Type 72Z

Type 72Z
Type 72Z
	Safir-74 with a DShK mounted on top during a military parade.
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Iran
Service history
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Manufacturer	Defense Industries Organization, Military Industry Corporation
Produced	1996–present
No. built	about 400
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	36 tonnes
Length	6.45m
Width	3.37m
Height	2.40m
Crew	3-4
Armor	203 mm front of the turret; 150 mm sides of the turret; 64 mm rear of the turret; 39 mm top of the turret; 97 mm upper front of the hull; 99 mm lower front of the hull; 79 mm upper sides of the hull; 20 mm lower sides of the hull; 46 mm rear of the hull; 20 mm floor of the hull[citation needed]; fitted with ERA
Main; armament	105mm M68 rifled tank gun
Secondary; armament	7.62mm coaxial PKT and roof-mounted 12.7mm DShKM machine guns
Engine	V-46-6 V-12 diesel; 780 hp (630 kW)
Power/weight	21.66hp/tonne
Suspension	Torsion bar
Operational; range	440 km
Maximum speed	65 km/h

The Type 72Z tank (also known as the T-72Z and the Safir-74,^[4] and the Al-Zubair I in Sudan)^[3] is a highly modernized version of the Type 59 and T-54/T-55 tanks,^[4] with upgrades carried out by the Iranian Defense Industries Organization.^[2]

The tank is not to be confused with an Iraqi modernization also known as T-72Z, said to carry a 125 mm gun.^[5]

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