T-72B3 chain breaks at international tank racing
According to RT, in the race on July 31, the T-72B3 driven by the Tajikistan team suddenly broke its chain and lost the race.
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| On the afternoon of July 31, the Tajikistan team participated in the qualifying round of the Tank Biathlon 2018, competing with crews from Belarus and Syria. However, the team did not achieve good results because the T-72B2 broke its chain during the competition. |
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| After failing to perform well in the artillery firing, the red T-72B3 main battle tank of the Tajikistan team accelerated, running at high speed to perform the speed race to the finish line. |
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| But when performing a drift to change direction, the T-72B3 hit a pothole and bounced violently, causing the left track to break and slip off the wheel assembly. |
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| Despite this, the crew still tried to control the vehicle back on the track but failed, even crashing into three marker posts. This forced the Tajikistan team commander to call in a reserve tank to replace it. The crew broke the track of the vehicle and switched to another T-72B3 to complete the test. |
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| It is known that this is not the first time the T-72B3 tank has been involved in a scandal during competition. At Tank Biathlon 2015, the Kuwaiti team's T-72B3 had an unexpected debut. |
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| According to the released images, the Chinese team's Type 96A tank took the lead and crossed the moat very calmly. Following it was an Armenian team's T-72B3 tank rushing right behind. |
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| It seemed that they were in such a hurry to catch up with the Type 96A that they rushed into the ditch at high speed, causing the entire area of water to cover the tank. That caused the tank to stall as soon as it reached the shore. |
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| The third T-72B3 piloted by the Kuwaiti team was also moving at a very high speed, so when entering a corner, it lost control, causing the T-72B3 to roll over almost once. |
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| This incident happened not long after the opening ceremony of the Tank Biathlon 2015 competition and the T-72B3's failure helped the Chinese team's Type 96A win this stage. |
