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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The T-72B is an up-armored and up-gunned version of the T-72A. Although this does not protect the "weak spots" that most Soviet tanks have (weak lower front plate, driver optics ect). The T-72B has more armour on the upper plate of the hull, that provides around 500mm to 900mm of armour protection.
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The T-72B is an up-armoured and up-gunned version of the T-72A. Although this does not protect the "weak spots" that most Soviet tanks have (weak lower front plate, driver optics ect). The T-72B has more armour on the upper plate of the hull, that provides around 500mm to 900mm of armour protection.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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The T-72B is armed with the same 125 mm cannon found in the [[T-80B]], with its 3BM42 "Mango" round proving competitive against other Rank VII offerings. As with previous Russian MBTs, the main gun is auto-loaded, so the loss of a crew member does not affect the loading times and the 7.1-second loading speed is competitive when compared to the 120 mm guns on the Leopard 2A5 and M1A2 Abrams. One notable perk of the auto-loader mechanism is that the gun will be reloaded even if the gunner is knocked out, if you're fighting a fire, or repairing. It does however also come with the drawbacks of a reload time that cannot be improved, the large ammo carousel concentric with the turret, and the chance of a single penetrating shot detonating the ammo racks. Another thing to note, since update 1.97 if the tanks battery runs out of power, the auto loader will not function and the cannon will need to be manually loaded, which is a much slower process.
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{{main|2A46M-1 (125 mm)}}
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The T-72B is armed with the same 125 mm cannon found in the [[T-80B]], with its 3BM42 "Mango" round proving competitive against other Rank VII offerings. As with previous Russian MBTs, the main gun is auto-loaded, so the loss of a crew member does not affect the loading times and the 7.1-second loading speed is competitive when compared to the 120 mm guns on the Leopard 2A5 and M1A2 Abrams. One notable perk of the auto-loader mechanism is that the gun will be reloaded even if the gunner is knocked out, if you're fighting a fire, or repairing. It does however also come with the drawbacks of a reload time that cannot be improved, the large ammo carousel concentric with the turret, and the chance of a single penetrating shot detonating the ammo racks. Another thing to note, since update 1.97 if the tank's battery runs out of power, the auto loader will not function and the cannon will need to be manually loaded, which is a much slower process.
  
 
As with the T-80B and T-64B, the T-72B can launch missiles out of its gun. Unlike the previous two vehicles though, it gets the upgraded 9M119 which has 700 mm of penetration compared to the previous ATGM's 650 mm penetration. These ATGM's can prove useful for shooting over hills to hit a hiding enemy or to engage helicopters or low-flying aircraft.
 
As with the T-80B and T-64B, the T-72B can launch missiles out of its gun. Unlike the previous two vehicles though, it gets the upgraded 9M119 which has 700 mm of penetration compared to the previous ATGM's 650 mm penetration. These ATGM's can prove useful for shooting over hills to hit a hiding enemy or to engage helicopters or low-flying aircraft.
  
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|-
 
|-
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! colspan="6" |[[2A46M-1 (125 mm)|125 mm 2A46M-1]]
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! colspan="5" | [[2A46M-1 (125 mm)|125 mm 2A46M-1]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
|-
 
|-
−
! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! rowspan="1" |Vertical  
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
−
guidance
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! rowspan="1" |Horizontal  
 
−
guidance
 
−
! rowspan="1" |Stabilizer
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="3" |45||-6°/+13°||±180°||Two-plane
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! ''Arcade''
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|}
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| rowspan="2" | 45 || rowspan="2" | -6°/+14° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 22.8 || 26.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 7.10
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="6" |Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! ''Realistic''
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| 14.3 || 16.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
 
|-
 
|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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|}
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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==== Ammunition ====
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|''Arcade''||22.8||26.9||__.__||__.__||__.__
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
 
|-
 
|-
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|''Realistic''|| 14.3 |14.3||16.8||__.__||__.__||__.__ 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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|} 
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="4" |Reloading rate (seconds)
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| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 425 || 420 || 415 || 405 || 393 || 380
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
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| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 479 || 477 || 470 || 462 || 453 || 445
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|7.1||7.1||7.1||7.1
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| 3BK18M || HEATFS || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550 || 550
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|}
 
