AAF American Armoured Foundation Tank Museum - Iraqi Tanks - T-72 Main Battle Tank
Bill Maloney
11/19/2007

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01 T-72 Main Battle Tank 02 T-72 Main Battle Tank Side View 03 T-72 Main Battle Tank Glacis Plate 04 T-72 Main Battle Tank
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05 T-72 Main Battle Tank Rear View

T-72 Main Battle Tank Specifications:

T-72 Main Battle Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Another T-72 Main Battle Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen MD
T-72 Main Battle Tank at the Canadian War Museum
T-72 Main Battle Tank at the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, ON

Length: 31 feet, 3 inches
Width:
11 feet, 9 inches
Height:
7 feet, 2 inches
Crew:
3
Weight:
44 Tons
Max Speed: 37mph
Range: 310 miles
Armor: Laminate 7.8" Glacis Plate
Powerplant: V-84 V12 Water Cooled Diesel 840hp
Fuel Capacity: 317 Gallons
Armament:
 125mm 2A46m Smoothbore Cannon
 7.62 Coax Machine Gun
 12.7mm Cupola Mounted Machine Gun
Entered Service: 1971
Unit Cost: $310,000

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