Т-72BME TANK

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 Т-72BME Tank
Т-72BME tank is the product of in-depth modernization of Т-72 tanks, in accordance with specified requirements to the means of
armed confrontation in the XXI-st century. Characteristics of the tank are most closely approximate to the characteristics of the
newest up-to-date tanks of Т-90 type. While performing the modernization, the latest achievements in development of fire
control, surveillance and advanced weapons protection systems were used.
The essence of modernization of Т-72BME tank is the installation of a new sighting system with a thermal imaging sight,
armouring reinforcement by means of combining the monolithic and combined armour with additional installation of reactive
armour and counter-HEAT side screens, increase of mobility due to installation of a more powerful engine, and endurance while
conducting the ambush and defence operations by means of use of the built-in autonomous power source.
The main peculiar features of the tank are:
 Installation of the complex control system «Essa-72U», including the multi-channel thermal imaging sight, a ballistic computer,
thermal indicators and a commander’s back-up sight, providing the efficient defeat of enemy’s objects at maximum ranges in
any weather conditions around the clock;
 Installation of a set of sensors (a wind sensor, gun position sensor, atmospheric pressure sensor, roll and pitch sensors), which
allowed to reduce considerably the time of guidance on a target, improve firing accuracy from stationary position and on move;
 enabling the tank to fire all types of 125 mm rounds, including the modern tank guided projectiles;
 Installation of reactive armour set of type «Contact-1»;
 Installation of 902B «Tucha» system with eight launchers;
 Installation of the up-to-date engine V-84МS of power 840 h.p.;
 Installation of a digital VHF radio of the latest generation BARRETT-2082+;
 Installation of the up-to-date infra-red or a driver’s thermal vision device;
 Installation of autonomous diesel power source of power of 9,9 kWt to provide operation of the tank main systems in defence
and economy of resource of the main engine.
 Т-72BME Tank
2. Sensors providing increase in 1. «Essa-72U» gun-layer’s
multi-channel sight instead of
firing rate and accuracy while the regular night sight,
firing a tank gun and coaxial auxiliary TPDK-1
machine-gun 3. Fire control system with a
modernized automatic
loader, which provides firing
all types of ammunition,
including the guided
projectiles
9. Engine
V-84 MS

5. Up-to-date digital 6. 902B «TUCHA»

VHF radio system
BARRETT-2082+

4. Fire control unit and a 8. Counter-HEAT

display enabling the tank rubber-fabric
commander to fire in and framed screens
mode «Double» through a
thermal imaging and TV
channels
7. «CONTACT-1»
reactive armor
10. ТVNЕ-4B driver mechanic’s
11. Autonomous diesel night vision device or night
power source of power driving thermal imaging
of 9,9 kWt system (NDTIS)
1. «Essa-72U» gun-layer's multi-channel stabilized sight
(instead of the regular night sight)

OPTICAL CHANNELS
•television channel of wide and narrow fields of view
• thermal imaging channel of 3 ÷ 5 micron or 8 ÷ 12 micron

LASER RANGE FINDER

Monopulse, 1,06 micron

CONTROL CHANNEL
Laser channel for guided ammunition
9М119, 9М119М, 9М119М1

BALLISTIC COMPUTER
Digital

METEO SENSORS
•Temperature sensor,
•Air temperature sensor
•Atmospheric pressure sensor

FEATURES
It can be additionally completed with a barrel bending sensor, providing
the operational boresighting through an indicator on breech face
 1. «Essa-72U» gun-layer's multi-channel stabilized sight
(instead of the regular night sight)
Television channel
Range of detection of “tank” type target (on-board projection) while observing in the wide field of the TV-channel during the
5000
daytime at meteorological range of visibility (MRV) of more than 10 km at light intensity of 5000 lux, m , not less than
Range of detection/ recognition of “tank” type target (on-board projection) while observing in the narrow field of the TV-
channel during the daytime at meteorological range of visibility (MRV) of more than 10 km with light intensity of 5000 lux, m , 7 000 / 5 000
not less than
Field of view, not less than:
1. wide 6° × 4° 30´
2. narrow 2° × 1° 30´
3. with electronic magnification 1° × 45´
Thermal Imaging channel
Spectrum operating region, micron 8 ÷ 12 or 3 ÷ 5
Range of detection of “tank” type target at night through the thermal imaging channel at atmospheric transparence of
5 500
σ=0,2km–1 and target temperature contrast of ΔТ=2°С, m, at least
Range of recognition of “tank” type target at night through the thermal imaging channel at atmospheric transparence of
3 500
σ=0,2km–1 and target temperature contrast of ΔТ=2°С, m, at least
Field of view, not less than:
1. wide 6° × 4° 48´
2. narrow 2° × 1° 36´
3. with electronic magnification 1° × 48´
Laser range finder
Range measurement scale, m 100 ÷ 10 000
Range measurement resolution, m ±5
Emission wave length, micron 1,06
Laser guidance channel
Missile control program range, m 100 ÷ 10 000
Emission wavelength, micron 1,06
Fields of view stabilization system
Independent stabilization of field of view in two planes Vertical
Horizontal
Mean-square value of stabilization errors, mrad, not more than 0,15
2. Sensors, providing the increase in firing rate and accuracy
while firing a tank gun and coaxial machine-gun

