In 1980 Ludowe Wojsko Polskie (LWP) operated 1,207 T-55L, T-55LD, T-55AD-1 and T-55AD-2, 146 T-55, 986 T-55U and 340 T-54, T-54A, T-54AD and T-54AM. Eventually almost all T-54 and T-55 tanks have been upgraded to T-55AM "Merida" standard (there are some not upgraded ones in the museums).

After the T-54B, the Czech built T55AM and AM2, the AM2B is the final coldwar non-Soviet evolution of the type. Only a handful were so modernized and served in both the East German and Czech armies before the collapse of the Warsaw Pact.

Sep 6, 2022 · The modeled T-55AM is of Russian origin, equipped with the "Volna" fire control system and 1K13 BOM guidance system allowing use of the 9K116-1 "Bastion" ATGM; KTD-2 LRF fitted over the main gun; an upgraded suspension and T-72 style RMSh tracks; more powerful V-55U engine; “Tucha” smoke grenade launchers; rubber full-length side skirts ...

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 very modernisation ensures east German repair plant RWN Neubrandenburg and its range was the same as in the case of the czechoslovak T-55AM2 (a more powerful engine for the east German "T's" carried the designation W-55U).

Caliber Prague Limited of the Czech Republic is offering for export the upgraded T-55 series MBT, designated the T-55AM2. This upgrade incorporates most of the improvements carried out some years ago to some T-55 MBTs operated by the former Warsaw Pact (see T-54/T-55 entry) with the exception of the ability to fire the Russian-designed and ...

Mar 27, 2023 · Both the Polish and Czechoslovak tank factories began a T-55 upgrade program paralleling the Soviet T-55M/T-55AM upgrade called the T-55AM2.

T-55AM2 Panzer Kompanie (TEBX01) includes five resin T-55AM2 tanks, one plastic Tank Commander sprue, two Decal sheets, and three Unit cards. Of the 2100 T-55 tanks supplied to NVA by the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Poland, nearly 300 were upgraded to the T-55AM2 standard.

The T-55AM is a Cold War era main battle tank of Soviet origin. The T-55M and T-55AM are deep modernizations of the older T-55 and T-55A respectively, extending their service life. This upgrade program proved especially useful for Warsaw Pact and Soviet allies that did not acquire the T-62 and could not yet field the T-72 in quantity.

Aug 13, 2016 · Is there a good resource somewhere that will tell me when it's appropriate to use a T-55AM or T-55AM2 as an upgrade? I'm doing a scenario where I need East German T-55s, but I'm not sure if they should be the missile equipped variant or not.