T-72

T-72
Bulgarian T-72
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1971–present
Production history
Designer	Leonid Kartsev-Valeri Venediktov
Designed	1967–1973
Manufacturer	Uralvagonzavod
Unit cost	30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles (US$1–2 million) (in 2009)[1]
Produced	1971–present
Number built	25,000+
Specifications (T-72A[3][2])
Weight	41.5 tonnes (45.7 short tons)
Length	9.53 m (31 ft 3 in) gun forward 6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) hull
Width	3.59 m (11 ft 9 in)
Height	2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Crew	3
Armour	steel and composite armour
Main armament	125 mm 2A46M smoothbore gun
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coax machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun
Engine	V-12 diesel 780 hp (582 kw)
Power/weight	18.8 hp/t
Transmission	Synchromesh, hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears.
Suspension	torsion bar
Ground clearance	0.49 m (19 in)
Fuel capacity	1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)
Operational range	460 km (290 mi), 700 km (430 mi) with fuel drums
Speed	60 km/h (37 mph)[2]