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	[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]		[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]
	{{topquote\|[[Looted\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier]] [[Administratum\|and are worried about how to declare it (for tax purposes)]]? [[Imperial Guard\|Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland]]! [[Wat\|There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment]], [[Lulz\|because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages.]]\|[[Commissariat\|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC)]].}}		{{topquote\|[[Looted\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier]] [[Administratum\|and are worried about how to declare it (for tax purposes)]]? [[Imperial Guard\|Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland]]! [[Wat\|There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment]], [[Lulz\|because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages.]]\|[[Commissariat\|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC)]].}}
	The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations~~. Their biggest use is as part of putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine~~. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham (Stillbrew is more comparable) armor used on western tanks.		The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham (Stillbrew is more comparable) armor used on western tanks.

	Note that this article covers the actual T-72 only, the version produced and intended strictly for Soviet use. A downgraded export model, the T-72M, was produced for foreign sales and licensed for production by certain countries, like the Polish People's Republic. T-72s remain in the modern Russian Army's armored forces, but it has largely been replaced in Russian use by the improved T-72B3 and T-90, both of which are modernised overhauls of the original T-72.		Note that this article covers the actual T-72 only, the version produced and intended strictly for Soviet use. A downgraded export model, the T-72M, was produced for foreign sales and licensed for production by certain countries, like the Polish People's Republic. T-72s remain in the modern Russian Army's armored forces, but it has largely been replaced in Russian use by the improved T-72B3 and T-90, both of which are modernised overhauls of the original T-72.
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	Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started its development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production. Though with the Ukrainans busy demonstrating anti-tank missile spam works just as well in real life as in Team Yankee, perhaps that life span is shortening even as we speak.		Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started its development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production. Though with the Ukrainans busy demonstrating anti-tank missile spam works just as well in real life as in Team Yankee, perhaps that life span is shortening even as we speak.

			Today, they are heavily used as part of the clusterfuck that is the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

	{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}		{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}
	[[Category:Team Yankee]]		[[Category:Team Yankee]]
	[[Category:Vehicles]]		[[Category:Vehicles]]

2001:67C:2628:647:6:0:0:36E: per request by User:Flutist

2023-02-27T00:35:45Z

per request by User:Flutist

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	[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]		[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]
	{{topquote\|[[Looted\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier]] [[Administratum\|and are worried about how to declare it (for tax purposes)]]? [[Imperial Guard\|Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland]]! [[Wat\|There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment]], [[Lulz\|because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages.]]\|[[Commissariat\|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC)]].}}		{{topquote\|[[Looted\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier]] [[Administratum\|and are worried about how to declare it (for tax purposes)]]? [[Imperial Guard\|Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland]]! [[Wat\|There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment]], [[Lulz\|because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages.]]\|[[Commissariat\|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC)]].}}
	The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham (Stillbrew is more comparable) armor used on western tanks.		The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations. Their biggest use is as part of putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham (Stillbrew is more comparable) armor used on western tanks.

	Note that this article covers the actual T-72 only, the version produced and intended strictly for Soviet use. A downgraded export model, the T-72M, was produced for foreign sales and licensed for production by certain countries, like the Polish People's Republic. T-72s remain in the modern Russian Army's armored forces, but it has largely been replaced in Russian use by the improved T-72B3 and T-90, both of which are modernised overhauls of the original T-72.		Note that this article covers the actual T-72 only, the version produced and intended strictly for Soviet use. A downgraded export model, the T-72M, was produced for foreign sales and licensed for production by certain countries, like the Polish People's Republic. T-72s remain in the modern Russian Army's armored forces, but it has largely been replaced in Russian use by the improved T-72B3 and T-90, both of which are modernised overhauls of the original T-72.

2A02:1810:4E2C:A900:C5B1:DFB5:E2DA:268: /* In Team Yankee */

2023-02-26T18:49:18Z

In Team Yankee

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	Things do get a little better as the T-72 is equipped with BDD armour, which bumps the side armour up to 13 against things with HEAT. Like the T64, the T-72 can assault fairly well and is suited to bullying US infantry, or other infantry when you have taken out their Carl Gustavs.		Things do get a little better as the T-72 is equipped with BDD armour, which bumps the side armour up to 13 against things with HEAT. Like the T64, the T-72 can assault fairly well and is suited to bullying US infantry, or other infantry when you have taken out their Carl Gustavs.