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'''Ammunition'''
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
 
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! colspan="8" |Penetration statistics
 
 
|-
 
|-
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! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
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| 3OF26 || HE || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42 || 42
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! rowspan="2" |Type of 
 
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warhead
 
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! colspan="6" |'''Penetration''' ''in mm'' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
!10m
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| 9M119 || ATGM || 700 || 700 || 700 || 700 || 700 || 700
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!100m
 
−
!500m
 
−
!1000m
 
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!1500m
 
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!2000m
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|3BM22||APFSDS||425||420||415||405||392||380
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="10" | Shell details
 
|-
 
|-
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|3BM42||APFSDS||479||477||470||462||453||445
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 
|-
 
|-
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|3BK18M||HEATFS||550||550||550||550||550||550
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
|-
 
|-
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|3OF26||HE||47||47||47||47||47||47
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| 3BM22 || APFSDS || 1,760 || 4.83 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 76° || 77° || 80°
 
|-
 
|-
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|9M119||ATGM||650||650||650||650||650||650
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| 3BM42 || APFSDS || 1,700 || 4.85 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
 
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! colspan="11" |Shell details
 
 
|-
 
|-
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! rowspan="2" |Ammunition
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| 3BK18M || HEATFS || 905 || 19.0 || N/A || 0.1 || 2,790 || 65° || 72° || 77°
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! rowspan="2" |Type of 
 
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warhead
 
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity
 
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in m/s
 
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile
 
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Mass in kg
 
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! rowspan="2" |''Fuse delayin m:''
 
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! rowspan="2" |''Fuse sensitivityin mm:''
 
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! rowspan="2" |''Explosive Mass in g(TNT equivalent):''
 
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! rowspan="2" |''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
 
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! colspan="3" |''Ricochet:''
 
 
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|-
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!0%
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| 3OF26 || HE || 850 || 23.0 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 5,240 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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!50%
 
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!100%
 
 
|-
 
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|3BM22||APFSDS||1,760||4.83||N/A||N/A||N/A||°||76°||77°||78°
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| 9M119 || ATGM || 400 || 23.3 || N/A || 0.01 || 3,600 || 80° || 82° || 90°
 
|-
 
|-
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|3BM42||APFSDS||1,700||4.85||N/A||N/A||N/A||°||78°||80°||81°
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
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|3BK18M||HEATFS||905||19||0.0||0.1||2,790||°||65°||72°||75°
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! Full<br>ammo
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! 1st<br>rack empty
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! 2nd<br>rack empty
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! 3rd<br>rack empty
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! 4th<br>rack empty
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! 5th<br>rack empty
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! 6th<br>rack empty
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! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
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|-
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|3OF26||HE||850||23||0.1||0.5||5,780||+0°||79°||80°||81°
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| '''45''' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __ ''(+__)'' || __
 
|-
 
|-
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|9M112||ATGM||400||27.5||0.0||0.01||3,600||+0°||80°||82°||90°
 
 
|}
 
|}
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=== Additional armament ===
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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The T-72B has access to a coaxial PKT 7.76 machine gun and a 12.7mm NSVT anti aircraft machine gun, which is mounted above the commanders hatch. The PKT is rarely useful in top tier matches, but the NSVT can be quite useful. The NSVT has 29mm of penetration, allowing it to damage some light vehicles like IFVs and enemy SPAA. Additionally it is useful to engage enemy helicopters when they come close. Machine guns can also be used to try and shoot down enemy ATGMs, but this is unreliable. They can also be used to shoot the ground in front of the tank for a quick smoke screen of sorts, confusing the enemy and blocking their view for a clean shot.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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The T-72B has access to a coaxial PKT 7.76 mm machine gun and a 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun, which is mounted above the commander's hatch. The PKT is rarely useful in top tier matches, but the NSVT can be quite useful. The NSVT has 29 mm of penetration, allowing it to damage some light vehicles like IFVs and enemy SPAA. Additionally it is useful to engage enemy helicopters when they come close. Machine guns can also be used to try and shoot down enemy ATGMs, but this is unreliable. They can also be used to shoot the ground in front of the tank for a quick smoke screen of sorts, confusing the enemy and blocking their view for a clean shot.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="7" |[[PKT (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm PKT]]
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! colspan="5" | [[NSVT (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm NSVT]]
 
