 1,700 4.85 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
3BK18M HEATFS 905 19.0 N/A 0.1 2,790 65° 72° 77°
3OF26 HE 850 23.0 0.1 0.1 5,240 79° 80° 81°
9M119 ATGM 400 23.3 N/A 0.01 3,600 80° 82° 90°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
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Machine guns

Main articles: NSVT (12.7 mm), PKT (7.62 mm)

The T-72B has access to a coaxial PKT 7.76 mm machine gun and a 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun, which is mounted above the commander's hatch. The PKT is rarely useful in top tier matches, but the NSVT can be quite useful. The NSVT has 29 mm of penetration, allowing it to damage some light vehicles like IFVs and enemy SPAA. Additionally it is useful to engage enemy helicopters when they come close. Machine guns can also be used to try and shoot down enemy ATGMs, but this is unreliable. They can also be used to shoot the ground in front of the tank for a quick smoke screen of sorts, confusing the enemy and blocking their view for a clean shot.

12.7 mm NSVT
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 300 (150) 700 -10°/+60° ±180°
7.62 mm PKT
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 2,000 (250) 700 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive 3BK18M
II Suspension Brake System FPE NVD Adjustment of Fire Laser rangefinder
III Filters Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade Elevation Mechanism 9M119
IV Transmission Engine ESS Artillery Support 3BM42

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Excellent armour protection
  • CONTACT-1 ERA coverage to front and sides
  • Powerful main armament with autoloader, 3BM42 round, and laser rangefinder
  • Good stock round 3BM22
  • Barrel launched ATGMs
  • ESS and smoke grenades

Cons:

  • Lack of suitable reverse speed (-4 km/h)
  • Lack of thermals at rank VI
  • Lack of survivability (Small crew count and cramped interior, large ammo rack)
  • Inadequate gun depression

History

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Media

The Shooting Range #192 - Metal Beasts section at 00:32 discusses the T-72B.

See also

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External links


USSR medium tanks
T-28  T-28 (1938) · T-28 · T-28E
T-34-76  T-34 (Prototype) · T-34 (1940) · T-34 (1941) · T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-34 (1942) · T-34E STZ · T-34E
T-34-57  T-34-57 · T-34-57 (1943)
T-34-85  T-34-85 (D-5T) · T-34-85 · T-34-85E
T-34-100  T-34-100
T-44  T-44 · T-44-100 · T-44-122
T-54  T-54 (1947) · T-54 (1949) · T-54 (1951)
T-55  TO-55 · T-55A · T-55AM-1 · T-55AMD-1
T-62  T-62 · T-62M-1
T-64  Object 435 · T-64A (1971) · T-64B
T-72  T-72A · T-72AV (TURMS-T) · T-72B · T-72B (1989) · T-72B3 · T-72M2 Moderna
T-80  T-80B · T-80U · T-80UD · T-80UK · T-80UM2 · T-80BVM · Object 292
T-90  Т-90А · T-90M
Trophies/Lend-Lease 
Germany  ▂T-III · ▂T-V
Great Britain  ▂МК-IX "Valentine"
USA  ▂M3 Medium · ▂M4A2

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