It was developed in 1970. Only the prototype has been issued. It was not in service. In the battles was not used.
Object 172, tank museum, Kubinka, photo of the year 2006.
Tactical and technical characteristics
Weight – 41 tons
The crew number is 3 people.
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9530 x 3370 x 2190 mm.
Armament
gun -1 pcs., caliber – 125 mm., ammunition – 39 shots
machine gun – 2 pcs., caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 300 shots
machine gun . 1, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 cartridges
Armored protection
Engine power – 780 hp
The maximum speed is 60 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 650 km.
Depth of water barriers to be surmounted
without OPVT. 1.2 m.
with OPVT. 5 m.
Design Features
Base – tank T-64.
The overall layout is classical.
Armament is a smoothbore gun, a two-plane arms stabilizer, an electro-hydraulic gun; automatic loading mechanism – electromechanical, separate dispatch of projectile and cartridge case; sight-rangefinder – monocular, periscopic, with independent stabilization in two planes.
Protection – welded body, from rolled parts, upper frontal part combined; turret cast, forehead combined; the bottom is welded, of stamped parts; installed anti-radiation block in the inhabited offices.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped, four-stroke, multi-fuel, water-cooled diesel, with a drive centrifugal supercharger; transmission with a step-up reducer; suspension individual, torsion, with lever-blade hydro-shock absorbers; caterpillar with rubber-metal hinge.
Object 172 in the tank museum, Kubinka, photo 2015.