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|-
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! colspan="7" |''Coaxial mount''
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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| Pintle || 300 (150) || 700 || -10°/+60° || ±180°
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! rowspan="1" |Fire rate
 
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(shots/minute)
 
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! rowspan="1" |Vertical
 
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guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" |Horizontal
 
−
guidance
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="4" |1,250 (250)||700||N/A||N/A
 
 
|}
 
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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|-
 
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! colspan="7" |[[NSVT (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm NSVT]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="7" |''Pintle mount''
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! colspan="5" | [[PKT (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm PKT]]
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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! rowspan="1" |Fire rate  
 
−
(shots/minute)
 
−
! rowspan="1" |Vertical  
 
−
guidance
 
−
! rowspan="1" |Horizontal  
 
−
guidance
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="4" |300 (150)||700||-10°/+60°||±180°
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| Coaxial || 2,000 (250) || 700 || N/A || N/A
 
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|-
 
|}
 
|}
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Excellent armor protection
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* Excellent armour protection
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* KONTAKT-1 ERA coverage to front and sides
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* CONTACT-1 ERA coverage to front and sides
 
* Powerful main armament with autoloader, 3BM42 round, and laser rangefinder
 
* Powerful main armament with autoloader, 3BM42 round, and laser rangefinder
 
* Good stock round 3BM22
 
* Good stock round 3BM22
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Lack of suitable reverse speed (-4 kph)
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* Lack of suitable reverse speed (-4 km/h)
 
* Lack of thermals at rank VI
 
* Lack of thermals at rank VI
 
* Lack of survivability (Small crew count and cramped interior, large ammo rack)
 
* Lack of survivability (Small crew count and cramped interior, large ammo rack)
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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{{Youtube-gallery|V3Gfl_N4JV8|'''The Shooting Range #192''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:32 discusses the T-72B.}}
 
{{Youtube-gallery|V3Gfl_N4JV8|'''The Shooting Range #192''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:32 discusses the T-72B.}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
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* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
  
 
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* [[wt:en/news/6614-development-t-72b-necessary-improvements-en|[Devblog] T-72B: Necessary Improvements]]
 
* [[wt:en/news/6614-development-t-72b-necessary-improvements-en|[Devblog] T-72B: Necessary Improvements]]
  
 
{{USSR medium tanks}}
 
{{USSR medium tanks}}

Revision as of 09:21, 27 May 2020

T-72B
ussr_t_72b.png
T-72B
USSR flag.png USSR
VII Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
10.3 10.3 10.3
Class:
Research:260 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:710 000 Specs-Card-Lion.png
This page is about the Soviet medium tank T-72B. For the other version, see T-72A.

Description

GarageImage T-72B.jpg


The T-72B is a rank VII Soviet medium tank with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

The T-72B is an up-armoured and up-gunned version of the T-72A. Although this does not protect the "weak spots" that most Soviet tanks have (weak lower front plate, driver optics ect). The T-72B has more armour on the upper plate of the hull, that provides around 500mm to 900mm of armour protection.

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 67 5 44.5 1,302 1,603 29.26 36.02
Realistic 60 5 743 840 16.7 18.88

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 2A46M-1 (125 mm)

The T-72B is armed with the same 125 mm cannon found in the T-80B, with its 3BM42 "Mango" round proving competitive against other Rank VII offerings. As with previous Russian MBTs, the main gun is auto-loaded, so the loss of a crew member does not affect the loading times and the 7.1-second loading speed is competitive when compared to the 120 mm guns on the Leopard 2A5 and M1A2 Abrams. One notable perk of the auto-loader mechanism is that the gun will be reloaded even if the gunner is knocked out, if you're fighting a fire, or repairing. It does however also come with the drawbacks of a reload time that cannot be improved, the large ammo carousel concentric with the turret, and the chance of a single penetrating shot detonating the ammo racks. Another thing to note, since update 1.97 if the tank's battery runs out of power, the auto loader will not function and the cannon will need to be manually loaded, which is a much slower process.

