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Russian T-72 characterized as reliable for Russian Army
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[RIA Novosti] Columnist Brent Eastwood, in an article for Business Insider, called the T-72 tank a reliable support for the Russian army. As the author noted, this military machine was developed about 50 years ago in the USSR , but even half a century later it has great potential. Thanks to the latest upgrades, the tank will be able to compete with the most modern models of technology - this is facilitated by the installation of a new 125-mm smooth-bore cannon 2A46M-5 with automatic loading, writes the columnist. Every Russian tank since 1954 has had an autoloader for its main gun. The T-72 was equipped with a Kalina fire control system capable of independently tracking enemy armored vehicles. In addition, the vehicle can fire armor-piercing and high-explosive shells, and use AT-11 anti-tank missiles. Its hull, like the T-90, is covered with Kontakt-5 reactive armor, the article says. Reactive armor has been in use on Russian tanks since at least the 1990s. Also, even the T-72B2 and some older Russian tanks have been retro-fitted, with stabilized main guns, vehicles also which include the BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles. Eastwood clarified that Russia plans to upgrade its tanks to the T-72B3 version . This means that this model will remain the "workhorse" of the Russian army in the future, the journalist concluded. The T-72B3 has been in widespread service since at least the 2010s, it main feature being thermal sights. Posted by: badanov 2021-12-01 |
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