The Belarusian military has unveiled the newest tank. Video

Belarus has tested the latest Russian tank.

Goskomvoenprom published the first video test of the T-72БМЭ the 140 th armored plant.

The video shows the Assembly process, the equipment and capabilities of the machine.

T-72БМЭ able to destroy any target at ranges of up to 5.5 kilometers. The rate of fire of 125 mm gun and up to 8 RDS./min thanks to the use of an automatic loader.

Compared with the previous modification increased the accuracy of target destruction due to the installation of optronic fire control system “Essa-72У”.

Sensors mounted on the tank, watching the wind, atmospheric pressure, temperature, track pitch, the position of the gun and temperature of the charge.

The presence of a thermal imager allows you to hit targets in any weather and time of day at ranges up to 3500 m.

The presence of additional anti shaped-charge gratings and screens with blocks of reactive armor to increase protection against RPG and ATGM in 1,5-1,8 times.

T-72БМЭ protected from chemical and biological weapons, and radioactive substances.

Another feature of the tank was the presence of an auxiliary diesel engine, it is necessary for economy of fuel and lubricants, as well as if a fighting machine, for example, is in ambush. The additional motor allows the T-72БМЭ to rotate the turret without activating the main power unit, but also nourishes the avionics. Fuel consumption when using it is 4-5 liters per hour.

В84МС engine capacity of 840 HP allows you to accelerate the tank on the highway to 70 km/h, cross country speed is slightly below 50 km/h. cruising range of 650 km with extra fuel tanks — 850 km.

Water tank is also not terrible: after a 20-minute training T-72БМЭ can cross the river with a depth of five meters. Without preparation war machine can overcome Ford depth of 1.2 m.

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