The first prototype of the T-72M2 Moderna, an improvement on the T-72M1 prototype, was introduced in 1993. Among the various upgrades, the tank is fitted with DYNAS explosive reactive armour, a modernized 24A5MS 125 mm smoothbore gun, a single 30 mm 2A42 autocannon, a laser warning system, and an automated modern VEGA fire control system, originating from SFIM, a French development partner, and SABCA, a Belgian development partner. The T-72M2 Moderna is a licensed-produced Slovakian upgrade of the Soviet T-72 MBT. 30 mm autocannon has no traverse of its own, can only move vertically.Hull and turret armour can easily be penetrated by most rounds it faces especially in uptiers.Fixed 8x gunsight make engagements a struggle.* Somewhat sluggish with a horrible reverse speed.Launches 11 smoke grenades per charge (11/22). TAPNA APFSDS provides greater penetrative capabilities against enemies, even better than the 3BM42 Mango used by its Russian contemporaries.Good situational awareness thanks to LWS.Powerful 30 mm autocannon tears through light vehicles and aircraft and is operated by the gunner.Has access 2nd generation thermals for both the gunner and commander, which are also only a Tier II modification.DYNAS ERA provides up to 100 mm of kinetic protection.This vehicle will feel very reminiscent of the T-72AV (TURMS-T) with its almost identical gun and armour performance. IFVs in particular, even ones with high-penetrating APFSDS like the M3A3 Bradley and Strf 9040C, will be almost helpless against the frontal protection of a Moderna. However, the liberal application of ERA, slat armour, and the underlying composite armour can sometimes save you from smaller-calibre or poorly-aimed shells. When forced into close-range combat, this vehicle is very mediocre compared to NATO vehicles with its painful reverse speed, lack of neutral steering, and subpar turret traverse. The recommended tactic is similar to most other Russian MBTs at this BR: find targets at range using the thermal sights, then use the laser rangefinder and well-endowed APFSDS or HEATFS projectiles to knock out the target from as far away from your vehicle as possible. The T-72M2 Moderna excels in mid- to long-range engagements with its powerful and accurate 125mm cannon. It is considered as a "machine gun" and is operated by the vehicle gunner, sharing the same optics and thermals as the main gun. The gun is highly destructive against light vehicles, low-flying aircraft, and vehicles showing their sides alternatively, it can also be used to knock out enemies' barrels. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready rack.Ī very distinctive feature of the T-72M2 is the 2A42 30 mm autocannon mounted on the right side of the turret. Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1 to 3 into rack 4.The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun. Once the autoloader magazine has been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader with at least one shell.As the T-72M2 Moderna is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible.This rack gets filled first when loading up the tank and is also emptied first.Rack 4 (autoloader carrousel) is a first stage ammo rack containing 22 projectiles and 22 propellant charges.For the purpose of clarity, rack 2 is considered empty even if that charge is still present. A propellant charge remains in rack 2 after it is emptied and is later fired as part of rack 3.Shells are modelled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.The T-72M2 Moderna uses two-piece ammunition, composed of propellant bags (orange) and projectiles (yellow).While it might not be enough at higher tiers with an abundance of APFSDS shells which can go up to 500 mm penetration, the protection is enough to stop most tanks which have been up-tiered at longer ranges and the turret can stop up to 700 mm from kinetic penetrators.īut once again, this is still a T-72 series with a compact interior and the same AZ-172 autoloader like any T-72 series tank, a solid penetration from enemy projectiles will very likely set it ablaze (sometimes even fuel explosion) or detonate the ammunition, launching the turret sky-high, so players need to pay extra caution to enemies just like other T-72s do.Īmmo racks of the T-72A (identical). However, he M2 modification adds layers of DYNAS ERA blocks on UFP and turret front, each block can provide additional protection against up to 100 mm of kinetic penetration, making the T-72M2 tougher to be destroyed. Although it is named T-72M2, which might sound more advanced, the base model is still a T-72M which shares the same chassis as the stock T-72A.
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