	Despite these quirks, the T-72's points cost is the true deal breaker. At the onset of Team Yankee, a platoon of 3 for 12 points seemed like insane value when compared alongside the M1, but since then time has marched on and cheaper and better units, particularly the T-72's knockoff cousin, the T-72m, have all but kicked our poor stalwart to the curb like most Soviet WW2 veterans. A single tank add-on at 5pts each is simply too much to bear (ahem) for this poor workhorse. Hence, If you are somehow forced to use the T-72, fielding them in platoons of 3 in a full company of 10 is probably the best way you can flog a dead horse. There are better options out there (looking at you T62m) for fire support or for zerging. ~~Dont~~ say we ~~didnt~~ warn you!		Despite these quirks, the T-72's points cost is the true deal breaker. At the onset of Team Yankee, a platoon of 3 for 12 points seemed like insane value when compared alongside the M1, but since then time has marched on and cheaper and better units, particularly the T-72's knockoff cousin, the T-72m, have all but kicked our poor stalwart to the curb like most Soviet WW2 veterans. A single tank add-on at 5pts each is simply too much to bear (ahem) for this poor workhorse. Hence, If you are somehow forced to use the T-72, fielding them in platoons of 3 in a full company of 10 is probably the best way you can flog a dead horse. There are better options out there (looking at you T62m) for fire support or for zerging. Don't say we didn't warn you!

	==IRL==		==IRL==

70.190.141.119: T-72 Ural and T-72A used composite armor that lacked ceramic or rubber. It was indeed protective, but was closer to the Shillbrew armor in effectiveness.

2022-06-25T23:33:02Z

T-72 Ural and T-72A used composite armor that lacked ceramic or rubber. It was indeed protective, but was closer to the Shillbrew armor in effectiveness.

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	[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]		[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]
	{{topquote\|[[Looted\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier]] [[Administratum\|and are worried about how to declare it (for tax purposes)]]? [[Imperial Guard\|Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland]]! [[Wat\|There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment]], [[Lulz\|because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages.]]\|[[Commissariat\|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC)]].}}		{{topquote\|[[Looted\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier]] [[Administratum\|and are worried about how to declare it (for tax purposes)]]? [[Imperial Guard\|Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland]]! [[Wat\|There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment]], [[Lulz\|because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages.]]\|[[Commissariat\|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC)]].}}
	The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham armor used on western tanks.		The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham (Stillbrew is more comparable) armor used on western tanks.

	Note that this article covers the actual T-72 only, the version produced and intended strictly for Soviet use. A downgraded export model, the T-72M, was produced for foreign sales and licensed for production by certain countries, like the Polish People's Republic. T-72s remain in the modern Russian Army's armored forces, but it has largely been replaced in Russian use by the improved T-72B3 and T-90, both of which are modernised overhauls of the original T-72.		Note that this article covers the actual T-72 only, the version produced and intended strictly for Soviet use. A downgraded export model, the T-72M, was produced for foreign sales and licensed for production by certain countries, like the Polish People's Republic. T-72s remain in the modern Russian Army's armored forces, but it has largely been replaced in Russian use by the improved T-72B3 and T-90, both of which are modernised overhauls of the original T-72.

2001:8003:1D0D:301:F1BD:74D9:88E5:B074: Undo revision 821503 by 24.129.173.98 (talk) Two months into a two week invasion

2022-04-18T20:16:02Z

Undo revision 821503 by 24.129.173.98 (talk) Two months into a two week invasion

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	The last of those has seen the appearance of nearly every variant in inventory on both sides, from the extensively upgraded (T-72AMT, T-72UA1, and more recently Czech-origin T-72M4 for the Ukrainians; T-72B2, B3, and B3M for the Russians) all the way on down to base model T-72As without any ERA, which have unsurprisingly fared poorly in the face of accurate long-range artillery, contemporary APFSDS, and top-attack ATGM spam.		The last of those has seen the appearance of nearly every variant in inventory on both sides, from the extensively upgraded (T-72AMT, T-72UA1, and more recently Czech-origin T-72M4 for the Ukrainians; T-72B2, B3, and B3M for the Russians) all the way on down to base model T-72As without any ERA, which have unsurprisingly fared poorly in the face of accurate long-range artillery, contemporary APFSDS, and top-attack ATGM spam.

	Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started its development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production.		Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started its development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production. Though with the Ukrainans busy demonstrating anti-tank missile spam works just as well in real life as in Team Yankee, perhaps that life span is shortening even as we speak.

	{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}		{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}
	[[Category:Team Yankee]]		[[Category:Team Yankee]]
	[[Category:Vehicles]]		[[Category:Vehicles]]

24.129.173.98: /* IRL */

2022-04-18T19:31:45Z

IRL

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	The last of those has seen the appearance of nearly every variant in inventory on both sides, from the extensively upgraded (T-72AMT, T-72UA1, and more recently Czech-origin T-72M4 for the Ukrainians; T-72B2, B3, and B3M for the Russians) all the way on down to base model T-72As without any ERA, which have unsurprisingly fared poorly in the face of accurate long-range artillery, contemporary APFSDS, and top-attack ATGM spam.		The last of those has seen the appearance of nearly every variant in inventory on both sides, from the extensively upgraded (T-72AMT, T-72UA1, and more recently Czech-origin T-72M4 for the Ukrainians; T-72B2, B3, and B3M for the Russians) all the way on down to base model T-72As without any ERA, which have unsurprisingly fared poorly in the face of accurate long-range artillery, contemporary APFSDS, and top-attack ATGM spam.

	Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started its development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production. ~~Though with the Ukrainans busy demonstrating anti-tank missile spam works just as well in real life as in Team Yankee, perhaps that life span is shortening even as we speak.~~		Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started its development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production.

	{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}		{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}
	[[Category:Team Yankee]]		[[Category:Team Yankee]]
	[[Category:Vehicles]]		[[Category:Vehicles]]

2A02:1811:3B7F:7E00:DDB6:5065:A210:8943: Topquote made me laugh, so I had to bring in a couple of links.

2022-04-06T07:56:00Z

Topquote made me laugh, so I had to bring in a couple of links.

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	[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]		[[File:T-72 Tank.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|For the glory of slav-kind!]]
	{{topquote\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier and are worried about how to declare it(for tax purposes)? Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland! There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment, because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages \|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC) }}		{{topquote\|[[Looted\|Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier]] [[Administratum\|and are worried about how to declare it (for tax purposes)]]? [[Imperial Guard\|Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland]]! [[Wat\|There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment]], [[Lulz\|because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages.]]\|[[Commissariat\|Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC)]].}}
	The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham armor used on western tanks.		The T-72 is Soviet second generation MBT employed by a variety of nations. In classic Russian fashion, it is rugged, relatively easy to produce, and simple enough that any soviet peasant can hop in and spread the revolution with utmost efficiency. The T-72 incorporates some of the latest advances in Soviet weapons technology, mouning an auto-loading 2A46 125mm main gun, which is capable of firing fin stabilized ammunition, and is protected by BDD composite armor similar to the Chobham armor used on western tanks.

2A02:1811:3B7F:7E00:DDB6:5065:A210:8943: Touched this up a bit for readability.

2022-04-06T07:50:35Z

Touched this up a bit for readability.

