The ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran took into account the experience of the Russian Armed Forces and began to equip T-72S tanks and BMP-2 with "mangals" to protect against drones. Photos of the modernized armored vehicles were taken during the large-scale "Great Prophet-19" (Payambar-e Azam 19) exercises.
Iran received a license to assemble the T-72S and BMP-2 in the 1990s. According to some reports, the Islamic Republic has 480 T-72 tanks in service.
About the T-72S Tank
The main battle tank of Iran. The turret and hull of the T-72S are protected by armored plating, including combined armored arrays above the frontal arc.
T-72S Characteristics:
- Combat weight — 44.5 t
- Hull length — 6860 mm
- Width — 3460 mm
- Armor — Rolled and cast steel, combined
- Protection — dynamic ERA
- Gun — smoothbore D-81, 125 mm caliber
- Engine — V-84 with a capacity of 840 hp
- Highway speed — 60 km/h
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