TR-125
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 TR-125 |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Romania |
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| Used by | Romania |
| Wars | none |
| Production history | |
| Number built | 3 or 5 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 50 tonnes |
| Length | 7.9 m |
| Width | 3.6 m |
| Height | 2.2 m |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver and gunner) |
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| Armor | Composite armour 570 mm (22.4 in) front of the turret |
| Primary armament |
125 mm A555 smoothbore tank gun |
| Secondary armament |
PKMT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, DShK 12.7 mm AA machine gun on commander's ring-mount |
| Engine | 8VSA3 diesel 900 hp (671 kW) |
| Power/weight | 18 hp/tonne (13.4 kW/tonne) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
The TR-125 (TR-125 stands for "Tanc Romanesc 125" - Romanian Tank 125) main battle tank is the redesigned T-72 made in Romania made of Romanian components only. Number 125 in the designation stands for the 125 mm A555 smoothbore tank gun. It is now designated P-125.
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[edit] History
In the late 1970's - early 1980s, the USSR supplied Romania with 30 T-72 main battle tanks. Mass production was also planned and because Romania has a tradition of producing only weapons that are made of domestic made components therefore works on a such a variant were started in mid 1980's. Three (five according to other sources) prototypes were made and tested.
[edit] Description
The vehicle has a modified suspension with seven pairs of wheels, unlike the T-72 and most tanks based on it which have six. This allowed the hull to be stretched by 1 m and installation of the more powerful 900 hp (671 kW) diesel engine 8VSA3, based on the US Teledyne AVDS. It used an old DShK machine gun for anti-aircraft purposes and was fitted with extra armour. As a result of these changes the tank's weight increased from 41.5 tonnes (T-72M) to 50 tonnes.
[edit] Operators
Romania - 3 or 5 prototypes
[edit] Gallery
 Left view of TR-125 MBT front. |
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