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T-72BM Refrence Post!

Czechalrus
05-02-2007, 01:12
T-72BM
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T-72 Layout

Specifications

Weight: 41 Tonnes

Length: 6.9 Meters

Width: 3.6 Meters

Height: 2.2 Meters

Crew: 3(commander, gunner, driver)

Place of origin: Soviet Union

Production Year: 1973

Current Operators: Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azernaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria,, Croatia,The Republic of Czechalrus, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbeksitan, and Yemen

Conflicts Involved: Indian Peace Keeping in Sri Lanka, Iran-Iraq War, 1982 Lebanon War, Afghanistan (Soviet Union), Nagorno-Karabakh War, Persian Gulf War, Iraq War(2003),Yugoslav Wars, Kosovo War.

Armor

Type: Compostie Armour

Thickness: 500mm (Turret Front), 560mm Hull Front

Armament

Primary: 125 mm 2A46M smoothbore, T-72B can launch AT-11 "Svir" ATGM

Secondary: PKMT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, NSVT or DShK 12.7 mm AA machine gun on commander's ring-mount

Ammunition Stowage

Primary: 44 Rounds

Secondary: 2,000 7.62mm x 54R, 300 12.7mm

Powerplant

Engine:840 hp (626 kw) air-cooled V-12 diesel

Suspension: Torsion Bar

Range: 311 miles (500 km). 559 miles (900 km) with extra tanks

Speed: 37 mph (60 km/h), 22 mph (35 km/h)(Off-road)

Price: $1,500,000

*Info Taken from intres.com and wikipedia.org