28 January 2007

T-72M


The T-72M is the export model of the T-72A which was deployed in large numbers by Warsaw Pact nations in the Cold War. This example is likely to be an ex-East German example.

The T-72 first entered service in 1971 and was the low-end component of the high-low mix. Armed with a 125mm gun considered to be 'highly destructive', the T-72 appeared to have enjoyed little battlefield success instead, it enjoyed commercial success with more than 50,000 built.

Tank Museum, Bovington: July 2006 Posted by Picasa

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