T-72 tanks released!

[Leon]

We previewed these quite a long time ago now so the Modern Vehicles finally get some reinforcements!  We've got seven different variants of the T-72 available, with many of these still in active service, most notably in the ongoing Russo-Ukraine War.


10mm Moderns - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/10mm-modern
Modern Vehicles
MDV113   T-72 Ural   £4.00
MDV114   T-72M   £4.00
MDV115   T-72A   £4.00
MDV116   T-72M1   £4.00
MDV117   T-72AV   £4.00
MDV118   T-72B   £4.00
MDV119   T-72 M1989   £4.00


MDV113 - T-72 Ural


MDV115 - T-72 A


MDV117 - T-72AV


MDV119 - T-72 M1989




We've also got some new trucks to add to this range (ZiL-135, M35, Bedford MK and Bedford RL), which should be available soon, so keep an eye out for those!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ooh

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Looin good

[Steve J]

Lovely bits of kit there!

[Shedman]

Not my thing but very nice.

As I know next to nothing about the T-72 I asked Chatgpt what were the differences between the tanks. It came back with a very comprehensive list of differences etc.

It then went on to offer me comprehensive stats for both Cold War Commander 2 and Future War Commander 2!

Scary

[Big Insect]

Not my thing but very nice.

As I know next to nothing about the T-72 I asked Chatgpt what were the differences between the tanks. It came back with a very comprehensive list of differences etc.

It then went on to offer me comprehensive stats for both Cold War Commander 2 and Future War Commander 2!

Scary

Hmmm! That might be my 'fault' as I have been building a master database of Commander weapon & AFV stats, using ChatGBT. All as part of an ongoing rationalisation & continuity project across BKC, CWC & FWC. 

[Shedman]

Hmmm! That might be my 'fault' as I have been building a master database using ChatGBT

Oh no. we are all doomed.

[streetgang]

The T-72s, along with the T-55, are iconic of so many 3rd world and other conflicts of the 1990s and 2000s. Just have to figure how to get the turrets to launch high over the tabletop when someone rolls a hit on them.

[steve_holmes_11]

While we mourn her loss, it's worth noting:

The T-72 earned the unofficial U.S. Army nickname "Dolly Parton" because its thickened, bulbous composite turret armor resembled the singer's famous figure. [1, 2]

Key Details

• The Origin: Introduced on the T-72A variant in the late 1970s, the turret front was heavily redesigned with internal composite cavities that created distinct, protruding "cheeks". [1, 2]
• Super Dolly Parton: Later, the upgraded T-72B model—which featured even larger, more exaggerated armor bulges packed with BDD composite and reactive armor—was dubbed "Super Dolly Parton" by Western military analysts. [1, 2, 3]
• The Meaning: U.S. and NATO troops frequently used humorous, pop-culture nicknames during the Cold War to identify unfamiliar Soviet military hardware in recognition manuals.

[Leon]

While we mourn her loss, it's worth noting:

Despite the sadness of her passing, that seems nicely appropriate!

[Big Insect]

Oh no. we are all doomed.

Oh dear ... do I now rank alongside Trump, Putin, Xi, Kim Jong Un and Farage   

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Oh dear ... do I now rank alongside Trump, Putin, Xi, Kim Jong Un and Farage   

Of course.....    

[sultanbev]

Oh dear ... do I now rank alongside Trump, Putin, Xi, Kim Jong Un and Farage   

As long as you are not cutting the spines off your books before feeding them to AI then shredding them afterwards, then no.

[steve_holmes_11]

As long as you are not cutting the spines off your books before feeding them to AI then shredding them afterwards, then no.

Shredding is the new burning.

[flamingpig0]

As long as you are not cutting the spines off your books before feeding them to AI then shredding them afterwards, then no.

We really are living in a sci-fi dystopia.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

We really are living in a sci-fi dystopia.

Beware Terminators then ? 

[flamingpig0]

Beware Terminators then ? 

Probably not a menace if they are built by the same people who make the cyber truck

[Raider4]

We really are living in a sci-fi dystopia.

The recent humanoid robot games in China both entertaining and slightly disturbing at the same time When they work, they work well. And then they comically fail. 


But what they going to be like in ten years time?

Interesting times indeed... 

[Leon]

As I know next to nothing about the T-72 I asked Chatgpt what were the differences between the tanks.

Just a note on this as well, I've updated the website listings to include a brief bit of info about each variant and how they're different to each other.