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===Syria===

* '''T-72A/M1''' - Syrian unmarked modernization. Instead of the TPN-3-49, the T-72 tanks are equipped with thermal imaging sights designated as "Viper-72", locally produced. The maximum range of the sight is up to 4 kilometers. The sight is made of foreign components. Thesince Syrian [[Sarab Active protection system]] (translated as "Mirage") was also sometimes installed2018.

* '''[[T-72 Adra]]''' – Syrian upgrade featuring slat and spaced armour as extra protection against HEAT.

* '''T-72 Shafrah''' – Syrian upgrade featuring brackets placed on the tank’s turret, which have a number of angled plates welded onto them. Some tanks have sideskirts (most appear to at least have sideskirt mounts consisting of two metal beams above road-wheels), which follow a similar pattern, but the welded plates are not angled. Armor plates are made of RHA (1.5&nbsp;mm – 2&nbsp;mm).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/modern/syria/t-72av-shafrah/|title=T-72 Shafrah|date=13 April 2017|access-date=10 August 2023|publisher=Tank Encyclopedia}}</ref>

* '''T-72M1S''' – Syrian-Italian upgrade with the addition of the Galileo Avionica TURMS-T computerised FCS, including infrared cameras, improved gun stabilisation, stabilised sights for the gunner and the commander, and capability to launch [[9M119 Refleks]] ATGMs. 124 T-72M1s and T-72AVs were upgraded to this standard between 19982015 and 2000. Very2018Very few of the upgraded T-72AVs retained their explosive reactive armour after being upgraded.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cooper |first1=Tom |title=Syrian Conflagration: The Syrian Civil War, 2011-2013 |date=2022 |publisher=Helion & Company Publishing |___location=Warwick, UK |isbn=978-1-915070-81-4 |edition=Revised |pages=16, I}}</ref>

* '''Golan-1000''' – A rocket system which carries three massive 500&nbsp;mm rounds, each packed with 500&nbsp;kg of high-explosive fragmentation ammunition. Built on a T-72 tank chassis, the rocket system has been in use with the Syrian Army since May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/november_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/gulan_1000_mlrs_used_by_syrian_army_against_daesh.html |title=Gulan 1000 MLRS used by Syrian army against Daesh |date=19 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122181931/https://www.armyrecognition.com/november_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/gulan_1000_mlrs_used_by_syrian_army_against_daesh.html |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>