据国外资料统计,苏联时代研制的T-72坦克近两万辆,分布在世界各国(见附表)。尽管这些坦克的役龄已近30年,但利用某些新技术在原车基础上进行改造,则进入21世纪后T-72仍不失为性能优良的主战坦克。在未来的二三十年中,这些性能升级的T-72坦克如果没有大规模战争的消耗,估计仍可继续服役。 According to statistics from abroad, nearly 20,000 T-72 tanks developed in the Soviet era are distributed all over the world (see the attached table). Although these tanks have been in service for almost 30 years, using some of the new technologies to retrofit on the original vehicle, the T-72 into the 21st century is still a well-performing main battle tank. In the next two or three decades, these upgraded T-72 tanks are estimated to remain in service without large-scale wars.