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==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 21:22, 12 November 2024

Description

The T-72 is a Soviet 2nd generation main battle tank put into service in 1971. It served throughout the Cold War and is one of the most produced modern era MBTs at a total of roughly 30,000 units. It still is in active duty in many armies around the world.

Vehicles

Rank VI

  • T-72A - Object 176; baseline T-72 series, later upgraded with appliqué armour, known as "Dolly Patton" in NATO.
  • ◊T-72M1 - Soviet exported or Warsaw-Pact licensed variants to East Germany in the mid-1980s
  • ▄T-72M1 - Exported variants to Finland in 1984.
  • ◔T-72M1 - Exported variants to Hungary.

Rank VII

  • T-72AV (TURMS-T) - T-72A with Kontakt-1 ERA export to Syria with Italian SELEX Galileo FCS.
  • T-72B - Object 184; post-1985 baseline tanks with revised composite armour and FCS, known as "Super-Dolly Patton" in NATO.
  • T-72B (1989) - T-72B with extended composite coverage on turret and upgraded to Kontakt-5 ERA.
  • T-72B3 - Object 184M-3; the current baseline for the T-72B fleet in Russia in early 2010s with ongoing upgrades throughout the decade.
  • T-72M2 Moderna - Planned Slovakian upgrades in 1993 with French FCS, extra firepower and ERA packages.
T-90 (T-72BU)
  • T-90A - Object 188; Russian army version with welded turret, V-92S2 engine and ESSA thermal viewer.
  • T-90S Bhishma TWMP - Export version of the T-90, Designated Bhisma by India (outfitted with Track Width Mine Ploughs (TWMP))

Rank VIII

  • T-90M - Proryv-3; Heavily upgraded version of the T-90.
Researchable vehicles Premium vehicles
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Britain flag.png
Italy flag.png
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VI Rank
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◊T-72M1
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T-72A
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◔T-72M1
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▄T-72M1
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VII Rank
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T-72B
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T-72B (1989)
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Т-90А
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T-72B3
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T-72M2 Moderna
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T-72AV (TURMS-T)
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Bhishma TWMP
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VIII Rank
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T-90M
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History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle family in more detail than in the introduction. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the family's dev blog entries (if applicable).

Media

Videos
T-72 - War Thunder Official Channel
The Shooting Range #252 - Pages of History section at 03:37 discusses the T-72 (Family).
Most produced tanks discusses the T-72 (Family) at 2:31 - War Thunder Official Channel
The Shooting Range #88 - Pages of History section at 05:01 discusses the T-72.

See also

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