The Soviet T-72 Ural and T-64A were the most well protected tanks in the world for their time, but how would they fair against NATO's most potent tank, the Chieftain?
The simulation presents the impact of the Chieftain's 120mm L15A5 Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS) on the upper glacis of the T-72 Ural/T-64A at ~686m. The projectile features a tungsten-nickel-copper core and tilting cap, with relatively low tensile strength and elongation compared to more modern tungsten alloys.
The upper glacis features 80mm of 300BHN Rolled Homogenous Armour (RHA), followed by a total of 105mm glass textolite, with a 20mm backing of 300BHN RHA. The thickness of this backing was deemed inadequate and was improved on later T-64 and T-72 models.
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