T-72
Type: Main Battle Tank
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: Uralvagonzavod (UVZ)
First Deployed: 2019
Overview
The T-72 is a Soviet third-generation main battle tank produced by Uralvagonzavod, widely regarded as the most produced modern MBT in history with over 20,000 built. Featuring a 125mm 2A46M smoothbore gun with carousel autoloader, the T-72 can fire APFSDS, HEAT, and 9M119M Invar ATGM rounds. Bangladesh acquired T-72s to supplement and eventually replace its aging Type 69-IIG fleet. While an older design compared to the MBT-2000, Bangladesh's T-72s provide reliable medium-tank capability with well-established logistics and ample availability of training doctrine from the wide global user base.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 3 |
|---|---|
| armor | Composite with optional ERA |
| range | 500 km |
| width | 3.59 m |
| engine | V-84 780 hp diesel |
| length | 9.53 m |
| weight | 41,500 kg |
| main_gun | 125mm 2A46M smoothbore |
| max_speed | 60 km/h |
| secondary_weapons | 7.62mm PKMT coaxial MG, 12.7mm NSVT AA MG |
Operators
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Czech Republic
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya
- Many others
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
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