The basic T-72 is relatively underpowered, with a 780 hp (580 kW) supercharged version of the basic 500 hp (370 kW) V12 diesel engine originally designed for the World War II-era T-34.

2020年12月11日 · The export version of the T-72B, the T-72S has a new engine and suspension system and is configured for mounting explosive reactive armour (ERA). The tank is fitted with a 125mm D-81 smoothbore gun, a 7.62mm co-axial machine gun and a 12.7mm air defence machine gun mounted on the commander’s cupola.

It was based around the V-64 engine and drawn by chief engineer Leonid Kartsev (Objekt 172), and later refined by Valeri Venediktov as a prototype built for testing (Objekt 172M). It began its trial session in 1971, and proceed until 1973.

2022年4月13日 · The T-72B3M MBT is powered by a new V-92S2F engine in place of the old 780hp diesel engine. Manufactured by ChTZ-URALTRAK, the new engine is coupled to an automatic transmission system and improved drivetrain.

2024年10月8日 · The T-72 was the most common tank used by the Soviet Army from the 1970s to the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was also exported to other Warsaw Pact countries, as well as Finland, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yugoslavia, as well as being copied elsewhere, both with and without licenses.

Engine: The T-72B3M is equipped with a V-92S2F diesel engine with a power of 1130 hp, which ensures high maneuverability and speed of the tank. The maximum speed on the highway is 60 km / h,...

Ukrainian T-72A upgrade with ERA, a new engine, and additional smoke grenade launchers. The T-72AG upgrade has a 1200-hp engine, Shtora-1 ATGM jammer, and 1G46 (T-80U) FCS with thermal night sights.

The T-72B1 is powered by a multi-fuel V-12 piston air-cooled 840 hp engine that will run on three fuels: Diesel, Benzene or Kerosene. Two 200-liter auxiliary fuel drums can be fitted on the rear of the hull. The T-72 can be fitted with a snorkel for deep fording, and takes about 20 minutes to prepare for amphibious use.

The T-72 tank served as a base for the development of a series of tracked vehicles for military use, such as the T-72K and T-72AK command tanks, BREM-1 recovery and repair vehicle, MTU-72 bridge-laying tank, IMR-2 obstacle clearing engineer vehicle, etc.

2019年2月19日 · The T-72 main battle tank has been produced, under license, in Iran, Iraq, India, Poland, Czechoslovakia and the former Yugoslavia. It is currently being used by many countries around the world, such as Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Macedonia, Myanmar, India, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and possibly, North Korea.