| Type | Main battle tank |
|---|---|
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1973–present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kartsev-Venediktov |
| Designed | 1967–1973 |
| Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod |
| Unit cost | 30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles (US$1–2 million) (in 2009)[1] |
| Produced | 1971–present |
| Number built | 25,000+ |
| Specifications (T-72A[3][2]) | |
| Weight | 41.5 tonnes (45.7 short tons) |
| Length | 9.53 m (31 ft 3 in) gun forward 6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) hull |
| Width | 3.59 m (11 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armour | steel and composite armour |
| Main armament | 125 mm 2A46M smoothbore gun |
| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coax machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun |
| Engine | V-12 diesel 780 hp (582 kw) |
| Power/weight | 18.8 hp/t |
| Transmission | Synchromesh, hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears. |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 0.49 m (19 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal) |
| Operational range | 460 km (290 mi), 700 km (430 mi) with fuel drums |
| Speed | 60 km/h (37 mph)[2] |
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