Object 172M, the tank museum in Kubinka, photo of 2016.
It was developed in 1971. An experimental batch was issued. It was not in service. In the battles was not used.
Tactical and technical characteristics
Weight – 42 tons
Number of crew – 3 people
The overall dimensions (length x width x height) are 9530 x 3370 x 2200 mm.
Armament
gun -1 piece, caliber – 125 mm., ammunition 45 shots
machine gun, pcs 2, caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 300 shots
machine gun – 1, caliber-7.62 mm., ammunition 2000
Armored protection
Engine power – 780 hp
The maximum speed is 60 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 650 km.
The depth of water barriers to be surfaced:
without OPVT. 1.8 m., With a short-term preparation of 1.2 m., With OPVT. 5 m.
Features of the construction of object 172M
Base – tank “object 172” with a new undercarriage and an original gun loading gun. 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 an independent stabilization of the field of view.
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-lobed hydromotors; caterpillar belt with rubber-metal hinge.