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t-72b4 is an upgraded variant of the t 72b 3 main battle tank mbt developed by eurovag and
zavod research and production corporation the t-72b 3m tank was exhibited for the
first time to the public during the 2014 tank bivalon world championship held in october 2014
the first batch of 20 upgraded tanks entered service with the western military district of
the russian army in february 2017. the first e 72b 3m tank was inducted into service by
the belarusian armed forces in june 2017 t72b 3m design and featuresque the layout of the t
72b 3m is identical to that of the standard t 72 with driver's cabinet forward hull finding
compartment in the center and the power pack at the rear the tank is manned by a crew of three
including a driver a commander and a gunner the middle section of the forward hall houses the
driver while the turret accommodates the other two crew members the mbt features
an advanced fire control system and a new thermal sight the mobility and combat characteristics of
the tank have also been improved to compete with the most advanced tanks worldwide
the t-72b 3m tank is equipped with radio systems for encrypted digital voice and data transfer
snorkels for deep forwarding and a built-in blade for self-entrenching it also features
a rear-view camera and a mechanical draw display system the t-72b 3m is armed with a 2a46 m5
mm smoothbore gun which is an advanced version of the 2a46m cannon it can fire a range of ammunition
including armor piercing discarding sabbat apps high explosive fragmentation hef and
high explosive anti-tank heat as well as 9m 119 reflects nato codename at 11 sniper guided
anti-tank missiles the projectiles and missiles are loaded by an autoloader the 11 sniper missile
has a maximum range of 4000 m and can engage tanks fitted with explosive reactive armor the secondary
armament includes a coaxial 7.62 mm pktm machine gun and a roof mounted 12.7 mm nsv heavy machine
gun the turret is also mounted with a bank of eight smoke grenade dischargers the guided
missiles fitted to the modernized mbt can destroy static and mobile targets during day and night at
ranges up to 5000 m observation and fire control the commander is provided with a new panoramic
site with thermal vision the site includes a day channel a laser range finder and image intensifier
to observe the battlefield search for targets and assign them to the gunner and direct the turret
the fire control system is interfaced with sasta use siding system and a digital ballistic computer
that automates the shock preparation process and improves firing accuracy significantly
the sasna use side includes a second generation thermal imaging camera laser rangefinder and a
channel for missile guidance the t72b 3mmbt is mounted with the new relict explosive reactive
armor era replacing the previous contact 5 second generation era the new armor offers superior
protection against jake charges tandem warheads armor piercing fins stabilized discarding sabbat
apps rounds anti-tank guided missiles as well as low velocity and high velocity missiles
the side skirts are hinged with large flat era modules the tank is also equipped with an over
pressure type nuclear biological and chemical nbc protection system the t72b 3mmbt is powered
by a new v92s 2f engine in place of the old 780 hp diesel end manufactured by chtz ural track
the new engine is coupled to an automatic transmission system and improved drivetrain
it develops a maximum power output of 1130 hp the power plant provides a maximum road speed of 60 km
h and a maximum range of 550 km the tank features torsion bar suspension
and running gear on either side of the hull with six road wheels with the idler
forward and drive sprocket at the rear the inside of the track is supported by three return rollers