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	==IRL==		==IRL==
	[[File:T-64 IRL.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|A Soviet tank defending the tree which Stalin plucked an apple from as a child.]]		[[File:T-64 IRL.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|A Soviet tank defending the tree which Stalin plucked an apple from as a child.]]
	Like many Soviet tanks, the T-72 is among the most massively-produced post-WWII tanks out there, seeing service in many countries outside Soviet borders. Like all things Soviet, ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRAPmAeQl0k\| except their cars]), its chief features are cost-effective design and simple but efficient lethality. Even while the modern Russian Army has replaced the venerable T-72 with newer tanks (namely the T-90, which is basically just a T-72 with more current weapon systems), the T-72 is still solid enough that it has been repurposed for a wide variety of combat roles that it wasn't originally designed for, including the [[wikipedia:BMPT_Terminator\|BMPT Terminator]] used for urban pacification (and simultaneously sporting one of the most menacing names for a tank ever), or the [[TOS-1 Buratino]]. If your confused by that and remember T-72's getting Roflstomped during the Gulf War, the answer is that those were [[T-72M]] which are the export version of the T-72 and were not as advanced as the ones used by the Russian army and eastern bloc nations proper along with the reported inability of Middle Eastern armies in mastering the art of Soviet Doctrine (AKA Attack Move) ~~(or~~ any doctrine, really~~. Read~~ some books about Arab-Israeli wars, they are so one-sided it's not even funny). Well the Republican Guard of Iraq did actually have sound defensive tactics but ultimately were overwhelmed by M1 Abrams tanks rushing over their defensive positions.		Like many Soviet tanks, the T-72 is among the most massively-produced post-WWII tanks out there, seeing service in many countries outside Soviet borders. Like all things Soviet, ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRAPmAeQl0k\| except their cars]), its chief features are cost-effective design and simple but efficient lethality. Even while the modern Russian Army has replaced the venerable T-72 with newer tanks (namely the T-90, which is basically just a T-72 with more current weapon systems), the T-72 is still solid enough that it has been repurposed for a wide variety of combat roles that it wasn't originally designed for, including the [[wikipedia:BMPT_Terminator\|BMPT Terminator]] used for urban pacification (and simultaneously sporting one of the most menacing names for a tank ever), or the [[TOS-1 Buratino]]. If your confused by that and remember T-72's getting [[rape\|Roflstomped]] during the Gulf War, the answer is that those were [[T-72M]] which are the export version of the T-72 and were not as advanced as the ones used by the Russian army and eastern bloc nations proper, along with the reported inability of Middle Eastern armies in mastering the art of Soviet Doctrine (AKA. Attack-Move). Or any doctrine, really: read some books about the Arab-Israeli wars, they are so one-sided it's not even funny. (Well, the Republican Guard of Iraq did actually have sound defensive tactics but ultimately were overwhelmed by M1 Abrams tanks rushing over their defensive positions.)

	There's a bit of an old wives' tale regarding the T-72's and other Russian tank's autoloaders: namely that ~~it's~~ autoloader would every so often accidentally eat the ~~Gunner~~'s arm. This is a myth likely originating from Bryan Perrett's "Soviet armour since 1945" that haven't been true of the T-64's even when they were new as they simply wouldn't have been entered production otherwise. While yeah, T-64's were more complex and therefore less reliable compared to T-72, broken ~~thread,~~ suspension system or engine is one thing~~, but~~ dead or seriously injured gunner is another. ~~Let me give an example~~: in 1941 the Red Army had a grenade named RG-41, and it was more than a match to more common RGD-33, weighting less while having the same amount of explosives. The only problem was its safety system: if ~~you~~ fucked up the initiation sequence (and it was not as simple as "pull the pin") and it malfunctioned, that baby could blow in ~~your~~ hands right in the moment ~~you were~~ about to throw it. After less than ''a dozen'' recorded incidents (and mind it, not a word in press or anything!), soldiers simply ~~stop~~ using those grenades~~, preferring to throw RGDs~~-33 or ~~not using anything~~ at all, which lead to RG-41 quickly being replaced with much safer RG-42. [[Chaos_Space_Marines\|A tank that can bite your arm off is a very, very bad thing for morale, and no one in the right mind would sit in it, am I right?]]		There's a bit of an old wives' tale regarding the T-72's and other Russian tank's autoloaders: namely that the autoloader would every so often accidentally eat the gunner's arm. This is a myth likely originating from Bryan Perrett's "Soviet armour since 1945" that haven't been true of the T-64's even when they were new as they simply wouldn't have been entered production otherwise. While yeah, T-64's were more complex and therefore less reliable compared to the T-72; a snapped thread, broken suspension system or failing engine is one thing. A dead or seriously injured gunner is on a complete another level, unacceptable even to the Red Army. Example: in 1941 the Red Army had a grenade named the RG-41, and it was more than a match for the more common RGD-33: weighting less while having the same amount of explosives. The only problem was its safety system: if the user fucked up the initiation sequence (and it was not as simple as "pull the pin") and it malfunctioned, that baby could blow in his hands right in the moment he was about to throw it. After less than ''a dozen'' recorded incidents (and mind it, not a word in press or anything!), Russian soldiers simply stopped using those grenades. They preferred using RGD-33's or nothing at all; which lead to the RG-41 quickly being replaced with the much safer to use RG-42. [[Chaos_Space_Marines\|A tank that can bite your arm off is a very, very bad thing for morale, and no one in the right mind would sit in it, am I right?]]

