T-72M1

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The T-72M1 is an export and license-produced variant of the Soviet T-72 main battle tank, featuring improved armor and systems over the original design.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
main battle tank
basedOn T-72
belongsToFamily T-72 tank family
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew 3
designedBy Uralvagonzavod
designedFor export to Warsaw Pact allies
export to non-aligned countries
engineType V-46 diesel engine
enteredServiceDuring 1980s
era late 20th century
hasArmorType composite armor
steel armor
hasFeature autoloader
composite armor on glacis
thicker turret armor than T-72M
hasImprovement improved armor
improved systems
hasLayout turreted tank layout
hasNATOReportingName T-72M1
hasRole export variant
license-produced variant
hasSecondaryArmament 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
isVariantOf T-72
numberOfRoadWheelsPerSide 6
primaryArmament 125 mm smoothbore gun
suspensionType torsion bar suspension
usedBy Algeria
Angola
Croatia
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Ethiopia
Finland
Hungary
India
Iraq
Libya
Poland
Serbia
Slovakia
Syria
Yugoslavia
usedIn Cold War

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
PT-91 Twardy
basedOn
PT-91 Twardy ("Soviet T-72")
derivedFrom
T-72M1
hasNATOReportingName
Czech Army ("T-72M4 CZ main battle tank")
usesEquipment

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