Ground Vehicles
T-72B3 "Arena"
VII
Rank
AB
11.0
RB
11.0
SB
11.0
Battle rating
USSR
Research country
Medium tank
Main role
Russia
Operator
General information
Survivability and armour
Armour
front / side / back
Hull
105 / 80 / 50 mm
Turret
180 / 160 / 65 mm
Visibility
75 %
Crew
3 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward
6067 km/h
Backward
45 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
18.316.234.828.3 hp/t
Engine power
8407431,6031,302 hp
Weight
46 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
4.0x–12.0x
5.0x
—
Optical device
Armaments
125 mm 2A46M-5 cannon
Ammunition
45 rounds
First-order
22 rounds
Reload
7 s
Vertical guidance
-5 / 13°
Turret Rotation Speed
basic crew → aces
Horizontal
2823.852.738.1 → 403475.354.4 °/s
Vertical
2822.49862.7 → 403214089.6 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEATFS | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 550 | |
| HE | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |
| APFSDS | 580 | 578 | 569 | 557 | 545 | 533 | |
| APFSDS | 457 | 454 | 445 | 431 | 419 | 406 | |
| ATGM (tandem) | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | |
12.7 mm 6P49 machine gun
Ammunition
300 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Fire rate
700 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-4 / 75°
Turret Rotation Speed
basic crew → aces
Horizontal
6353.6118.685.7 → 9076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical
6350.4220.5141.1 → 9072315201.6 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| API-T/IAI/API-T/AP-I(c) | 34 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 8 | |
7.62 mm PKT machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition
2,000 rounds
Belt capacity
250 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate
700 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP-I/API-T | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
4,008 → 6,561 
RB
3,964 → 6,489
SB
4,855 → 7,948
Crew training
240,000
Experts
830,000
Aces
2,100 
Research Aces
1,140,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
150 / 190 / 210 %
238 %
Total cost of modifications
249,800
405,000
Talisman cost
2,900
Mobility | |
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