T 72 tank in combat books

Recommended for anyone interested in the t72 series of russian tanks and relevant as more modern versions are still in service and it serves as the basis for the contemporary t90 tank. The great tank battle of 73 easting, retired colonel douglas a. The t72 ural main battle tank was developed as a cheaper and more reliable, however less capable alternative to the t 64. Owner of this site is not responsible for potential mistakes or lacks of data.

T 72a mbt main battle tank russia russian army defense industry military equipment 925 001. The t 72ag upgrade has a 1200hp engine, shtora1 atgm jammer, and 1g46 t 80u fcs with thermal night sights. With over 22,000 produced, the t 72 is involved in almost every theater of war, and, with the transformation of warfare from symmetric to asymmetric combat, waged in urban areas, the t 72 must also adapt, to maintain its effectiveness in complex terrain. Today we take a look at the performance of t 72 tank in 1991 gulf war. About 20,000 t72 tanks were built, making it one of the most widely produced postworld war ii tanks, second only to the t5455 family. The t 72b mbt main battle tank is developed from the russian main battle tank t 72a. Has an m1 main battle tank ever been destroyed by a t72.

Main battle tank 19741993 osprey new vanguard by zaloga, steven j. T72 main battle tank specifications the t72 main battle tank was a longlived redesign of the t 64 mbt. With the end of the cold war in 1992 soviet military equipment subsidies ended and vietnam began the use of hard currency and barter to buy weapons and equipment. The t 72 main battle tank was licensedproduced in the former czechoslovakia. It entered service with the czechoslovakian army in 1981. T 72 main battle tank 197493 new vanguard isolation tank. Concord edition soft cover book detailing the russian. Syria t72 hit from an rpg without consequences youtube. Syria t 72 gets hit by rpg 29 and cooking off, youtube. Steven j zaloga examines the conditions under which the t72 was designed and. The t 72 is a sovietdesigned main battle tank that entered production in 1971. This post is a general summary of the t 72 from about 1979 to today, focusing on the reasons it performed so poorly in the iraq wars particularly ods, since not much changed between then and oif and the inaccuracy of conclusions drawn about both the tank in particular and soviet armor technology as a whole for the latter part of the cold war.

As most historians now know, the t72 came about by accident in 1969 when the designers at factory no. The t 72 is the most massive tank, produced at the last quarter of the xx age. Its turret has a new armour package that provides a much higher degree of protection than any previous model of the t 72 mbt. The last country to buy t 72 mbts was venezuela in 2012. At war as at war to the young lieutenant maleshkin the war is a minor obstacle compared to his personal battle to command his subordinates, while conducting an armored vehicle at the same time hes trying to impress his superior soviet officers who put him under extreme pressures in world war ii. Unfortunately, without further evidence, it remains only likely that the vehicle could resist atgms in rare instances. The t72 shafrah tank was next seen in combat along with the t 72av shafrah, and a third, lightly modified t 72 on 22nd march 2017 at qaboun, in the north of jobar, in east damascus. Books on tanks armored fighting vehicles, apcs and. 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. Nice book, but its time a of an actualized edition. T72b mbt main battle tank technical data pictures video.

All information is taken from the book m1 abrams vs t 72 ural operation desert storm 1991 by steven j. The t 72 ammunition storage and handling system has been the cause of the well known nasty habit of the tank of exploding and blowing away its turret. The t54, t62 and t72 main battle tanks along with the personnel carriers, assault guns, selfpropelled guns and antitank missiles that are illustrated in this. T 72 tank with gopro get hit in an ambush in darayya syria subtitles. Janes modern tanks collinsjanes gems by chris foss paperback 255 pages harpercollins paper. Superior to both iraqs soviet era t 55 and t 62 tanks, nearly all sources claim that no abrams tank has ever been destroyed by enemy fire.

T72 battletank fit for urban combat defense update. For those who like army and military coloring books armored vehicles or main battle tanks mbt. The t72s is an export version of the t72b and has an upgraded engine as well as an improved fire control system. Syria t 72 tank combat direct hit and keeps moving syriabattle. The t 72 retains the low silhouette of the t 545562 series, featuring a conventional layout with integrated fuel cells and stowage. During the vietnam war 19651975 and the cambodianvietnamese war 19771989, the vietnam peoples ground forces relied almost entirely on sovietderived weapons and equipment systems. It is heavily armed and armored to survive in urban combat. Ukrainian t 72a upgrade with era, a new engine, and additional smoke grenade launchers. Vanguard t72 main battle tank 19741993 osprey books.

Air force conducts an air strike on a t 72 tank in syria in defense of syrian democratic forces. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When the soviet t72 tank was first deployed, richard nixon was. T72 shafrah i and t 72av shafrah ii at qaboun, 22nd march 2017. Very similar to the squadronsignal publications in action series for afvs, but a few pages shorter. The closest i heard was that the shells from t 72s would bounce off. Intermediate, some pages are simple line art, other are grayscale, and some are more complex and detailed. T 72 main battle tank 19741993 new vanguard, no 6 steven zaloga, et al paperback published 1993 out of print try used books. The t 72 mahmia, hit by an ied on 18th april, 2017, after the fire had died down. T72 main battle tank 197493 new vanguard book 6 ebook. We also stock all the decals, resin accessories and photoetch parts from companies like archer, afv club, eduard, aires, tamiya, trumpeter, quickboost and more. See tanks inside and on back cover including the best tanks in the world, abrams m1a1, m1a2, challenger, merkava mark 4, t 72, leclerc. War in iraq, mosul offensive graphic content duration. Krause, col michael, us army center of military history, 2 may 1991.