	Incidentally: the T-72 was not the most modern tank in the Soviet Arsenal by the time of Team Yankee 1985 start date for ~~world war three~~. That title belongs to the [[T-80]], first introduced in 1976, well in time for this 'dust up'.		Incidentally: the T-72 was not the most modern tank in the Soviet Arsenal by the time of Team Yankee 1985's start date for World War Three. That title belongs to the [[T-80]], first introduced in 1976, well in time for this 'dust up'.

	The T-72B (which the incoming Warsaw Pact expansion will introduce), was just entering service in 1985. Among other upgrades it featured improved turret armor, ERA, and the ability to fire AT-11s (though that option is unlikely to be a wise use of points in the current meta). The T-72AV was also in service by 1985, and may make an appearance at some point in the future. Given that Battlefront Miniatures has already released vehicles [[Leopard 2#Leopard 2A5\|that only entered service in the 1990s]], or that are entirely the product of [[M247 Sergeant York\|alternate history]], it's possible other T-72 variants will appear in future expansions, if for no better reason than to part tabletop gamers from more of their hard-earned cash.		The T-72B (which the incoming Warsaw Pact expansion will introduce), was just entering service in 1985. Among other upgrades it featured improved turret armor, ERA, and the ability to fire AT-11s (though that option is unlikely to be a wise use of points in the current meta). The T-72AV was also in service by 1985, and may make an appearance at some point in the future. Given that Battlefront Miniatures has already released vehicles [[Leopard 2#Leopard 2A5\|that only entered service in the 1990s]], or that are entirely the product of [[M247 Sergeant York\|alternate history]], it's possible other T-72 variants will appear in future expansions, if for no better reason than to part tabletop gamers from more of their hard-earned cash.
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	The last of those has seen the appearance of nearly every variant in inventory on both sides, from the extensively upgraded (T-72AMT, T-72UA1, and more recently Czech-origin T-72M4 for the Ukrainians; T-72B2, B3, and B3M for the Russians) all the way on down to base model T-72As without any ERA, which have unsurprisingly fared poorly in the face of accurate long-range artillery, contemporary APFSDS, and top-attack ATGM spam.		The last of those has seen the appearance of nearly every variant in inventory on both sides, from the extensively upgraded (T-72AMT, T-72UA1, and more recently Czech-origin T-72M4 for the Ukrainians; T-72B2, B3, and B3M for the Russians) all the way on down to base model T-72As without any ERA, which have unsurprisingly fared poorly in the face of accurate long-range artillery, contemporary APFSDS, and top-attack ATGM spam.

	Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started ~~it's~~ development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production~~, though since~~ the Ukrainans ~~are are proving the~~ anti-tank missile spam works in real life ~~as much~~ as in ~~team yankee~~, perhaps that life span is shortening as we speak.		Despite it's growing age and the emergence of two new generations of armor since, the T-72 is set to remain in use for decades to come; quite the achievement for a vehicle that started its development as a design only intended for emergency war-time production. Though with the Ukrainans busy demonstrating anti-tank missile spam works just as well in real life as in Team Yankee, perhaps that life span is shortening even as we speak.

	{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}		{{Soviet Forces in Team Yankee}}
	[[Category:Team Yankee]]		[[Category:Team Yankee]]
	[[Category:Vehicles]]		[[Category:Vehicles]]