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 |
More Soviet T-72 Main Battle Tanks at other Military Museums in the northeast |
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A Soviet T-72 Main Battle Tank at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario | Another T-72 Main Battle Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD |
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One more Iraqi T-72 Tank at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY |
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