| T-72 | T-72A | T-72B1 | T-72B | T-72B obr. 1987 | T-72B obr. 1989 | T-72BU | T-72K1 |
The Soviet T-72B obr. 1989 is a variant of the T-72B. It was first introduced in Wargame: Red Dragon.
History[]
The T-72B Obr. 1989 was the one of the last major T-72 variants to be mass produced before the collapse of the Soviet Union. The T-72B Obr. 1989 was the most advanced T-72 variant at the time of its introduction.
The armament of the T-72B Obr. 1989 used the standard 2A46M 125mm cannon, firing either APFS-DS (almost certainly using depleted uranium), HEAT-FS, HE-Fragmentation, or laser guided ATGMs. The T-72B Obr. 1989 also used a remotely fired NSVT. The NSVT still had to be loaded by hand, and retained the ability to fire non-remotely.
The protection of the T-72B Obr. 1989 was improved dramatically. While retaining the same internal composite armor scheme as all other T-72B variants, the 1989 variant included the new Kontakt-5 second generation explosive reactive armor. This ERA was mounted on distinctive triangular mountings on the turret cheeks, along with flush mountings on the upper hull glacis. Kontakt-5 had the advantage of offering much more protection against kinetic rounds and even depleted uranium rounds.
Strategies and Tactics[]
Weapons[]
| Weapons | 
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| Type | Main Gun | ATGM | HMG |
| Name | 2A46M | Svir | NSVT |
| Caliber | 125mm [KE] [AoE] | SALH [HEAT] [GUID] | 12.7mm |
| Ammo | x 24 | x 4 | x 1000 |
| Range | Ground = 2275 m Helicopters = N/A m  Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 2625 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% | 50% | 15% |
| Stabilizer | 40% | N/A | 5% |
| AP Power | 20 | 22 | N/A |
| HE Power | 4 | N/A | 0.75 |
| Suppression | 144 | 150 | 90 |
| Rate of fire | 8 r/min | 10 r/min | 588 r/min |
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