A Russian T-72 engaging and destroying a German-made Leopard 2A6 has sparked intense debate among military analysts. The ...

Their assessment of T-72 stocks has changed—for the worse. In a mid-February count, @partizan_oleg assumed Russia went to war with nearly 2,000 of the 50-ton, three-person T-72s with their 125 ...

A 1974-vintage T-72 Ural might look a lot like a T-72B3 from 2023. But on the inside, it’s a totally different—and much cruder—vehicle.

This T-72’s design replaces the loader of the main gun with an automated loading system. This change can lead to faster reloading times, but it is a source of constant danger.

Uncle Sam's answer to the T-72 was the M1 Abrams. Its main armament of the upgraded 73.6-ton M1A2 consists of a 120-millimeter smoothbore cannon that can fire a variety of ammunition, including ...

In this image, a Russian T-72 battle tank is seen during a military exhibition on August 27, 2022, in Alabino, outside of Moscow, Russia. Ukraine on Tuesday shared a video it says shows its ...

The base T-72 didn't either, but the T-72S variant did. Part of the complexity in the cases of the T-72 and T-80 derives from the fact that the former was exported to other nations and, so, could ...

By comparison, the T-72 is equipped with a 2A46 125mm smoothbore gun that has the same 1.86-mile firing range as the M1’s 120mm cannon, as well as an 7.62 mm machine gun similar to the American ...

The T-72 is the most widely used main battle tank, and has been sent into action in all major wars of the last two decades, according to the U.K.-based Tank Museum.

The US and the Netherlands will pay for the Czech Republic to refurbish 90 T-72 tanks for Ukraine. A Pentagon spokesperson said they will be "the most technically advanced tanks on the battlefield." ...