T-72 main battle tank

GPTKB entity

Statements (86)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:ammunitionCarried 39 rounds (main gun)
gptkbp:armament gptkb:125_mm_2A46_smoothbore_gun
gptkb:7.62_mm_PKT_coaxial_machine_gun
gptkb:12.7_mm_NSVT_anti-aircraft_machine_gun
composite and steel
gptkbp:autoloader yes
gptkbp:cold_war_era yes
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:engine gptkb:V-46_V12_diesel
gptkbp:enginePower 780 hp
gptkbp:exportedTo over 40 countries
gptkbp:fuelType 1,200 liters
gptkbp:height 2.23 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label T-72 main battle tank
gptkbp:introduced 1973
gptkbp:length 9.53 m (with gun forward)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Uralvagonzavod
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 60 km/h
gptkbp:NATOReportingName gptkb:Soviet_T-72
gptkbp:notableFeature widely exported
low profile
autoloader reduces crew to 3
modular armor upgrades
used in many conflicts
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:T-72A
gptkb:T-72AV
gptkb:T-72B
gptkb:T-72B3
gptkb:T-72B3M
gptkb:T-72M
gptkb:T-72M1
gptkb:T-72S
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 25,000
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:T-64_main_battle_tank
gptkbp:range 460 km
gptkbp:successor T-90 main battle tank
gptkbp:suspension torsion bar
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkmenistan
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Uzbekistan
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkb:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
gptkb:War_in_Donbas
gptkbp:weight 41.5 tonnes
gptkbp:width 3.59 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2A46M
gptkb:2A46M-1
gptkb:125_mm_2A46M-1_smoothbore_gun
gptkb:BMPT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7