As with the T-80B and T-64B, the T-72B can launch missiles out of its gun. Unlike the previous two vehicles though, it gets the upgraded 9M119 which has 700 mm of penetration compared to the previous ATGM's 650 mm penetration. These ATGM's can prove useful for shooting over hills to hit a hiding enemy or to engage helicopters or low-flying aircraft.

125 mm 2A46M-1 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 45 -6°/+14° ±180° Two-plane 22.8 26.9 __.__ __.__ __.__ 7.10 7.10 7.10 7.10
Realistic 14.3 16.8 __.__ __.__ __.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
3BM22 APFSDS 425 420 415 405 393 380
3BM42 APFSDS 479 477 470 462 453 445
3BK18M HEATFS 550 550 550 550 550 550
3OF26 HE 42 42 42 42 42 42
9M119 ATGM 700 700 700 700 700 700
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
3BM22 APFSDS 1,760 4.83 N/A N/A N/A 76° 77° 80°
3BM42 APFSDS 1,700 4.85 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
3BK18M HEATFS 905 19.0 N/A 0.1 2,790 65° 72° 77°
3OF26 HE 850 23.0 0.1 0.1 5,240 79° 80° 81°
9M119 ATGM 400 23.3 N/A 0.01 3,600 80° 82° 90°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
45 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Machine guns

Main articles: NSVT (12.7 mm), PKT (7.62 mm)

The T-72B has access to a coaxial PKT 7.76 mm machine gun and a 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun, which is mounted above the commander's hatch. The PKT is rarely useful in top tier matches, but the NSVT can be quite useful. The NSVT has 29 mm of penetration, allowing it to damage some light vehicles like IFVs and enemy SPAA. Additionally it is useful to engage enemy helicopters when they come close. Machine guns can also be used to try and shoot down enemy ATGMs, but this is unreliable. They can also be used to shoot the ground in front of the tank for a quick smoke screen of sorts, confusing the enemy and blocking their view for a clean shot.

12.7 mm NSVT
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 300 (150) 700 -10°/+60° ±180°
7.62 mm PKT
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 2,000 (250) 700 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive 3BK18M
II Suspension Brake System FPE NVD Adjustment of Fire Laser rangefinder
III Filters Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade Elevation Mechanism 9M119
IV Transmission Engine ESS Artillery Support 3BM42

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Excellent armour protection
  • CONTACT-1 ERA coverage to front and sides
  • Powerful main armament with autoloader, 3BM42 round, and laser rangefinder
  • Good stock round 3BM22
  • Barrel launched ATGMs
  • ESS and smoke grenades

Cons:

  • Lack of suitable reverse speed (-4 km/h)
  • Lack of thermals at rank VI
  • Lack of survivability (Small crew count and cramped interior, large ammo rack)
  • Inadequate gun depression

History

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Media

The Shooting Range #192 - Metal Beasts section at 00:32 discusses the T-72B.

See also

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  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links


USSR medium tanks
T-28  T-28 (1938) · T-28 · T-28E
T-34-76  T-34 (Prototype) · T-34 (1940) · T-34 (1941) · T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-34 (1942) · T-34E STZ · T-34E
T-34-57  T-34-57 · T-34-57 (1943)
T-34-85  T-34-85 (D-5T) · T-34-85 · T-34-85E
T-34-100  T-34-100
T-44  T-44 · T-44-100 · T-44-122
T-54  T-54 (1947) · T-54 (1949) · T-54 (1951)
T-55  TO-55 · T-55A · T-55AM-1 · T-55AMD-1
T-62  T-62 · T-62M-1
T-64  Object 435 · T-64A (1971) · T-64B
T-72  T-72A · T-72AV (TURMS-T) · T-72B · T-72B (1989) · T-72B3 · T-72M2 Moderna
T-80  T-80B · T-80U · T-80UD · T-80UK · T-80UM2 · Т-80U-Е1 · T-80BVM · Object 292
T-90  Т-90А · T-90M
Trophies/Lend-Lease 
Germany  ▂T-III · ▂T-V
Great Britain  ▂МК-IX "Valentine"
USA  ▂M3 Medium · ▂M4A2

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