Talk:T-72/Archive 3

T-72 vs T-72B3

The article must be amended to stress the fact that T-72B3 is completely different from T-72. It looks similar on the outside, but the components inside are completely different. The way the article is written now may create an erroneous impression that modern Russian tank fleet is composed of outdated T-72s, which is not the case. Over a 1,000 tanks have been modernized to T-72B3, which is a different generation from T-72.

Basically, the article should draw a clear distinction between three generations of tanks: 1) T-72/T-72A/T-72M (2nd generation), 2) T-72B (2nd generation advanced), 3) T-72B3/T-72B3M (3rd generation or 3rd generation advanced — depending on who you ask). 46.242.8.29 (talk) 20:12, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

You have the "variants"- and the "service"-sections to work with and the T-72 operators and variants article to point out differences in individual nations equipment. If that is not enough: for example variants of the Centurion (tank) were also completely rebuild, and those just got a new article - without destroying the existing one. Alexpl (talk) 13:08, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

The assertion that the T-72 is second generation is not really supported by a source. I would argue the T-72 is third generation. T-54/55 first generation. T-62 and 64 second generation. T-72 and T-80 third generation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.241.72.9 (talk) 00:54, 1 March 2020 (UTC)