Was the T-72 a good tank?

Annals 03/02/2021

Was the T-72 a good tank?

Despite the spectacular videos of exploding tanks from Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, the T-72 is an excellent tank, and quite good at what it was designed for. The Soviet General Staff requirement that resulted in the T-72 had a number of challenging, and somewhat competing goals.

What is the best combat tank in the world?

Currently top 10 best tanks in the world are these:

  1. Nr.1 Leopard 2A7 (Germany)
  2. Nr.2 K2 Black Panther (South Korea)
  3. Nr.3 M1A2 SEP (USA)
  4. Nr.4 Challenger 2 (United Kingdom)
  5. Nr.5 Armata (Russia)
  6. Nr.6 Merkava Mk.4 (Israel)
  7. Nr.7 Type 90 (Japan)
  8. Nr.8 Leclerc (France)

How many T-72 have been destroyed?

The total number of T-72s lost during Operation Desert Storm was about 150 (unrepairable or captured).

How many T72 have been destroyed?

What tank can defeat Maus?

The M1 Abrams would win handily. It is faster, has armor that the Maus’s cannon cannot defeat, and has a cannon that can easily defeat the Maus’s armor.

How many T-72 tanks are still in service?

T-72 operators and variants The T-72 is a family of Soviet / Russian main battle tanks that first entered production in 1971. About 25,000 T-72 tanks have been built, and refurbishment has enabled many to remain in service for decades. The early T-72 versions are considered as second-generation main battle tanks.

What happened to the T-72 tank in Azerbaijan?

Memorial of a T-72 with ERA in Askeran, Azerbaijan. The tank was advancing on Azerbaijani positions in Askeran when it hit a mine and its Armenian crew was killed in the resulting explosion. The tank was restored after the war.

What kind of armor does a Soviet T-72 tank have?

Original T-72 tanks had homogeneous cast steel armour incorporating spaced armour technology and were moderately well protected by the standards of the early 1970s. In 1979, the Soviets began building T-72 modification with composite armour similar to the T-64 composite armour, in the front of the turret and the front of the hull.

When did the Warsaw Pact stop using T-72 tanks?

Nizhny Tagil produced the tank in various modifications until 1992. The T-72 was the most common tank used by the Warsaw Pact from the 1970s until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.