T-72AV (TURMS-T)
This page is about the Russian medium tank T-72AV (TURMS-T). For other versions, see T-72 (Family). |
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Description
The T-72AV (TURMS-T) is a premium gift rank VII Soviet medium tank with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".
General info
Survivability and armour
The T-72AV is a modernized version of the Soviet-made main battle tank T-72A. The Kontakt-1 ERA on the front of the turret is no longer directly mounted on it and is instead mounted on structural steel supports that form a slight arrow shape, it is also fitted with the Turms-T fire control system.
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull)
- Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Engine exhaust)
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hull | Front glacis (Composite) (69°)
80 mm (60°) Lower glacis |
70-80 mm (0°) Top 20 mm (32°) Bottom |
40 mm (0-60°) Top 40 mm (30°) Middle 20 mm (29-55°) Bottom |
30 mm (89°) Front 20 mm (88-90°) Engine deck 5 mm Engine grille |
Turret | Front (Composite) (1-76°)
150 - 400 mm (5-70°) Gun mantlet |
180 - 240 mm (0-69°) | 65 mm (1-89°) | 45 mm (66-86°) 30 mm (66-77°) Gunner and Ejection hatch 100 mm (90°) Commander's hatch |
Cupola | 40 mm (2°) | 40 mm (6°) | 40 mm (3°) | 40 mm (90°) 45 mm TURMS-T module |
Notes:
- Kontakt-1 ERA mounted on turret front, hull front and hull sides present 5 mm effective protection against kinetic energy munitions, while presenting 370 mm effective protection against chemical energy munitions.
- Belly armour of the T-72AV (TURMS-T) is 20 mm thick.
- Track armour is 30 mm thick, while suspension wheels are 20 mm thick.
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 | 43 | 1209 | 1,488 | 28.12 | 34.6 |
Realistic | 60 | 5 | 690 | 780 | 16.05 | 18.14 |
Modifications and economy
Armaments
Main armament
125 mm 2A46M | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
Arcade | 44 | -6°/+13° | ±180° | Two-plane | 19.0 | 26.4 | 32.0 | 35.4 | 37.6 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
Realistic | 11.9 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 20.0 |
Ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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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 | ||
3BK12M | HEATFS | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 |
3OF26 | HE | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
3BM22 | APFSDS | 425 | 420 | 415 | 405 | 393 | 380 |
3BM42 | APFSDS | 479 | 477 | 470 | 462 | 453 | 445 |
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% | |||||||
3BK12M | HEATFS | 905 | 19 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2,530 | 65° | 72° | 77° |
3OF26 | HE | 850 | 23 | 0 | 0.1 | 5,240 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
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° |
Ammo racks
Full
ammo |
1st
rack empty |
2nd
rack empty |
3rd
rack empty |
4th
rack empty |
Visual
discrepancy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 41 (+3) | 39 (+5) | 22(+22) | 0 (+44) | No |
Machine guns
12.7 mm NSVT | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Pintle | 300 (150) | 700 | -4°/+75° | ±180° |
7.62 mm PKT | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
Coaxial | 2,000 (250) | 700 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in battles
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Second generation thermal sights for both gunner and commander
- Capable of firing every 7.1 seconds and because of autoloader mechanism even after losing a crew member or being on fire gun, the reload speed will not change
- Low profile, easy to hide
- Can use ESS and shoot through it with thermal sights
- Extremely armoured turret can eat modern APFSDS even when uptiered
- ERA offers excellent protection against ATGMS and powerful HEAT shells
- Gun offers a lot of ammunition variants, including HEATFS used to hull break lighter vehicles and big HE round that when placed properly could destroy even Leopard 2A6 from the front, as well as access to 3BM42
- Commander's thermals - a feature highly uncommon amongst Soviet/Russian vehicles
- 3BM42 has high muzzle velocity - long range targets are much easier to hit
Cons:
- "CONTACT-1" explosive reactive armour, offers no protection against kinetic rounds
- Explosive reactive armour can be rapidly shot off with 12.7 and 20 mm gunfire
- Only 3 crew members that are compactly located inside the tank, resulting in a well-placed shot knocking out the entire tank
- Very slow reverse speed of only -4 km/h
- The mechanized ammo rack is located in the middle of the tank right underneath the commander and gunner, resulting in quick ammo detonation when shot from the sides
- Sides offer low protection making the task to angle tank properly a lot harder
- Turret has weak spots that can disable the gun and exposing the LFP is a one-shot death wish
- Hull armour is the same as on the 9.3 T-72A: it can easily be penetrated by most of the guns you face
- Not as mobile as the competition it faces
- Slower reload compared to the opposition
History
Devblog
The T-72AV (TURMS-T) is a Soviet T-72AV tank modernized for the Syrian army. The TURMS fire control system, developed by the Italian company Officine Galileo, was previously used on C1 Ariete tanks. In the early 2000's, this fire control system was adopted for the T-72.
The system significantly improves the tank's vision capabilities, thanks to the commander's panoramic sight. It also features a high-quality thermal imaging gunner's sight, which allows the tank to effectively perform combat missions at night and in poor visibility conditions. By 2006, 122 TURMS kits were produced for the Syrian army.
Media
See also
- T-72A - Base variant of the T-72AV (TURMS-T).
- Other T-72 vehicles:
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