It is interesting that the Soviet Union produced excellent tanks in WW II. Their tanks in the the 90's were reputed to be good, but USMC Tankers that looked at Iraqui T-72's thought they were very poorly designed. They had to return the main gun to 0 0 each time they reloaded, and then try to reacquire the target. Meanwhile the US M-1 or M-60 were continually shooting at the Iraqui Tanks. An unfortunate situation for the Iraqui's