T-72
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Vehicle Info
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| Operators | Russian Ground Forces |
| Maps Available | Al Basrah, Anvil, Belaya Pass, en's, Fallujah, Fool's Road, Goose Bay, Gorodok, Jensen's, Kamdesh Highlands, Lashkar Valley, Manicouagan, Mutaha, Nanisivik, Narva, Skorpo, Tallil Outskirts, Yehorivka |
The T-72 is a main battle tank in Squad. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1973, the T-72 became one of the most widely-produced and widely-exported post-World War II tanks. After the Soviet Army's dissolution in 1991, its successor, the Russian Ground Forces, had used the T-72 in its arsenal along with its newer main battle tank series.[1]
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General information
The T-72 is a second-generation main battle tank that entered production in 1971. It was designed by Uralvagonzavod from 1967 to 1973. The T-72 entered service in the Soviet Army in 1973 and was massively produced and exported, counting up to more than 25,000 units and saw service in 40 countries. The Russian Ground Forces, the successor of the Soviet Army, continuously updated and modernized the main battle tank into several variants until the T-14 Armata entered service. Other countries who imported the T-72 also created variants of the tank as well.
Considerably lighter than the M1 Abrams, the T-72 (as the T-72B) weighs 44.5 tonnes (49.1 short tons). It is 9.53 m (31 ft 3 in; including main gun length) long, 3.59 m (11 ft 9 in) wide, and 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in) tall. The T-72 is operated by three crew members. The T-72 has stronger armor than its Soviet main battle tank predecessors as well as a powerful 125 mm (4.9 ins) 2A46 series main gun, larger than that of Western main battle tanks. The T-72 can go up to a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).
The T-72B variant entered service with Russia in 1985 and underwent numerous modifications over the years, one of the most recent of which is the T-72B3 which entered service in 2013. The modernization program brings the tank’s performance near that of the T-90A at a significantly lower price allowing T-72B3 modernization to replace T-90A production. The outcome of the endeavor is increased firepower, a minor improvement in mobility, and no significant changes to survivability.
Gameplay
The T-72 is represented by its modernized variant, the T-72B3, in Squad and is operated by the Russian Ground Forces.
- The T-72B3 has a 3-man crew; Driver, Gunner and Vehicle Commander.
- The 125mm cannon of the T-72B3 can fire a number of different ammunition types ranging from armor-piercing sabot rounds, high explosive anti-tank round, fragmentation rounds, and the 9M119M Refleks anti-tank laser-guided missile. In addition to its main gun, the gunner has a 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun and smoke grenade launchers.
- The T-72B3 packs a larger gun and is considerably lighter than the M1 Abrams. In comparison to the Abrams, the T72B3 is a much lower profile tank, almost 2/3 the height and weight.
- The T-72B3's cannon is fed by an autoloader. It is slightly slower than a human loader, and also presents a vulnerability with the ammunition stored directly below the turret.
