During the Iranian Iraq war, Iraq’s tank forces relied on the Soviet development machines. Some samples of T-72 tanks upgraded with Chinese developments. About the modernization of Soviet tanks told the “Russian Gazeta”.
Despite the complex relationship between the Soviet Union and China, Iraq simultaneously used the developments of the two countries. T-72 “Ural” and T-72M1 used simultaneously with Chinese Type-59-I and Type-69-Iig.
Later, the elements of Chinese cars applied on Iraqi T-72. Soviet tanks were equipped with onboard Chinese-made screens, which raised the protection of combat vehicles. Chinese details replaced standard aluminum screens.
Also, the Iraqi T-72 was equipped with Chinese-made optical interference generators. The publication notes that these systems are considered a simplified analogue of the optical-electronic opposition complex “Curtain”. The publications emphasize that Chinese developments led to the advantage of Iraqi tankers during the confrontation with Iran.
Previously, the DRIVE edition commented on the modernization of Russian T-72 tanks. The publications suggested that the screens at the top of the tower are designed to protect the tanks from the barragging ammunition and drone.
In October, the Central Telegraph Agency of the DPRK showed a new tank. The image shows the machine that the hybrid of the American Tank M1 Abrams and the Russian “Armati” is visible.