Air temperature sensor

Gun position sensor

Charge temperature sensor

Wind sensor

Roll sensor

Atmospheric pressure sensor

 3. Fire control system
Gun layer’s station Commander’s station

ESSA-72U
(gun-layer's thermal sight)
TKN-3
TPD-K1 commander’s
gun-layer’s sight
TV channel sight
Thermal imaging channel
Range-finder channel
Missile control channel
Gun Roll sensor Commander’s
position control unit
sensor

Voltage converter
for missile Mirror
channel stabilization
control unit

Wind Point
sensor Vertical
computer drive

Air temperature and Charge

atmospheric pressure temperature
sensors sensor Main stabilizer
(K1) modernized Horizontal
Loading control unit drive
mechanism
 4. Enabling a tank commander to fire in mode “Double”
through a thermal channel imaging and TV-channel

Commander’s station

Roll sensor Score computer

control panel

Camera control panel

Commander’s control panel

Commander’s viewing system
 5. Up-to-date digital VHF radio BARRETT-2082+

The installed up-to-date radio station Barrett-2082+ provides improvement of reliability,

communication stability and anti-jamming security.
 6. Reactive armor system of «Contact-1» type
The outboard reactive armor is
mounted on the front part and
sidewalls of the hull and turret.
227 reactive armor pods are installed
on the tank:
 on the hull – 61
 on the turret – 70
 on the side screens – 96
Protection against grenade-launchers
and anti-tank guided missiles is
improved in 1,5-1,8 times.
 7. System 902B «Tucha»
The smoke-screen laying system 902B
«Tucha», installed on the tank, provides
camouflaging of the vehicle in variable
combat conditions by smoke screening.
System 902B «Tucha» includes eight
launchers and system control panel.
The launchers are mounted outside of the
turret, they are fixed on removable flanges
and each of them has a contact unit
connected with the control panel through
a cable assembly. The control panel is
located inside the tank on the gun-layer’s
Number of launchers, pcs. 8
station and connected to the on-board Smoke grenade caliber, mm 81
net. Loading From chase,
Smoke screening can be performed by manual effort
single shots of smoke grenades or salvo of Launching range, m 250—300
Maximum front of smoke screen (a 110—120
up to four grenades.
salvo of four launchers)
Power supply to 902B system, V 22–29
Smoke grenade mass, kg 2,4
Launcher mass, kg 3,6
 8. Counter-HEAT screens on the tank sides

They are intended to protect tank against HEAT ammunition.

 9. Engine V-84MS
Engine V-46-6 V-84MS
Brief description of the engine four-stroke , V-type, four-stroke, V-type,
12-cylinder diesel engine with 12-cylinder diesel engine with
driven supercharger, liquid cooling driven supercharger, improved
heat exchange of outlet
manifolds, liquid cooling
Power capacity, kW (h.p) 574 (780) 618 (840)

Rotation speed s-1 (rev./min) 33,3 (2000) 33,3 (2000)

Specific fuel consumption, g/kW.h (g/h.p.h) 245 (180) 247 (182)
Adjustability factor 1,15 1,15
Dimensions LхWхH, mm 1480х896х902 1480х896х902
Mass, kg 980 1020
10. ТNVЕ-4B device or thermal imaging device or night
driving thermal imaging system (NDTIS)
It improves reliability and
endurance at night time.
ТNVЕ-4B:
Human vision

Night vision device

NDTIS:
Thermal imaging camera
 11. Autonomous diesel power source

In case of ambush or defensive activities, the tank has a high degree of autonomous
operations due to the use of a built-in autonomous power supply source, providing
9.9 kWt of power. This considerably increases the unit's endurance, as there is no
requirement to start the tank's engine.
 Comparative characteristics of Т-72А, Т-72B, Т-72BME tanks
Tank modification Т-72А Т -72B Т-72BМE
1
(model of the year 1979) (model of the year 1985) (model of the year 2018)
Weapon system
Tank gun Mark 125 mm 2А46 125 mm 2А46М 125 mm 2А46:
Dispersion of all types of rounds is
decreased for 10% owing to
installation of gauges, increasing the
fire accuracy, and a ballistic computer
Rate of fire, rounds per min. 8 8 8
Ammunition load, pcs. 44 44 44
Coaxial machine Mark 7,62 mm PKT 7,62 mm PKT 7,62 mm PKT
gun
Ammunition load, pcs. 2 000 2 000 2 000
Machinegun Mark 12,7 mm NSVT 12,7 mm NSVT 12,7 mm NSVT
Ammunition load, pcs. 300 300 300
Sighting system
Daylight sight Mark TPDK-1 TPDK -1 TPDK -1
(primary sight) (primary sight) (auxiliary sight)
Type of range finder, quantum range finder quantum range finder from quantum range finder from 500 up to
Measuring range from 500 up to 4 000 m 500 up to 4 000 m 4 000 m
Aiming range of defeat of up to 4 000 up to 4 000 up to 4 000
targets at daytime, m
Night sight Mark ТПН-1-49-23 Sight-guidance none
or ТПН-3-49 unit 1К13 BOM
Aiming range of defeat of
targets at night:
in active mode, m up to 1 300 up to 1 200 none
in passive mode, m up to 500 up to 1 100 none
 Comparative characteristics of Т-72А, Т-72B, Т-72BME tanks
Tank modification Т-72А Т -72B Т-72BМE
2
(model of the year 1979) (model of the year 1985) (model of the year 2018)
Multichannel Mark none none «Essa-72U»
gun-layer’s sight
TV channel: none none available
Target detection range - - 7 000 m
Target identification range - - 5 000 m
Thermal imaging channel: none none available
Target detection range - - 5 500 m
Target identification range - - 3 500 m
Type of range finder, none none Laser range finder,
Band of measurement of range - - from 100 up to 10 000 m
Type of ballistic computer none none Digital ballistics computer
Gauges, providing 1. air temperature sensor none data is input Available, automatic input of data
improvement of fire 2. charge temperature sensor none manually Available, automatic input of data
accuracy 3. gun position sensor none none Available, automatic input of data
4. roll sensor none none Available, automatic input of data
5. atmospheric pressure sensor none data is input manually Available, automatic input of data
6. wind sensor none none Available, automatic input of data
Tank commander’s Mark Commander’s passive-active vision and
vision device target indicating device ТКN-3B,
Passive-active vision Passive-active vision
«Double» system with a control panel
device TKN-3B device TKN-3B and monitor for firing a tank gun and
machine gun
Range of vision at night:
infra-red channel up to 400 m up to 400 m up to 400 m
TV channel none none up to 3 500 m
Possibility of firing the tank gun by firing the tank gun 2А46
none none
a commander in mode «Double»
Guided rocket Mark
none 9М119 9М119
projectile
 Comparative characteristics of Т-72А, Т-72B, Т-72BME tanks
Tank modification Т-72А Т -72B Т-72BМE
3
(model of the year 1979) (model of the year 1985) (model of the year 2018)
Loading Type Electromechanical Electromechanical automatic Electromechanical automatic
automatic loading device loading device loading device
Possibility of laying the ATGM in
none available available
automatic loader
Driver mechanic’s Mark TVNE-4PА TVNE-4B TVNE-4B/TSNV
night vision device Range of vision at night, m 60–80 up to 120 up to 120/200
Means of communication
Type of radio Type R-123М R-123М (Р-173) BARRETT-2082+ (digital)
Communication range , km Not less than 25, provides instant selection
not less than 20 not less than 20 of preset channels on any of ten pre-
selected frequencies
Protection
Reactive armour Out-board explosive reactive Out-board explosive reactive armour
Type none
armour «Contact-1» «Contact-1»
Number of containers none 227 227
Reinforcement of side projection none Side screens with reactive Side screens with reactive armour
hardness armour (96 containers), reinforcement of armour
against RPG and ATGM in 1,5-1,8 times
Stealth facilities
Smoke screening Mark none 902B «Tucha» 902B «Tucha»
system Number of smoke grenades, pcs. none 8 8
Range of grenades launching, m none 250-300 250-300
Mobility
Engine Mark V-46-6 V-84-1 V-84 MS
Power 780 h.p. 840 h.p. 840 h.p.
Tracked running gear Rubber-jointed track Rubber-jointed track Rubber-jointed track
Weight, tons 41,0 44,5 44,0