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<div>{{About<br />
| about = Russian medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = other versions<br />
| link = T-72 (Family)<br />
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|code=ussr_t_72av_turms<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "New Power"]].<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}<br />
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The T-72AV is a modernized version of the Soviet-made main battle tank T-72A. The Kontakt-1 ERA on the front of the turret is no longer directly mounted on it and is instead mounted on structural steel supports that form a slight arrow shape, it is also fitted with the Turms-T fire control system.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof<br />
|-<br />
| Hull || ''Front glacis:''(69°) <br />
16 mm (Rolled homogeneous) 60 mm (Rolled homogeneous) <br />
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105 mm (Textolite) 50 mm (Rolled homogeneous) <br />
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''Lower glacis:'' (60°) 4 mm (Structural steel) (ERA mount) <br />
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160-40mm (Rolled homogeneous) <br />
| 40 mm (Rolled homogeneous) (0°) ''Top'' <br> 20 mm (Rolled homogeneous) (32°) ''Bottom'' || 40 mm (Rolled homogeneous) (30°) ''Top'' <br> 20 mm (Rolled homogeneous) (29°) ''Bottom'' || 20 - 30 mm (Rolled homogeneous)<br />
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| Turret || 115 mm (Quartz core) <br />
200 - 280 mm (Rolled homogeneous) (20°-25°) ''Turret front'' <br> 150 - 400 mm (Rolled homogeneous) ''Gun mantlet'' <br />
| 180 - 240 mm (Rolled homogeneous) || 65 mm (Rolled homogeneous) || 45 mm (Rolled homogeneous)<br />
|-<br />
| Cupola || 40 mm (2°) || 40 mm (6°) || 40 mm (3°) || 40 mm (90°)<br />
100 mm (90°)<br />
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|}<br />
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'''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of --><br />
<!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. --><br />
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=== Mobility ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}<br />
=== Main armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}<br />
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{{main|2A46M (125 mm)}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | [[2A46M (125 mm)|125 mm 2A46M]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)<br />
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer<br />
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced<br />
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced<br />
|-<br />
! ''Arcade''<br />
| rowspan="2" | 44 || rowspan="2" | -6°/+13° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane ||19.0||26.4||32.0||35.4||37.6|| rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10<br />
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! ''Realistic''<br />
|11.9||14.0||17.0||18.8||20.0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Ammunition ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition<br />
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead<br />
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''<br />
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 3BK12M || HEATFS || 440 || 440 || 440 || 440 || 440 || 440<br />
|-<br />
| 3OF26 || HE || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42<br />
|-<br />
| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 425 || 420 || 415 || 405 || 393 || 380<br />
|-<br />
| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 479 || 477 || 470 || 462 || 453 || 445<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
! colspan="10" | Shell details<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition<br />
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead<br />
! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)<br />
! colspan="3" | Ricochet<br />
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%<br />
|-<br />
| 3BK12M || HEATFS || 905 || 19 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 2,530 || 65° || 72° || 77°<br />
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| 3OF26 || HE || 850 || 23 || 0 || 0.1 || 5,240 || 79° || 80° || 81°<br />
|-<br />
| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 1,760 || 4.83 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 76° || 77° || 80°<br />
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| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 1,700 || 4.85 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! Full<br>ammo<br />
! 1st<br>rack empty<br />
! 2nd<br>rack empty<br />
! 3rd<br>rack empty<br />
! 4th<br>rack empty<br />
! 5th<br>rack empty<br />
! 6th<br>rack empty<br />
! Visual<br>discrepancy<br />
|-<br />
| '''44''' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Machine guns ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}<br />
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{{main|NSVT (12.7 mm)|PKT (7.62 mm)}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | [[NSVT (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm NSVT]]<br />
|-<br />
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal<br />
|-<br />
| Pintle || 300 (150) || 700 || -4°/+75° || ±180°<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | [[PKT (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm PKT]]<br />
|-<br />
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal<br />
|-<br />
| Coaxial || 2,000 (250) || 700 || N/A || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Last gen thermal sight for gunner and commander<br />
* Capable of firing every 7.1 seconds and because of autoloader mechanism even after losing a crew member gun reload speed will not change<br />
* Low profile, easy to hide<br />
* Can use ESS and shoot through it with thermal sights<br />
* Extremely armoured turret can eat modern APFSDS even when uptiered<br />
* Hull can sometimes take a hit, but its armour should not be relied upon<br />
* ERA offers excellent protection against ATGMS and powerful HEAT shells<br />
* Gun offers a lot of ammunition variants, including HEAT ammo used to hull break lighter vehicles and big HE round that when placed properly could destroy even [[Leopard 2A6]] from front<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* "KONTACT-1" explosive reactive armour, offers almost zero advantage against kinetic rounds<br />
* Only 3 crewman that are compactly located inside the tank, resulting in a well-placed shot knocking out the entire tank<br />
* Very slow reverse speed of only -4 km/h<br />
* The mechanized ammo rack is located in the middle of the tank right underneath the commander and gunner, resulting in quick ammo detonation when shot from the sides<br />
* Sides offer low protection making the task to angle tank properly a lot harder<br />
* Turret has weakspots that can disable the gun and exposing the LFP is a one-shot death wish <br />
* Can be one-shot by carefully placed powerful HE shell to the turret from a lot weaker tanks<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== [[wt:en/news/6910-development-t-72av-turms-t-syrian-guard-en|Devblog]] ===<br />
The T-72AV (TURMS-T) is a Soviet T-72AV tank modernized for the Syrian army. The TURMS fire control system, developed by the Italian company Officine Galileo, was previously used on C1 Ariete tanks. In the early 2000's, this fire control system was adopted for the T-72.<br />
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The system significantly improves the tank's vision capabilities, thanks to the commander's panoramic sight. It also features a high-quality thermal imaging gunner's sight, which allows the tank to effectively perform combat missions at night and in poor visibility conditions. By 2006, 122 TURMS kits were produced for the Syrian army.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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[[File:War Thunder Super-Resolution 2020.12.01 - 08.26.18.72.jpg|thumb|none|T-72AV in Late Green Camouflage obtainable ingame for 830 enemies defeated or 200GE]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [[wt:en/news/6910-development-t-72av-turms-t-syrian-guard-en|[Devblog] Т-72АV (TURMS-T): Syrian Guard]]<br />
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