BTR-T – Heavy APC based on the T-55. DPM – Convoy escort vehicle. [42] Achzarit – Israeli military converted captured T-55/54s into a tracked APC.

The Achzarit is based on the Soviet-built T-54/T-55 tank, [2] beginning with those captured from Arab armies during the Arab–Israeli wars. To make space for a troop compartment, the eight-and-a-half tonnes turret, the original superstructure of the chassis and the transversely mounted engine were removed. [ 2 ]

The BTR-T (Russian: Бронетранспортёр-Тяжелый (Bronetransporter-Tyazhelyy), ‘Armoured Transporter–Heavy’) was a Russian heavy APC (armored personnel carrier), designed by the Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building (Omsktransmash) state-run production association.

Aug 21, 2011 · Achzarit is based on the Soviet-built T-55 tank captured by the IDF during the Arab-Israeli wars. The conversion resulted in a troop compartment with hydraulically operated clamshell in place of T-55’s turret.

Oct 12, 2023 · In the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1973 Yom Kippur War and other conflicts, the Israeli army captured hundreds of Soviet-made T-55 tanks belonging to Arab armies.

Oct 28, 2023 · The Israeli military and industrial complex once undertook a remarkable endeavor, resulting in the substantial retrofitting of heavily armored personnel carriers, which were originally derived from the T-55 medium tanks captured by the …

Achzarit T-55 APC. This heavy armored personnel carrier was engineered in the late 1980s to meet the specific operational requirements of the IDF for a well-protected vehicle capable of operating with Merkava tanks. It is capable of carrying ten soldiers.

May 11, 2014 · The Achzarit (Hebrew for "cruel woman") is an original Israeli APC. The IDF had captured T-54 and T-55 MBTs by the hundreds in the 1967 and 1973 wars.

Apr 20, 2023 · The Israeli army and industry at one time created a rather massive modification of a heavily armored personnel carrier based on the T-55 medium tanks that the IDF captured from the Arabs. These combat vehicles are used by the Israel Defense Forces to this day.

The APC known as the "Achzarit" is an APC which is based on the "Tiran" a Russian model captured in combat- the T-55/T-54. The tank has been converted by the Armament Corps into a heavy APC.