T-72

General Characteristics
Length:	6.9 m
Width:	3.6 m
Height:	2.2 m
Weight:	41 t
Speed:	75 km/h (road) 50 km/h (off-road)
Range:	450 km
Primary armament:	125mm gun
Secondary armament:	7.62mm coaxial MG 7.62mm MG
Power plant:	582 kW (780 hp) Diesel
Crew:	3 (commander, driver and gunner)

The T-72, a Soviet medium tank entered production in 1971. It is a parallel design with the T-64.

Table of contents

1 Production History 1.1 Variants 2 Combat History

Production History

The T-72 was the main tank used by the Red Army from 1970s to the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was also exported to other Warsaw Pact countries and several other countries such as Finland, India, Iran, Iraq and Yugoslavia.

Variants

• T-72 - Original version.
• T-72A - Added sideskirts, additional armour, smoke grenade launchers.
• T-72B - Thicker armour.
• T-72BK - Command version.
• T-72BM - Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour.
• T-72M - Polish and ex-Czechoslovakian version.
• T-72M1 - Russian export version.

Combat History

Gulf War

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See also: List of tanks, List of Soviet tanks, T-80.