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T-72larger figure on 0 of 1
Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1
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Gun forward
Single source) hull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | T-72 | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | List Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War 1991 Iraqi uprisings Georgian Civil War Civil war in Tajikistan Sierra Leone Civil War Yugoslav Wars Algerian Civil War Rwandan Civil War First Chechen War Kargil War Second Chechen War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War South Sudanese Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Second Libyan Civil War Boko Haram insurgency 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war Tigray War Russo-Ukraine War 2023 Sudan conflict |
Length
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Single source9.73 m (31 ft 11 in) gun forward 6.67 to 6.86 m (21 ft 11 in to 22 ft 6 in) hull[source]
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
commander, gunner, driver
Single source3 (commander, gunner, driver)[source]
V12 diesel V-46-4 (T-72 Ural), V-46-6 (T-72A), V-84-1 (T-72B), V-92S2F (T-72B3 & T-72B3M) V-46-4/V-46-6
Single sourceV-84-1
Single sourceV-92S2F
Single sourceV12 diesel V-46-4 (T-72 Ural), V-46-6 (T-72A), V-84-1 (T-72B), V-92S2F (T-72B3 & T-72B3M) 780 hp (580 kW) (V-46-4/V-46-6) 840 hp (630 kW) (V-84-1) 1,130 hp (840 kW) (V-92S2F)[source]
8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Single source8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機 650 kW（883.75马力）[source]8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
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| Designer | Leonid Kartsev-Valeri Venediktov[source] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Designed | 1967–1972[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod , Heavy Vehicles Factory[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$0.5–1.2 million in 1994–1996, US$1–2 million (30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles) in 2009, US$0.5 million in 2011[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1973-present[source] | — |
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| No. built | approx. 25,000[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Armour | Steel and composite armour with ERA[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 125 mm 2A26M2/2A46/ 2A46M /2A46M-5 smoothbore gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coax. machine gun 12.7 mm NSVT[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Power/weight | 19.0 hp/tonne (T-72 Ural), 18.8 hp/tonne (T-72 A/B)[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Transmission | Synchromesh , hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.49 m (19 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)[source] | — |
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| Engine | — | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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