In addition to the USSR, the T-72 was produced in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, India, and Iraq:

In the period from 1974 to 1990, only at Uralvagonzavod 20 544 T-72 tanks of various modifications were produced. It was produced in the USSR and Russia from 1974 to 1992 at the Uralvagonzavod and Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. On August 7, 1973, a T-72 tank was adopted by the joint decision of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. A prototype manufactured with the indicated changes was assigned the index 'Object 172M'. In November 1969, B-46 engines with a capacity of 573 kW (780 hp) and a chassis of a new design began to be installed on these machines. In the course of further work, in 1968-69, comparative tests were conducted of T-64A tanks with a B-45 engine with an ejection cooling system (developed by the Kharkiv Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering) and samples with a B-45 engine with a fan cooling system (development of a design office in Nizhny Tagil) and a 22-shot automatic gun loader. The development of the T-72 began in 1967. History of creation and production in Russia T-72 modifications were licensed in Yugoslavia (M-84), Poland (PT-91), Czechoslovakia, and India, which exported them. T-72 is in service with the CIS countries, exported to the Warsaw Pact states, Finland, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria. The chief designer of the machine is V.N. The T-72 was designed and manufactured by Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil. Adopted by the Armed Forces of the USSR since 1973. The most massively tank of the second generation. The pricing of these tanks is rather high. T-72 Soviet main battle tank for sale by MORTAR. Turbos give it a boost - you can quickly drive it at 80 km/h, and its acceleration is impressive. It is a direct successor of T-55 line tanks. Contrary to Russian standards, its transmission is automatic, which makes driving comfortable. They're not cheap, nor are there spare parts. Buy most recognisable Russian tank in America, the United Kingdom or anywhere else.Ī T-72 is the most modern Russian tank you can actually buy.

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