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TR-125

Tanks · Romania · 1987
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TR-125

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
70
Protection
60
Mobility
50
Technology
40
Reliability
80
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
55
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
45
Strategic Impact
30
Origin Romania
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1987–1991
Operators1 countries
Quantity10
Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
57
Tanks MASS Rating
36/89
Cold War
129/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
70
Protection
60
Mobility
50
Technology
40
Reliability
80
Crew Survivability
65
Operational Range
55
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
45
Strategic Impact
30
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
TR-125
Category
Country
Production
1987–1991
Quantity
10
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
36
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
60
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
57
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
◈Firepower7MOD.7
▣Protection6MOD.6
◇Mobility5MOD.5
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)7.9 m
  • Width3.6 m
  • Height2.2 m
▲Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusPrototype Only
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1987Production started
  2. 1991Production ended
39
years in service
4
years in production
10
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
T-72 1973
TR-125 1987
// SIBLING VARIANTS
T-72B3 1973
T-72M 1980
M-84 1985
T-72S 1987
T-72BA 1999
05 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE16terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
Computerised Basic: a fire control system generation in tanks that provides fundamental computer‑assisted ballistic calculations without advanced targeting aids such as laser rangefinders or thermal imaging.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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