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T-72B3 vs T-90A: how to tell them apart

Two main battle tanks that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

T-72B3, main battle tank from Russia

T-72B3

Main battle tank, Russia. In service since 2012

What gives it away

Six large road wheels, low rounded cast turret covered in reactive armour, low hull.

Used by

Russia

Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
T-90A, main battle tank from Russia

T-90A

Main battle tank, Russia. In service since 2004

What gives it away

Six road wheels like the T-72, welded turret with wedge-shaped reactive armour and two dazzler boxes beside the gun.

Used by

Russia

Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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