T-72B1MS White Eagle MBT

Main Battle Tank Russia

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Description

The T-72B1MS dubbed “White Eagle” is an upgraded version of the T-72B MBT Main Battle Tank that was unveiled in Moscow during the defense exhibition “Engineer Technologies” in June 2012. The tank was developed, designed and manufactured by the Russian Company UralVagonZavod. The T-721B1MS features new armour and is equipped with new optics and combat equipment. Currently, only this version in the T-72 tank family is fitted with a remotely operated weapon station mounted on the top of the turret. This new modernized version of the T-72 was specially designed for the export market. In June 2016, 20 T-72B1MS MBTs were delivered to Nicaragua. The Latin American country has planned to purchase a total of 50 T-72B1MS MBTs. In January 2019, Laos has shown a number of T-72B1MS during a military parade in the capital. There is no official information about the delivery of the T-72B1MS to the Laos Armed Forces. In November 2020, Serbia has received the first batch of T-72B1MS from Russia. In November 2020, Vietnam has announced its interest to acquire Russian T-72B1MS. Serbian army has unveiled its new T-72B1MS White Eagle on November 28, 2020. 

T-72B1MS White Eagle variants:

No variants at this time


Technical Data

Armament
The T-72B1MS White Eagle keeps the same armament of the T-72 MBT series including one 2A46 125mm smoothbore gun able to fire different types of ammunition including armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS), high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) and high-explosive fragmentation (HEF) projectiles. The tank is fitted with an automatic loading system mounted on the turret floor and also on the rear wall of the turret. The projectile is loaded in the lower half of a carrier, the cartridge and propellant in the upper half. The carousel carries 24 ready use projectiles. The tank`s 125mm 2A45 gun is equipped with new stabilizer. One 7.62mm machine gun is mounted coaxially to the right of the main armament. Back of the commander hatch, there is one remotely operated weapon station armed with one 12.7mm 6P49 Kord heavy machine gun. On the left side of the turret, there is eight smoke grenade dischargers.
Design and protection
The design of the T-72B1MS White Eagle is similar to the original T-72 divided into three compartments with driver position at the front, turret in the center, and the power pack at the rear. This tank has a crew of three with a driver, commander and gunner located in the turret on the right and left side. The turret has conventional cast armor with a maximum thickness of 280 mm, the nose is about 80 mm thick and the glacis is of new laminate armor 200 mm thick, which when inclined gives between 500 and 600 mm of protection. To increase protection against HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) ammunition, the tank is fitted with the Kontakt-1 Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) mounted on each side of the hull and around the turret. The T-72B1MS can be also fitted with wire cage armor mounted at the rear and on the side of the turret to offer more protection against anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attacks.
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The turret is fitted with ERA Kontakt-1 Explosive Reactive Armor
Mobility
The T-72B1MS White Eagle is powered by a B-84MS Diesel engine. It can run at a maximum road speed of 60 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 700 km. The torsion bar suspension consists on each side of six road wheels with the idler at the front, drive sprocket at the rear and three return rollers supporting the inside of the track only. Shock-absorbers are fitted at the first, second and sixth roadwheel stations. The upper part of the suspension is protected by skirt plate’s cover by reactive armor bricks.
Accessories
The T-72B1MS White Eagle main battle tank has received PN-72U Sosna-U day/night gunner`s sight. Commander`s seat is equipped with PKP-72 Falcon`s Eye (Sokolinyi Glaz) panoramic sight with third-generation thermal imager mounted at the rear of the left side of the turret. The T-72B1MS is also equipped with an automatic target tracking system, chassis information-management system, auxiliary power unit (APU), and combined GPS/GLONASS navigation system.
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The T-72B1MS White Eagle is equipped with a panoramic sight mounted at the rear of the gunner hatch.

Specifications

Armament Armor
One 125 mm cannon, one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, and remotely operated weapon station 12.7mm caliber Standard protection against firing of small arms and artillery shell splinters. ERA  Kontakt-1 and in option wire cage armor
Country users Weight
Laos,  Nicaragua, Serbia, Vietnam 47,300 kg
Designer Country Speed
Russia 60 km/h
Accessories Range
Automatic fire control system, Sosna-U day/night gunner`s sight, panoramic sight for commander, GPS navigation system 700 km
Crew Dimensions
3 Length: 9.54 m; Width: 3.59 m; Height: ? m

Details View

 
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