Cuban T-62s along with T-55s and T-54Bs, were deployed to Angola during Havana's lengthy intervention in that country. The more ubiquitous T-55 was favoured for combat duty, and during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale only a single battalion of Cuban T-62s took part in the fighting.

Currently Cuba possesses 1,100 T-55s, most of which are in storage or used as Artillery Propeller and SPAAG with SA-3 and SA-2 missiles mounted . 120 T-55s are modernized to T-55M standard and 20 more to T-55AM.

From the late 1950s, the T-54 eventually became the main tank for armoured units of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and many others. T-54s and T-55s have been involved in many of the world's armed conflicts since their introduction in the second half of the 20th century. The T-54/55 series is the most-produced tank in history.

Aug 23, 2019 · Legendary, but already obsolete Soviet Tanks The T-34 and T-55 tanks supplied by the Soviet Union were given a second life in Cuba. At local defense plants, which were also built with Soviet help, they were converted into mobile anti-aircraft systems and self-propelled artillery installation.

On October 20, 2023, images of the Cuban BTR-100 8x8 combat reconnaissance vehicle surfaced on Russian social media platforms, shedding light on an unconventional armored vehicle that combines the chassis of the Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carrier (APC) with the turret of a T-55 tank.

Jun 17, 2019 · This is a very rare audio clip of a SADF crew in a Ratel ZT3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle converted into a anti-tank role taking out Cuban/FAPLA coalition soviet T55 tanks during the Battle on the Lomba River in Angola – Operation Modular in 1987.

This is combat at its fiercest in what was arguably one of the most decisive mechanised battles fought on African soil since the Second World War and one which turned the fortunes of the “Cold War” coalition of Cuban and Soviet interests in Southern Africa for the worse.

Se calcula que Cuba recibió, a partir de 1963, más de 1.300 tanques T-55, incluyendo unos 25 T-54/T-55 en versión tanque recuperador. Además, unos 120 habrían sido modernizados a la versión T-55M y unas dos decenas a la versión T-55AM .

Los T-55 entran a Cuba en 1962 con el contingente soviético que vienen acompañando a los misiles nucleares de alcance medio R-12 (SS-4) e intermedio R-14 (SS-5), que la URSS despliega en la Isla, se trataba de dos batallones completos que se destacan en la zona occidental con la misión de impedir desembarcos de tropas norteamericanas; desde ...

Currently Cuba possesses 1,100 T-55s, most of which are in storage. Some T-55s are modernized to T-55M standard. [31] Ecuador - 3 T-55s were in service in early 2001, [32] 30 in early 2003, [33] more than 30 in 2004 (possibly non in operational service as of 2005) [5] and more than 30 in storage in 2006. [10]