The KPz T-72S1 is a East German Main Battle Tank that appears in Wargame: Red Dragon.
History[]
The T-72S Obr. 1987 "Shilden" is a export version of T-72B with only 155 Kontakt-1 ERA bricks, simplified NBC system, and without anti-radiation lining. The S1 variant lost the capability to shoot Svir ATGM.[1]
During the 39th meeting of the Military Scientific and Technical Council in Warsaw in April 1989, NVA planned to receive T-72S from Romania production in 1995. With the German reunification this never happened.
Overview[]
T-72S1 is basically identical with T-72S, except it traded its ATGM for a lower 120-point cost, and quite importantly, can be used in Mechanized decks instead of only Armored.
The three types of Eastern Bloc T-72S share the same in-game stats, and they don't have a direct Soviet prototype, but rather a middle ground between T-72B Obr. 1987 (110) and Obr. 1989 (140): its protection is similar with obr. 1987 with 1 less Side Armor being the only difference, and its armaments is identical with obr. 1989.
NATO opponents with similar levels to the T-72S are M1A1 Abrams (115) and Leopard 2A4 (130). The latter two types of tanks have same stats on main gun, which has a better Accuracy/Stabilizer (65%/60%) and slightly higher RoF (9 RPM), but AP Power (19) and HE Power (3) are lower. The differences in Armor basically follow the sequence of costs, except for NATO tanks where the Top Armor is 3, the Size is Big, and the Autonomy is also shorter.
Weapons[]
| Weapons | 
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| Type | Main Gun | MMG | No Weapon |
| Name | 2A46M | NSVT | |
| Caliber | [KE] [AoE] 125mm |
12.7mm |
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| Ammo | x 24 | x 1000 | |
| Range | Ground = 2275 m Helicopters = N/A m  Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 1050 m Helicopters = 875 m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 50% | 15% | |
| Stabilizer | 40% | 5% | |
| AP Power | 20 | N/A | |
| HE Power | 4 | 0.75 | |
| Suppression | 144 | 90 | |
| Rate of fire | 8 r/min | 652 r/min |
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