T-72 tank in which jawan died has a history of snags
(WorldNews India)

CHENNAI: The T-72 tanks made under transfer of technology from Russia may be the mainstay of armoured division of the Army but they have given more trouble to the personnel out on the field and during training exercises on many occasions. A driver who took out a T-72 tank for a trial run at Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi died after a gas leak inside the cabin from a fire detection system on Wednesday. Sources said there have been breakdowns and a few minor accidents in the T-series tanks during deployment or training exercises. `The track record is such that a few army officers have objected to using the tanks because of minor accidents that has led to injuries to the crew,` said a...