Several T-72 models featured explosive reactive armour (ERA), which increased protection primarily against high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) type weapons. Certain late-model T-72 tanks featured Kontakt-5 ERA, a form of universal ERA partly effective against kinetic penetrators.

The T-72 was the Soviet main battle tank after the T-54/55 family. Its development led to the T-90 just before the collapse of Soviet Union.

The T-72 is a Soviet -designed main battle tank that entered production in 1973. It replaced the T-54/55 series as the workhorse of Soviet tank forces (while the T-64 and T-80 served as the Soviet high-technology tanks). [citation needed] .

2022年5月19日 · The T-72, while initially equipped with the T-64’s 2A26M2, currently features a 125 mm 2A46 series smoothbore gun capable of firing a variety of rounds, including anti-tank guided missiles, armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) long dart penetrators and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds.

Several T-72 models featured explosive reactive armour (ERA), which increased protection primarily against HEAT type weapons. Certain late-model T-72 tanks featured heavy ERA to help defeat modern HEAT and AP against which they were insufficiently protected.

2024年10月29日 · What You Need to Know: The Soviet-era T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) continues to prove its worth in the Ukraine War, showcasing its resilience and adaptability in ways that newer tanks, like the...

2020年12月11日 · The Russian T-72 main battle tank was produced at the Malyshev HMB Plant in Kharkov, Ukraine, and at UKBM Nizhny Tagil, Russian Federation and produced under licence in a number of countries. The T-72 first entered production in 1972 and an …

In the 1982 Lebanon war, the Israeli Army first used Blazer explosive reactive armor (ERA) in combat. ERA such as Blazer is designed to enhance existing tank protection against HEAT shaped...

Ukrainian T-72A upgrade with ERA, a new engine, and additional smoke grenade launchers. The T-72AG upgrade has a 1200-hp engine, Shtora-1 ATGM jammer, and 1G46 (T-80U) FCS with thermal night sights. T-72B

The T-72 is a main battle tank of Soviet origin. It was developed in the early 1970's to replace the earlier T-55 and T-62 as the main battle tank in Soviet service. The T-72 is a further development of the T-62 that uses many of the technology designed for …