# T-72 Main Gun Analysis — Evidence Notes

## Current status

The topic is initialized. No numerical performance claim is currently treated as confirmed.

## Research scope

- T-72 platform variants and production/export differences
- 125 mm smoothbore gun lineage associated with the T-72 family
- Ammunition families and dimensional compatibility
- Carousel autoloader constraints and modernization implications
- Fire-control, stabilization and sighting integration
- Upgrade paths, trade-offs and disputed claims

## Evidence hierarchy

1. **Grade A:** military, manufacturer, design bureau, formal manuals and standards.
2. **Grade B:** peer-reviewed research, specialist technical books and institutional collections.
3. **Grade C:** reputable defence publications with a visible citation chain.
4. **Grade D:** forums, social media and unsourced diagrams; discovery leads only.

## Required claim fields

Every future performance claim must record the platform variant, gun model, ammunition model, test distance and target condition, source date/type, traceable evidence location, confidence and contradiction status.

## Planned outputs

- platform–gun–fire-control compatibility matrix
- ammunition compatibility matrix
- conditional performance comparison
- modernization route map
- disputed-claim register