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T-55

IOC: 1958
Total Production: 50,000
Also Known As: 85M1 (upgraded variant), T-54A, T-54AK, T-54B, T-54M, T-55A, T-55AD, T-55AGM (upgrade for T-54, T-55, T-59 and T-62 tanks), T-55AM, T-55AMD, T-55AMV, T-55M, T-59 and Type 59

Origin: Russia

Contractor/s: KMDB and Malyshev Plant

Description: T-54 was developed beginning in 1946 as a replacement for Soviet T-34 Main Battle Tank (MBT). It entered service three years later equipped with a 100mm rifled gun as primary armament. Since then, approximately 50,000 T-54/T-55 were produced in Russia and all over the world under license. It was produced in large numbers for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) under Type 59 designation. T-55 is an improved version with a fully tracked chassis. T-54/T-55 were the backbone of the Soviet Army during three decades.

T-54/T-55 main battle tanks saw combat in many conflicts fighting against western MBTs. Overall, T-54/55 performance was deemed below to those of M47, M48 and Centurion. Currently, T-54/55s are obsolete but large numbers of this tank are still in service in many third world countries.

Parent system is the T-54
IOC: 1949
Transactions: There are 38 transactions involving 1,812 items for T-54 from 1992 to 2011 view report

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:: Specifications ::


Crew: 4

Dimensions
Length: 6.20 meter
Main Gun Caliber: 100 millimeter

Performance
Main Gun Max Range: 2,000 meter
Max Range: 600 kilometer

Power
Power: 690 shp

Speed
Cross Country Speed: 7 mps (25.2 kph)
Top Speed: 13.9 mps (50 kph)

Weight
Combat Weight: 40,000 kilogram

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There are 3 news between
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:: Operators ::

Operators
  Country   Items   Country   Items
  Afghanistan ?   Albania ?
  Algeria ?   Angola ?
  Azerbaijan ?   Bangladesh ?
  Belarus ?   Bosnia and Herzegovina ?
  Bulgaria ?   Cambodia ?
  Central African Republic ?   Chad ?
  China ?   Croatia ?
  Cuba ?   Czech Republic ?
  Democratic Republic of Congo ?   Egypt ?
  Equatorial Guinea 3   Eritrea ?
  Ethiopia ?   Finland ?
  Georgia ?   Guinea ?
  Hungary ?   India ?
  Iran ?   Iraq ?
  Laos ?   Lebanon ?
  Libya ?   Macedonia ?
  Malawi ?   Mauritania ?
  Mongolia ?   Mozambique ?
  Namibia ?   Nicaragua ?
  Nigeria ?   North Korea ?
  Pakistan ?   Peru ?
  Poland ?   Romania ?
  Russia ?   Serbia ?
  Slovakia ?   Slovenia ?
  Somalia ?   Sri Lanka ?
  Sudan ?   Syria ?
  Tanzania ?   Togo ?
  Uganda ?   Ukraine ?
  Uzbekistan ?   Vietnam ?
  Yemen ?   Zambia ?
  Zimbabwe ?        

 

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T-55AGM

 

Last Updated:
Saturday, February 2, 2013
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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