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Russia’s T-72 Main Battle Tank: Why It Might Still Be the Best on Earth

-With over 120 units delivered to Belarus in 2020 and more being upgraded, the T-72BM3 is set to play a critical role in Russia’s efforts to quickly resolve the Ukraine conflict. -These tanks ...
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Russia’s T-72 Is the ‘Death Sentence’ Tank

Summary and Key Points: Russia’s T-72 tank, widely deployed in Ukraine, faces a critical design flaw that leaves it vulnerable to modern anti-tank systems. Built in the 1960s, the T-72’s automated ...
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1,200 Destroyed: Russia’s T-72 Tank Is Getting Smashed In Ukraine

Key Points: Russia's ubiquitous T-72 tank, a Cold War mainstay, has suffered catastrophic losses in Ukraine, with estimates exceeding 1,200 destroyed. Its outdated design proves highly vulnerable to ...
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Russia’s T-72 Main Battle Tank Summed Up in 4 Words

Key Points and Summary - Ukraine’s war has chewed through Soviet-era T-72 tanks on both sides, with visually confirmed losses in the hundreds. -The design’s three-man crew relies on an autoloader that ...