The first version of the t 72 entered production in 1970. Used by the armies of the former warsaw pact and soviet union, it has also been exported in large numbers to many of the states in the middle east including syria, libya, iraq and iran, and has been seen in combat in the lebanon, the iraniraq war, the. It is a product of a traditional soviet design philosophy. Eager to see what memiors of real modern tankers tell and no red storm rising does not cut it the ww2 library that is the kind of style i like puts together all the memiors of both sides and many different roles of a particular ba. The soviet general staff requirement that resulted in the t 72 had a numbe. It is a further development of the t 62 with some features of the t 64a upgraded version of basic t 64 and has been further developed as the t. The great tank battle of 73 easting macgregor, douglas on. Recommended for anyone interested in the t 72 series of russian tanks and relevant as more modern versions are still in service and it serves as the basis for the contemporary t 90 tank.

Despite entering service in 1980, the m1 abrams remained untested in combat until the gulf war in 1991, where it was to be confronted by its archenemy the iraqiassembled sovietdesigned t 72. This vehicle was designed for supporting tanks and other afvs in urban areas. The t72 is a sovietdesigned main battle tank that entered production in 1971. Its designers used proven components whenever possible, improved existing components where required, and designed new components only when it was necessary.

Including the best tanks in the world, abrams m1a1, m1a2, challenger, merkava mark 4, t72, leclerc. The t72 is a family of soviet main battle tanks that first entered production in 1971. After the dissolution of the czechoslovakia in the early 1990s upgrade programs were developed both in czech republic and slovakia to keep their fleets of t 72 mbts operational and combat capable. Ukraine is upgrading its antiquated t 72 tanks to meet nato standards by fitting them out as the pt91 twardy, polands main battle tank. Overall by soviet union, czechoslovakian, poland, indian, yugoslavian and romanian plants there were built more than 30 000 of these main battle tanks. The great tank battle of 73 easting paperback september 15, 2012. The russian t 72 ural tank is the most widelydeployed main battle tank of the current generation. In frontline russian service, t 72s are being upgraded or augmented by the t 90 itself, a modernized version of the t 72b.

The t 72 is a soviet secondgeneration tank that entered production in 1971. Note they may have been heat high explosive anti tank, hesh high explosive squash heat or average quality apfsds armour piercing fin stabilised discard. The t 72 platform was selected as the basis for the new generation of tank owing to its costeffectiveness, simplicity and automotive qualities. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armoured vehicle development.

The t 72 was widely exported and saw service in 40 countries and in numerous conflicts. Compared with previous versions of th t 72, the new version of the t 72 is characterized, first and foremost, by enhanced protection. We stock all the major manufacturers and smaller ones as well. The bmpt terminator tank support fighting vehicle is an armored fighting vehicle afv, designed and manufactured by the russian company uralvagonzavod. The first batch of russian t 72b3 battle tanks of the latest upgrade will enter service with the first guards tank army divisions deployed in the moscow region, col. The t 72b is the second main variant from the original russian t72 tank after t. It is also unknown if the t 72 mahmia has engaged in tank on tank combat thus far. The russian t72 ural tank is the most widelydeployed main battle tank of the current generation. T72 tank the t 72, which entered production in 1971, was first seen in public in 1977. The t72a version introduced in 1979 is considered a secondgeneration main battle tank. The bmpt is unofficially named the terminator by the manufacturers. Syrian civil war government forces using t72 tanks. Today we take a look at the performance of t72 tank in 1991 gulf war.

It was entered in service with the russian army in 1984. Syria t72 tank combat direct hit and keeps moving youtube. About 20,000 t 72 tanks were built, making it one of the most widely produced postworld war ii tanks, second only to the t 5455 family. The t 90 has its origins in a sovietera program aimed at developing a single replacement for the t 64, t 72 and t 80 series of main battle tanks. How effective could a t72 tank be in a modern battlefield. Otherwise, like all the books of teh series, it is greatly illustrated, including a nice crosscut of the tank and several pictures of he deployment of this tank. It replaced the t 5455 series as the workhorse of soviet tank forces while the t 64 and t 80 served as the soviet hightechnology tanks. All information is taken from the book m1 abrams vs t72 ural operation desert storm 1991 by steven j.

Find t72 main battle tank specifications at howstuffworks. T72a t72 a main battle tank technical data sheet pictures russia. Download t72 main battle tank 197493 new vanguard pdf. The t 72 is the most popular tank currently in service. There are currently just two osprey books on the t72 the nvg t72 main battle tank 197493 and the duel title m1 abrams vs t72 ural. This book reveals the previously secret history behind the tank.

The t 72, introduced in the early 1970s, is not a further development of the t 64, but rather a parallel design chosen as a highproduction tank complementing the t 64. List of equipment of the vietnam peoples ground forces. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. Used by the armies of the former warsaw pact and soviet union, it has also been exported in large numbers to many of the states in the middle east. At the beginning of 1996 russian army maintained approximately 9 000 such main battle tanks of all modifications. Ww2 armor corps tanks t34, m10, centurion and more. The t 72a is the second generation of sovietmade main battle tank mbt in the t 72 family.