T-72

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Teep: Main battle tank
Place o oreegin: Soviet Union
In service: 1973–2026
Uised bi: See Operators
Wars: See Combat History
Designer: Leonid Kartsev-Valeri Venediktov
Designed: 1967–1973
Manufacturer: Uralvagonzavod
Unit cost: 0.5-1.2 in 1994-1996, 30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles (US$1–2 million) (in 2009)
Produced: 1973–present
No. biggit: 25,000-30,000 (according to some sources)
Wecht: 41.5 tonne (45.7 short ton)
Lenth: 9.53 m (31 ft 3 in) gun forward6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) hull
Weenth: 3.59 m (11 ft 9 in)
Hicht: 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Crew: 3
Airmour: steel an composite airmour
Mainairmament: 125 mm 2A46M/2A46M-5 smoothbore gun
Seicontarairmament: 7.62 mm PKT coax machine gun 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun
Ingine: V-12 diesel780 hp (582 kw)
Pouer/wecht: 18.8 hp/t
Transmission: Synchromesh, hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears.
Suspension: Torsion bar
Grund clearance: 0.49 m (19 in)
Fuel capacity: 1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)
Operationalrange: 460 km (290 mi), 700 km (430 mi) wi fuel drums
Speed: 60 km/h (37 mph)

The T-72 is a Soviet seicont-generation main battle tank that entered production in 1971.

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