When it entered service in 1964, the T-64 was used exclusively by the Soviet tank regiments and its technical details were kept veiled in secrecy for many years. This added up to produce a tank weighing a mere 38 tons and carrying a three-man crew, capable – in theory – of taking on the standard four-man main battle tanks of its Western opposition. The T-64, in contrast, sought to gain qualitative superiority on the battlefield with unprecedented inventiveness, such as a compact engine arrangement and an auto-loader for its 125mm smoothbore cannon, which could fire shells or antitank missiles. The T-64’s chief designer, Aleksandr Morozov, had previously gained fame for two outstandingly simple but effective tanks, the T-34 and the T-54. or so the old proverb goes, but the necessity behind the T-72’s development lies in too much invention, too soon. Amid recent problems arising from their most sophisticated tank, they went back to basics with the T-72. Tanks have acquired their own special refinements over the years, but the Russian arsenal includes a relic of 1973. This advancement in warfare has given the infantryman unprecedented parity against the tracked armored monsters.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been marked by a return to the type of armored warfare that hasn’t been seen since World War II - with at least one major difference - the development of “fire and forget” anti-tank guided missiles.
That Design Is Being Put to the Test in Ukraine. Russia’s T-72 Tank Is Intentionally Old-School.
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