The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet medium tanks [3] introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. [4] 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 ...

The T-55 was equipped with the “Rosa” fire protection system and the turret casting had a thicker armor while the back plate was slightly thinned to save weight. The gun was stabilized with a two-plane system while infra-red vision became a standard.

Jun 9, 2023 · The heavily armored and mightily gunned T-54/T-55 Main Battle Tanks have proven popular with countries around the world even today. Find specifications for the T-54/T-55 Main Battle Tank below. Date of service: T-54, 1949; T-55, 1959 or 1960

Dec 17, 2024 · The T-55 is a Soviet-made main battle tank, a derivative of the T-54B, which was adopted for service in 1956 by the Russian armed forces. Developed by Nizhniy Tagil under the designation Obiekt 155, this is a T-54 with a new turret without the …

May 9, 2024 · Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the T-55 Medium Tank / Main Battle Tank (MBT). EARLY: 1 x 100mm D-10 rifled main gun in turret.

Oct 23, 2015 · The chief difference between the T-54 and T-55 is a more powerful diesel engine. With the largest production run of any tank in history, the T-54/T-55, even at the end of the Cold War, constituted 38 percent of the Soviet tank inventory and about 85 percent of the non-Soviet Warsaw Pact inventory.

Mar 10, 2024 · Upgraded T-54s/T-55s received explosive reactive armor for better protection, the capability to launch anti-tank guided missiles from the gun tube, and a better fire-control system. Some...

T-55 Series Tanks. The most massive Soviet tank of the post-war period. It is a deep modernization of the T-54B tank. Developed in the Design Bureau of Plant No. 183.

The T-54/55 is a non-amphibious main battle tank built in the former Soviet Union, China (as type 59), Czechoslovakia and Poland. T-54/T-55 basic models have all-welded hulls divided into three main compartments with the driver at the front, fighting compartment in …

The T-55 is an early Cold War era main battle tank of Soviet origin. It is a produced improved T-54 that was produced in large numbers for Soviet forces. The T-55 is an iconic vehicle of the Cold War era, and one of the few vehicles from that age that remain is active frontline service around the world, albeit often as a second line vehicle.