T-72 Start Stop Sounds from the T-72 Tank SFX sound library – the sounds when the tank start and stop a movement. The library includes 13 audio files and the detailed PDF-instruction for developers on how to use it.

T-72 Hit sound from the T-72 Tank SFX sound library – the sounds when the tank hits an obstacle. The library includes 13 audio files and the detailed PDF-instruction for developers on how to use it.

Late model T-72s, such as the T-72B, featured improved turret armour, visibly bulging the turret front—nicknamed “super-Dolly Parton” armour by Western intelligence. The turret armour of the T-72B was the thickest and most effective of all Soviet tank armour; it was even thicker than the frontal armour of the T-80B. The T-72B used a new “reflecting-plate armour”, in which the frontal cavity of the cast turret was filled with a laminate of alternating steel and non-metallic layers. The glacis was also fitted with 20 mm of appliqué armour. The late production versions of the T-72B/B1 and T-72A variants also featured an anti-radiation layer on the hull roof.

T-72 Movement sound is a sound of T-72’s tracks from the T-72 Tank SFX sound library. The library includes 13 audio files and the detailed PDF-instruction for developers on how to use it.

The basic T-72 is relatively underpowered, with a 780 hp (580 kW) supercharged version of the basic 500 hp (370 kW) V-12 diesel engine originally designed for the World War II-era T-34. The 0.58 m wide tracks run on large-diameter road wheels, which allows for easy identification of the T-72 and descendants (the T-64 family has relatively small road wheels).

T-72 Driving sound of V-12 diesel engine at max speed from the T-72 Tank SFX sound library. The library includes 13 audio files and the detailed PDF-instruction for developers on how to use it.

The T-72 wears the 125 mm 2A46 series main gun, a significantly larger calibre than the standard 105 mm gun found in contemporary Western MBTs, and still slightly larger than the 120 mm/L44 found in many modern Western MBTs. As is typical of Soviet tanks, the gun is capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles, as well as standard main gun ammunition, including HEAT and APFSDS rounds.

T-72 Acceleration sound of V-12 diesel engine from the T-72 Tank SFX sound library. The library includes 13 audio files and the detailed PDF-instruction for developers on how to use it.

The steering system is a traditional dual-tiller layout instead of the easier-to-use steering wheel or steering yoke common in modern Western tanks. This set-up requires the near-constant use of both hands, which complicates employment of the seven speed manual transmission.

T-72 Idle sound – V-12 diesel engine sound from the T-72 Tank SFX sound library. The library includes 13 audio files and the detailed PDF-instruction for developers on how to use it.

The T-72 is extremely lightweight, at forty-one tonnes, and very small compared to Western main battle tanks. The basic T-72 is relatively underpowered, with a 780 hp (580 kW) supercharged version of the basic 500 hp (370 kW) V-12 diesel engine originally designed for the World War II-era T-34.