T-72M1
Type: Main Battle Tank
Domain: land
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: Uralvagonzavod (UVZ)
First Deployed: 1979
Overview
The T-72M1 is an export variant of the Soviet T-72A main battle tank operated by Algeria alongside more modern T-90SA units. Algeria fields a large legacy fleet of T-72M1s that form the backbone of its armored brigades, supplemented by limited improvements including additional side skirts and improved ammunition.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 3 |
|---|---|
| armor | Steel composite hull + Kontakt-1 ERA (some) |
| range | 460 km |
| width | 3.59 m |
| engine | V-46 780 hp diesel |
| length | 9.53 m (gun forward) |
| weight | 41,500 kg |
| main_gun | 125mm 2A46 smoothbore with autoloader |
| max_speed | 60 km/h |
| secondary_weapons | 7.62mm PKT coaxial MG, 12.7mm NSVT AA MG |
Operators
- Russia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Finland
- Algeria
- India
- Syria
- Iraq
- Libya
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
- Cuba
- Bulgaria
- Romania
- Yugoslavia
- Uganda
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