[verified]: T72 Number 583

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A signature (though controversial) feature that reduces the crew to three (commander, gunner, driver) but stores ammunition in a vulnerable position under the turret. Composite Armor:

During the Soviet withdrawal from Germany in 1992-1994, the 79th Division retreated to the Volga region. However, logistics being what they were, many tanks were left in storage depots in Ukraine and Belarus. It is here that the trail of Number 583 goes cold—until the summer of 2014.