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T72 in Iraq
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Posted: Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 12:18 PM UTC
I have the Tamiya kit 35160 Russian Army T-72M1 Tank. Any info on its accuracy and was it used by the Iraqis in the recent conflicts
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Posted: Sunday, November 11, 2007 - 12:55 PM UTC
Yes, the Tamiya kit is a T-72M1 export version. It is basically an Iraqi version OOB. There was an article in the FEB '01 FSM by Cookie Sewell about making one into an Iraqi T-72. It only takes some minor things to make it into one. Good luck.
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