T-72 - the main battle tank production of the USSR, the massive tank of the 2nd generation.
 
The crew consists of three people. The main armament is a 125 mm smoothbore gun, which is paired with a 7.62-mm machine gun, as an anti-aircraft gun used NSVT-12, 7 "The Rock" in the open turret. The T-72B introduced guided weapons "Svir", allowing you to fire a laser beam on the suggestive missiles. Missiles are effective at distances up to 4 km, which flies for 12 seconds. T-72 is equipped with snorkeling equipment and can cross water obstacles up to 5 meters depth
 
The tank car safety introduced the idea in general, introduced improved habitability conditions for the crew. The design of the T-72 could provide a significant reserve for modernization and creation on its base of special machines. This tank was designed to combat. Undeniable advantages of the T-72 was appreciated by professionals around the world - this fighting machine as the best and the most popular tank the second half of XX century.
 
A wide variety of projects for modernization of the tank offered by various countries and companies, speaks not only of the distribution of this machine on the world, but also the characteristics of high reliability and weapons capabilities. T-72 and its various modifications are in service for more than 30 countries worldwide.
The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It was developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A.The T-72 was one of the most widely produced post-World War Two tanks, second only to the T-54/55 family, and the basic design has also been further developed as the T-90.
Type Main battle tank
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service 1971--present
Production history
Designer Leonid Kartsev-Valeri Venediktov
Designed 1967--1973
Manufacturer Uralvagonzavod
Unit cost 30,962,000--61,924,000 rubles (US$1--2 million) (in 2009)[1]
Produced 1971--present
Number built 25,000+
Specifications (T-72A[3][2])
Weight 41.5 tonnes (45.7 short tons)
Length 9.53 m (31 ft 3 in) gun forward
6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) hull
Width 3.59 m (11 ft 9 in)
Height 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Crew 3
Armour steel and composite armour
Main
armament 125 mm 2A46M smoothbore gun
Secondary
armament 7.62 mm PKT coax machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun
Engine V-12 diesel
780 hp (582 kw)
Power/weight 18.8 hp/t
Transmission Synchromesh, hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears.
Suspension torsion bar
Ground clearance 0.49 m (19 in)
Fuel capacity 1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)
Operational
range 460 km (290 mi), 700 km (430 mi) with fuel drums
Speed 60 km/h (37 mph)

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