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These tanks have seen significant combat experience in the first [[Gulf War]] as well as the current [[Iraq]] deployment.  Here they have shown to be a true force to be reckoned with and have one of the best combat records of any modern tank.   

These tanks have seen significant combat experience in the first [[Gulf War]] as well as the current [[Iraq]] deployment.  Here they have shown to be a true force to be reckoned with and have one of the best combat records of any modern tank.   

During the war the US army rolled over Iraqi T-72Ms (designed by the communist Soviet Union) with huge success.  Their success against Iraqi armor in the first gulf war caused many nations to reconsider their armored forces, realizing that their force of communist made vehicles was inferior.

During the war the US army rolled over Iraqi T-72Ms (An export model of the T-72 which lacked many features such as composite and reactive armor, adequate penetrator's and no modern optical range finders as opposed to their main line Soviet counterparts) with huge success.  Their success against Iraqi armor in the first gulf war caused many nations to reconsider their armored forces, realizing that their force of communist made vehicles was inferior. However, post-war analysis determined that the Iraqi armored forces were using less capable penetrator rounds, insufficient propellant for tank rounds, inferior armor materials, a lack of modern optical and range finding equipment, and utilizing hold-over tactics from their eight year war with Iran that were woefully inappropriate for maneuver warfare.  

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