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M-84 Main Battle Tank
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Short history: Yugoslav licensed built upgraded T-72, 502 M-84 & M-84A has been built for YPA (Yugoslav People's Army) when the war begin. In service with Croatia (45?), Kuwait (149?), Slovenia (44?) and Yugoslavia (290?).
License production rights purchased in 1979 by Yugoslav government. First prototype was built in 1982 and production started in 1984. Over 700 have been built.
Kuwait ordered 200 M-84s in 1989, including 15 command tanks and 15 ARVs. About 12 where delivered before Iraqi invasion in 1990, during the war further shipment was delivered.Combat history: First taste of combat was with 35th Kuwaiti Armored Brigade 'Fatah' during the Gulf War. During the war in former Yugoslavia most of the tanks where kept at safe distance, they where too valuable to be lost in city fighting's. When used in combat it's frontal armor is impenetrable but it's sides (and rear) can be penetrated by most anti-tank weapons - good infantry support is required.
T-72 / M-84 Variants
T-72 T-72A T-72B1 T-72BM M-84 M-84A Maximum road speed 60 km/h 80 km/h 60 km/h 65 km/h Gunner's sight TPN1-49-23 TPN1-49 TPN1-49 1K13 DNNS-2 Commander's sight TKN-3 DNKS-2 DNKS-2 Driver's sight TVNE-4B PPV-3 PPV-3 Combat weight (metric tonnes) 41 41.5 44.5 44.5 42 42 Engine V-46-6 V-46-6 V-46TK Engine (hp) 780 780 840 840 780 1000 Engine (kW) 574 574 618 618 574 735 Main gun ammunition 39 44 46 45 42 42 9M119 Svir guided anti-tank projectile / carried no no yes/4 yes/4 no no MG ammunition (12,7 mm NSVT) 300 300 300 300 300? 360 MG ammunition (7,62 mm PKT) 2000 2000 2000 1000 2000 2000 Turret armor vs HEAT (mm RHA) 500 560 950 ? 500 560 Turret armor vs APFSDS (mm RHA) 410 490 520 ? 410 490 Hull armor vs HEAT (mm RHA) 450 490 900 ? 450 490 Hull armor vs APFSDS (mm RHA) 410 420 530 ? 410 420 Smoke dispensers 0 12 8 8 12 12 Sources: Hrvatski Vojnik, Velebit, Äuro Äaković specijalna vozila d.d.