The T-72 is a piece of shit.
Were it made in the West with Western quality control, it may be a badass vehicle. . . . . maybe?
The first thing that strikes you when you are seated in a Soviet or Chinese vehicle vice a US vehicle is the creature comfort of it.
Soviet tanks have plywood seats . . . . you get the feeling that you aught not expect to live too terribly long in the thing.
Several Arab-Israeli wars, 2 Iraq wars, Afghanistan I and, Chechnya have shown the world the worth of Russian-made weapon platforms.