The T-72MP Tank has been developed and marketed as an upgrade package for the T-72M Tank series (exported & licence built version of the Russian T-72).
Ukrainian Company KMDB and Czech Company PSP Bohemia (marketed as PSP T-72MP) are the main contractors with French company SAGEM SA supplying certain systems.
The T-72MP was shown for the first time at the t Eurosatory ’98 exhibition in Le Bourges, France in June 1998 and then later at the IDET ’99 exhibition in Brno (Czech Republic) in May 1999. It has not attracted any orders on the international market.
The T-72MP upgrade contains elements from the T-72AG and T-84 Main Battle Tanks, giving it its distinct look of a T-80UD/T-84 MBT’s.
The T-72MP when compared to T-72M Tanks, has an improved mobility thanks to a new engine, new and improved Fire Control System with night vision capability and improved protection with the addition of Explosive Reactive armour used in the older Mark of the Oplot Main Battle Tank.
The T-72MP Tank Spec’s
| Main characteristics | T-72 | T-72MP |
| Weight (t) | 41.5 | 45.5 |
| Power-to-weight ratio (hp/t) | 19 | 21.7 (26.08 if 6TD-2 engine is installed) |
| Engine power output (hp) | 780 | 1000 (1200) |
| Periodicity of air cleaner maintenance under extreme dusty conditions (km) |
300 | at least 1000 |
| Max road speed (km/h) | 60 | 65
(70 with high-speed gear-box) |
| Deep fording without preparation (m) | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Max acceptable ambient air temperature | +40 | +55 |
| Protection | ||
|
Armour add-on plates |
no | yes |
|
Explosive reactive armour |
no | yes |
| Power pack compartment top deckthermal protection | no | yes |
| Dazzle painting | no | yes |
| Fire/explosion suppression system | only fire-fighting equipment | yes |
| Fire control system | ||
| Gunner’s day sight, type | TPD-K1 | SAVAN-15 |
| Target detection range (m) | 4000 | 5000 |
| Field-of-view stabilization | in one axis | in two axes |
| Gunner’s night sight, type | TPN-1
(image intensification) |
SAVAN-15
(with thermal imager) |
| Target detection range (m) | 400 | 3000 |
| Field-of-view stabilization | no | in two axes |
| Commander’s sight, type observation device | TKN-3 | VS 580
panoramic sight and monitor of the thermal imager of SAVAN-15 |
| Target detection range (m) | ||
|
by day (m) |
2000 | 5000 |
|
at night (m) |
400 | 3000 |
| Field-of-view stabilization | no | in two axes |
| Fire control override mode | no | yes |
| Tank ballistic computer | no | digital computer with built-in testsystem |
| Anti-aircraft machine gun, type | open (unprotected by armour) |
closed (protected by armour) |
| Stabilization | no | in two axes |
| Firing modes | only when the tank is stationary |
when the tank is stationary or moving |
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