main battle tank
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19920153-001
- Event 1945-1989 Cold War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1983
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - German Democratic Republic
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1983
- Latest 1983
- Brand Name / Model T-72
- Materials Steel
- Service Component German ArmyNational Volks Army
- Measurements Height 257.0 cm, Length 927.0 cm, Width 360.0 cm
- Caption Main Battle Tank, T-72
- Additional Information The Warsaw Pact based its military planning for a war with NATO on a rapid offensive. Columns of heavy tanks, such as this T-72, along with tactical nuclear weapons, air power, and saboteurs and commandos, would quickly punch through the defences, defeating NATO before US-based forces or European reserve units could be brought into the fight. The Canadian Forces acquired this T-72 in 1992, one of eight acquired from the former East Germany for use as a practice target for weapons testing.