 Outside parties codename the tank M-2002 because the tank went through performance trials on February 16, 2002 (therefore being officially confirmed by outside sources), although the tank may have been in existence since 1992.The P'okp'ung-ho is only known to be used in North Korea.After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a significant number of T-72s were decommissioned from Soviet service and scrapped for metal.