T-72 (Family)

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 applique armor, known as "Dolly Patton" in NATO.
• T-72B - Object 184; post-1985 baseline tanks with revised composite armor and FCS, known as "Super-Dolly Patton" in NATO.
• T-72AV (TURMS-T) - T-72A with Kontakt-1 ERA export to Syria with Italian SELEX Galileo FCS.
• T-72B (1989) - T-72B with extended composite coverage on turret and upgraded to Kontakt-5 ERA.
• ▄T-72M1 (Sweden) - Exported variants to Finland in 1984.
• ◊T-72M1 (Germany) -Soviet exported or Warsaw-Pact licensed variants to East German in mid-1980s
• T-72M2 Moderna - Planned Slovakian upgrades in 1993 with French FCS, extra firepower and ERA packages.

Rank VII

• T-72B3 - Object 184M-3; the current baseline for the T-72B fleet in Russia in early 2010s with ongoing upgrades throughout the decade.

History

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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

• T-64 (Family)
• T-80 (Family)