Business Insider columnist Eastwood called the T-72 tank a reliable support of the Russian army

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MOSCOW, Nov 30 - RIA Novosti. Columnist Brent Eastwood in an article for Business Insider called the T-72 tank a reliable support of the Russian army.

As the author noted, this military machine was developed about 50 years ago in the USSR, but even after half a century it has great potential. Thanks to the latest upgrades, the tank will be able to compete with the most modern models of equipment - this is also facilitated by the installation of a new 125-mm smoothbore 2A46M-5 cannon with automatic loading, the columnist writes.

The T-72 was equipped with a Kalina fire control system capable of independently tracking enemy armored vehicles. In addition, the vehicle can shoot armor-piercing and high-explosive shells, use anti-tank missiles AT-11. Its body, as on the T-90, is covered with reactive armor "Kontakt-5", the article says.

Eastwood clarified that Russia plans to upgrade its tanks to the T-72B3 version. This means that this model will remain the "workhorse" of the Russian army in the future, the journalist summed up.

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