T-72 Asad Babil: Perbedaan antara revisi

Within closer ranges, the Lion of Babylon was more effective, especially while within prepared positions.<ref>Scales, page 269: "As TF 1-37th Armor crossed over the ridge into the heart of the Iraqi defensive zone, the Iraqi commander's carefully disposed rear-slope defense stripped Dyer's tanks of their range advantage. Within 1,000 meters, a row of dug-in T-72s and BMPs suddenly appeared below the crest. All were hull-down in prepared positions behind thick dirt walls. Now the Americans were well within Iraqi killing range, and although the Soviet-made night sights were markedly inferior, things could still get very dicey."</ref> However, even in such conditions, the Lion of Babylon did not fare well against M1s—as proven in the [[Battle of Norfolk]] during [[Desert Storm]],<ref>Scales, page 270: "After the war they (TF 1-37th) returned to count the burned-out hulks of 76 T-72s, 84 BMPs, 3 air defense artillery pieces, 8 howitzers, 6 command vehicles, 2 engineer vehicles, and myriad of trucks."</ref> although the tank also participated in the [[battle of Phase Line Bullet]], where [[M2 Bradley|Bradleys]] IFVs from the 4th squadron of the [[US 7th Cavalry Regiment|7th Cavalry Regiment]] were driven back by dug-in Iraqi armoured vehicles at heavy cost.<ref name=":0">Atkinson, pp. 428-433</ref>

 

The bulk of Iraqi armoured units were equipped with the [[Type 69#Iraq|Type 69]] and only [[Iraqi Republican Guard|Republican Guard]] divisions were equipped with Iraqi-modified T-72s, with exception of the regular army's armored ''Saladin'' division.<ref>Zaloga & Sarson, ''T-72''... p.38</ref> Thus, engagements between Lions of Babylon and American tanks were limited to conflicts involving such Iraqi units.