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One of the best modifications of T-72B tanks, with heavy Kontakt-5 reactive armor, and ATGM capability. Capable of destroying targets on 5km in range.
"During the tests we used only the weapons which existed with NATO armies during the last decade of the Cold War to determine how effective such weapons would have been against these examples of modern Soviet tank design. Our results were completely unexpected. When fitted to the T-72A1 and B1 the 'heavy' ERA made them immune to the DU (Depleted Uranium) penetrators of the M829A1 APFSDS (used by the 120 mm guns of US M1 Abrams tanks), which are among the most formidable of current tank gun projectiles. We also tested the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger (the gun of the A-10 Thunderbolt II Strike Plane), the 30mm M320 (the gun of the AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter) and a range of standard NATO Anti Tank Guided Missiles – all with the same result of no penetration or effective destruction of the test vehicles.
By Richard M. Ogorkiewicz, one of biggest NATO experts.
That tank is tank, took an APFSDS round and lived?!
Yes, read what I wrote in description. It is official NATO report after they test this tank with early version of Kontakt-5 ERA. His turret is designed to withstand direct hit of ATGM too.