There is a tank on the world, belong to the 3rd acting tank obviously, but always bear bad name however. Fly it seems that barbette, the fire of thin armor and rubbish accuses is the characteristic with this all tank. This is once T72 of low base fierce tiger. Actually, t72 is not rubbish tank absolutely, he is star-crossed only.
Above all, it looks to did not rot from function the degree of rubbish, although cannot rival best 3 acting tank, but to other 2 acting tank were to form acting difference. Its artillery is worn be being returned greatly is to be able to achieve 400mm all pledge armor, in 3 generation tank looks very pretty good still in those days, connect the thin-skinned leopard at that time 2 can make do. In defense ability respect, adopt compound armoured T72 to defend insufficient, the front also does not cross 300mm to all pledge armor, contend hard really advanced tank, do not pass and do not have the degree that can be destroyed anyhow. As to maneuverability, it is outstanding absolutely, it is the ideal weapon that Russia large troop formation attacks.
Accuse system and observation to aim at a system as to fire, its exit edition was to rot really extremely. Nevertheless, version of Russian army for private use is to have move what shoot ability to moving certainly, and also have night fighting capacity. Can say, the integrated ability of T72 reached the level of the 3rd acting tank. However, the experience of Iraqi war breaks the fame of T72 so that smash however.
In Iraqi war, army of U.S. Army armor with the loss the cost of 18 M1, destroy 2000 Iraq tank, include a lot of T72 among them. From this, t72 becomes tattered pronoun. Nevertheless, if know the designs utility and Iraqi war environment of T72 seriously, know actually people treated unjustly it.
The time that T72 enlists in army, the strategy of Russia army still is assault of big depth armor, the intent is to use armor army to shine quickly attack Europe, measure crushing west forcibly thoroughly. Below this thought guidance, t72 is belonged to cheap product, a large number of OK and fast production, use purpose is to become a group to use, all adversary that hold back are shattered on big Campagna. Rely on the advantage of an amount and enough and powerful firepower, although have a loss, su Jun also can use such tank with one action to shatter Europe.
But arrived Iraqi war, situation becomes completely different. Sa amounts to Mu army to regard T72 as individual brunt tank is used, fight with what independent tank goes defying clearing joins western army. Even if on the amount, t72 is not dominant also, under the empty actor that should not say to be in the other side more. And its adversary also is the M1 system with that the most advanced age, deficient uranium is played and deficient uranous armour is not saying to play. Adding the T72 that exports Iraq is the technology is cut down edition, the trade that made side with sb without reservation finally is compared.
Weapon must by appropriate use, if disregard reality to be thrown into battlefield at will, can pay heavy price. This says on dot meaning, t72 was to did the scapegoat that Iraqi army fails to stop nevertheless.
