Thread: T-72A armor
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Old 05-13-2007, 13:23 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Triple C View Post
Were Syrian T-72s M or M1? The armor package is different. Never thought about Iran v. I never thought about Iran v. Iraq. What types of 105mm ammo were the Iranians using?
The Syrians were using the basic T-72. The penetration of the glacis plate by Israeli 105mm ammunition led to the development of the T-72A by the Soviet Union. The Iranians were using whatever ammunition they had been given by the West prior to the revolution, or copies of it thereof.
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