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TR-125

The TR-125 () prototype main battle tank is a redesigned T-72 made in Romania with Romanian components only. Number 125 in the designation stands for the 125 mm A555 smoothbore tank gun. It is now designated P-125 (P stands for Prototype).

Key facts

Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.name: TR-125
Weapon.image: TR-125 tank during a military parade.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: TR-125
Weapon.origin: Romania
Weapon.type: Main battle tank
Weapon.used_by: Romania
Weapon.wars: none
Weapon.number: 5-10 prototypes
Weapon.weight: 50 tonnes
Weapon.length: 7.9 m
Weapon.width: 3.6 m
Weapon.height: 2.2 m
Weapon.crew: 3 (commander, driver and gunner)
Weapon.suspension: torsion bar
Weapon.primary_armament: 125 mm A555 smoothbore tank gun
Weapon.secondary_armament: PKMT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, DShK 12.7 mm AA machine gun on commander's ring-mount

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History
Description
Operators
References and notes
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==History== In the late 1970s - early 1980s, Romania ordered 30 T-72M main battle tanks from the USSR. The Romanian government asked USSR for a license to build T-72 tanks locally. Rebuffed by the Soviet leaders, the communist government decided to reverse-engineer the T-72 tank.