Summary and Key Points: Russia’s T-72 tank, widely deployed in Ukraine, faces a critical design flaw that leaves it vulnerable to modern anti-tank systems. Built in the 1960s, the T-72’s automated ...
David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. Jan 28, 2023, 06:51pm EST Updated Jan 29, 2023, 04:47am EST T-72B1 Obr. 2022s. The Ukrainian army isn’t the only one getting new tanks ...
The armament of the T-72 MBT, pictured above taking part in an Indian Army exercise in November 2022, includes a 125 mm smoothbore 2A46 main gun, a 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun mounted to the right of ...
Yet this number does not come close to the estimated tank losses Moscow has sustained on the battlefield. While the use of tanks in battle is an age-old concept, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict ...