T-72AV
Tier 0 · ussr · heavy · Escalation
About
A variant of the successful T-72A tank, the T-72AV was constructed with bricks of Kontakt-1 Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) around the hull and turret to protect against shaped charge attacks. The “V” stands for взрывной, or vzryvnoy, meaning “explosive.”
Survivability
Hit points
2,750
View range
460 m
Signal range
470 m
Engine fire chance
10%
Armor (mm)
Front
Sides
Rear
Hull
60
80
40
Turret
90
260
120
Gun · 125 mm 2A46M Cannon v2
Caliber
125 mm
Rate of fire
5.77 rpm
Reload
10.4 s
Aim time
2.1 s
Dispersion @ 100 m
0.35 m
Gun arc
6° / 14°
Traverse
26°/s
Ammo
44
Mobility
Top speed
60 km/h
Reverse
18 km/h
Engine
840 hp
Power/weight
19.8 hp/t
Hull traverse
42°/s
Turret traverse
34°/s
Shells
ARMOR_PIERCING_DS
550 dmg (413–688)
408 mm pen (306–510)
HOLLOW_CHARGE
550 dmg (413–688)
550 mm pen (413–688)
HIGH_EXPLOSIVE
690 dmg (518–863)
145 mm pen (109–181)
Marks of Excellencesample size 117 · updated 5/23/2026
1 mark
2,844
avg damage
2 marks
3,254
avg damage
3 marks
0
avg damage