T-54/T-55 - Wikipedia
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 …
T-54/T-55 operators and variants - Wikipedia
The T-54/T-55 tank series is the most widely used tank in the world and has seen service in over 50 countries. It has also served as the platform for a wide variety of specialty armoured …
T-55 - Army Recognition
Dec 17, 2024 · The main armament of the T-55 is a 100 mm D-10T-TS2 gun. The D-10T has a horizontal sliding wedge breech block with the recoil system consisting of a hydraulic buffer …
T-54/T-55 Main Battle Tank - HowStuffWorks
Jun 9, 2023 · Find specifications for the T-54/T-55 Main Battle Tank below. Date of service: T-54, 1949; T-55, 1959 or 1960. Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Type: Main Battle …
T-55 Main Battle Tank (1958)
This package includes “Kontakt-5” ERA panels, longer chassis, stabilized TVK-3 and TKN-1SM sights, upgraded main gun stabilization system for the 100 mm (3.94 in) D-10T2S, and the …
T-54/55 Tanks: Russia’s 70-Year-Old Tanks Go Back to War
Mar 25, 2023 · Powered by a 12-cylinder four-stroke water-cooled diesel engine that developed 630hp at 2,000 rpm, the T-55 had a top road speed of 31 mph. With additional fuel tanks, it …
T-54 / T-55 Main Battle Tank - GlobalSecurity.org
Development began in the Kharkiv design department under A.A. Morozova in 1943, when work began on an improved version of the T-34. Along with the T-34, the T-55 is close to being the...
T-55: The Third World's Main Argument - Tank Archives
Nov 5, 2016 · The gun remained the same as on the T-54: the 100 mm rifled D-10TS (a modernized version of the gun used on the SU-100 during WWII). A D-10TS gun in the turret …
The Russian T-55 Medium Tank - TankNutDave.com
It is powered by an up-graded V-12 water-cooled diesel engine, which produces 580 hp and a top road speed of 50km/h. Its armour plating is 200 mm thick on the turret and 120 mm thick on …
T55 - Tank Museum
This highly successful tank can trace its lineage back to the wartime T34 via the T44 and T54. The T55 was built in countless different derivatives, in very large numbers and in four …