Jan 10, 2017 · As the western name suggests, very little is known about the T-55 Enigma aside from what can be ascertained from models captured during the First Gulf War (1990-1991) by Coalition forces. In short, the upgrade concerned giving the vehicle a huge amount of crude, but effective, composite armor.

Some vehicles were captured from Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War. 100 T-54s and T-55s were in service in 1990, 110 in 1995, 500 in 2000 and around 250 in 2002. 540 T-54s, T-55s and Type 59s were in service in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.

Many Iraqi T-55s saw action during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq and Kuwait in January/February 1991, and during the 2003 US/UK invasion of Iraq with poor results. T-55 tanks also were used in the Yemeni civil war in 1994, both by the government army and by the South Yemeni separatists.

Apr 4, 2003 · The Soviet-era T-55 is the most numerous tank in the Iraqi arsenal, and has been involved in several fierce tank battles during the current war. Its poor showing against the modern US M1 Abrams...

Nov 5, 2016 · When Israeli reserve 146th and 210th tank divisions, mobilized within 24 hours, knocked the enemy off Golan Heights and entered Syrian territory, they were attacked in the flank by Iraq's 3rd Tank Division, armed with T-55 tanks, on the night of October 12th to October 13th.

Iraq's Enigma was one of the most notable upgrade efforts in the 1990s of the last century. Starting in the late 1980s, the official name of this project was T-55 Al Faw. This was an upgraded...

May 17, 2020 · Soviet T-55 medium tanks were supplied to many foreign countries, and some of them eventually developed their own versions of modernization of such equipment. A very interesting project was created in Iraq in the late eighties, its task was to increase the level of protection. This version of the T-55 became known under the names Al Faw and Enigma.

Oct 23, 2015 · The T-55 continued to serve in Africa, Asia, Afghanistan, and in Iraq. They were easily outclassed by the Coalition’s armor in the 1991 Gulf War. Summary: A further development of the mechanically unreliable T-44, itself derived from the T-34.

A destroyed Iraqi T-55 main battle tank and IFA supply truck, painted with graffiti by Coalition troops, lie along the highway between Kuwait City and Basra, Iraq, following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

May 29, 2016 · The “T-55/130” is the unofficial name given to a very mysterious SPG that was photographed in Diyala, Iraq, 2007. According to a series of photos, it is simply a 130mm Type 59-1 field gun mounted on a T-55 chassis .