T-72 is the most popular Soviet tank of the second post-war generation. For more than 30 years, the “seventy-two” have formed the basis of the country’s tank fleet. With their simplicity and exceptional operational reliability, they gained well-deserved popularity among tank crews. This tank was in service in all armies of the Warsaw Pact, and was exported in large quantities to the Near and Middle East, Asia and Africa. Tanks of this type participated in several armed conflicts, including the Lebanese and Iran-Iraq wars, the civil war in Yugoslavia, and finally Operation Desert Storm. The T-72 is the only Soviet tank that met in battle with the most modern NATO tanks. A detailed description of the design, complete information about upgrades and mass production, little-known facts about the combat use of the T-72 - you will find all this in the book of a leading historian of armored vehicles.