5.8K views · 79 reactions | See the T-72 in action at TANKFEST 2023. With about 20,000 produced, it has seen service in over 40 countries and, thanks to refurbishment, is still in service to this very day. Watch the full episode on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/UMmdozyPgpU #tank #tankmuseum #t72tank | The Tank Museum | Facebook

176K views · 1.7K reactions | Take a closer look at a Soviet-era T72 Tank.  It was built in large numbers numbers by the Soviet Union, with over 15,000 being used by their forces. Nowadays, there are still an awful lot of them in use all around the world. | Forces News | Facebook

The T-72 is the most widely used main battle tank in the world. It has been manufactured in six countries, is in service with the armies of 35 nations and has fought in most major wars of the last 40 years.⁠ ⁠ We have several T-72s at The Tank Museum, and this one is a bit different from some of the others you might have seen.⁠ ⁠ This is a T-72M1, and is one of the first batch of Polish produced models. It was built in 1984 and remained in service until 2013. In 2014, it was donated to the Tank