#1: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12 Author: Roy_A_Lingle, Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, TexasPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:12 am ---- Hi Folks!
I am calling this one a T-72 because I am not sure just which T-?? it is.
This tank has writing that looks something like "KOCCA" on the front and the rear. Looks a lot like a black magic marker rather than paint.
This guy has a lot of stampings on the front glacia. In the center is something that look a bit like "607BT9143" That figure I am calling a 6 looks like a capital B without the closing loop on the top half. Or that 6 looks like it as a square top, square left edge and a square bottom.
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That blue truck is the carrier that had just unloaded the M10 TD.
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That is all of the new vehicles as of last Thursday. The museum staff member told me three more vehicles are coming as a part of this shipment batch. One is a M4A3 76mm HVSS. She didn't know how many more batchs will be coming or if any of them will have more vehicles.
Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts out!
#2: Re: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12 Author: L.Delsing, Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:25 am ---- Soviet built T-72. In ''our'' alphabeth is translates as B01VT9143. B = 1978, 01 = january. A rather old one. The other letter/cipher combination I still like to know.....The black magic marker looks like some sort of rn, (1...8??).
Thanks!!
Regards,
Lesley
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#3: Re: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12 Author: JimWeb, Location: The back of beyondPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:57 pm ---- Its a T-72A.
#4: Re: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12 Author: Przezdzieblo, Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:18 pm ---- Jim, no. It is T-72. One of two first export specifications (Object 172M-E or -E2), with optical rangefinder and steel-only turret.
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