T-72 Tank
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Iraq’s best tank, the Soviet-built T-72, is considered a match for the U.S.’s M-1A1 tank. Heavily armored and often manned by Saddam Hussein’s vaunted Republican Guard troops. Most of Iraq’s estimated 1,000 T-72s are in prepared defensive positions with overhead cover, making them hard to detect.
Crew: 3 or 4
Length: 23 feet
Top Speed: 50 m.p.h.
Weight: 45 tons
Armament: 125 mm cannon, coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun, and a 12.7 mm turret-mounted anti-aircraft machine gun.
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