Aberdeen US Army Ordinance Museum - Iraqi Tanks - T-72 Main Battle Tank
Bill Maloney
7/18/2007

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T-72 Main Battle Tank Specifications:

More Soviet T-72 Main Battle Tanks at other Military Museums in the northeast
T-34/85 Medium Tank Soviet T-34/85 Tank
A Soviet T-72 Main Battle Tank at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario Another T-72 Main Battle Tank at the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA
  T-34/85 Tank
  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

 

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