T-54/T-55

Tank Soviet UnionIn service since 1948

Key specs

Type: Tank
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: KhPZ, UVZ, Bumar-Łabędy
Designer: KMDB, OKB-520
Designed: 1945
Entered service: 1948
Produced: 1946–1985
Units produced: 96,500
Status: In service
Crew: 4

Overview

T-54/T-55 is a tank from the Soviet Union, made by KhPZ, UVZ and Bumar-Łabędy. It entered service in 1948; it was produced from 1946 to 1985; 96,500 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 100 mm. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Israel, Algeria and 56 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, among others.

Armament

Main armament: D-10T 100 mm rifled gun (43 rounds)
Caliber: 100 mm
Secondary armament: 7.62 mm SGMT coaxial machine gun, (12.7 mm DShK heavy machine gun)

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 36 t
Length: 9.00 m
Width: 3.37 m
Height: 2.40 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: Model V-55(V-54) V-12 water-cooled. 38.88-litre diesel
Power: 373 kW
Road speed: 51 km/h
Off-road speed: 22 km/h
Operational range: 325 km
Fuel capacity: 580 l
Suspension: Torsion bar
Armour: 205 mm turret front; 130 mm turret sides; 60 mm turret rear; 30 mm turret roof; 120 mm hull front at 60° (100 mm after 1949); 79 mm hull upper sides; 20 mm…

Weapons and ammunition on board

DShK SGM machine gun 12.7×108mm 7.62×54mmR

Sources

Wikipedia (ru): Т-55, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: T-54/T-55, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.

T-54/T-55

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