The T-72 Adra (Arabic: تي -72 عدرا) or 'Mahmia' is a Syrian tank. It is a domestic upgrade to the T-72M1 that features slat armor, spaced armor, and chains to provide 360 degree protection from RPGs. [1]

Damascus is an area where tank combat is most famous, due to the famous Mahmia (AKA Adra) and Shafrah T-72 armor upgrades. An estimated 700 T-72s are believed to have been delivered to Syria in four batches. The first two batches came from the USSR.

The T-72 has been in extensive use in the Syrian Civil War by the Syrian Arab Army since 2011. Several captured units have been used by anti-government forces, including the rebel Free Syrian Army, and jihadist groups such as the Islamic Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

2017年2月25日 · T-72 Mahmia (meaning “shielded/protected” in Arabic) is an unofficial name for up-armored T-72s from the Syrian Civil War. These tanks are Syrian Arab Army (government forces) T-72s that have been fitted with additional armor – mostly cages, chains, and spaced armor (reported by an SAA source to actually be some type of simple composite ...

This is an inventory of military equipment of the Syrian Arab Army. [1] The organization and military doctrine of the Syrian Armed Forces followed a mix of French and Western influences as the Soviet Union closely guarded its operational principles and …

2015年4月30日 · Syria was eager to use the T-72 after the poor performance of the older T-62 during the 1967 and 1973 wars with Israel. The majority of the T-72s were held back in Syria as a strategic reserve, and only a few T-72s engaged in combat with Israeli armor in the 1980s.

2017年4月13日 · "Shafrah" is a collective name for a set of Syrian T-72s with additional armor intended to protect them against rocket-propelled grenades.

2015年4月16日 · Syria was eager to use the T-72 after the poor performance of the older T-62 during the 1967 and 1973 wars with Israel. The majority of the T-72s were held back in Syria as a strategic reserve, and only a few T-72s engaged in combat with Israeli armor in the 1980s.

The Syrian Civil War took its toll on Syria’s T-72 fleet, with many tanks being lost in intense urban combat. To try to reduce these losses, while under an arms embargo, Syria developed the 'Adra' upgrade for their T-72 tanks in the town of Adra.

2016年11月6日 · The Syrian Arab Army's fleet of T-55(A)MV has traditionally been concentrated along the Golan Heights, and although outdated when compared to Israeli armour currently in service, one could argue their combat effectiveness could surpass that of …