T-54/55
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T-55A on display at IWM Duxford.
As it is almost impossible to distinguish an refitted T-54 from an T-55, I am using the common title of T-54/55. The T-54/55 was produced in the Soviet State arsenals. It was also built under license in Czechoslovakia and Poland ( identifiable by the stowage box on the left hand side of the turret.) with little difference between them.
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| T-54: | Armed with 100mm D-10T gun. Two cupolas, Latter versions fitted with 12.7mm DShK A/A HMG. Fitted with Bow MG. | T-55AM: | Extra shielding against radiation fitted to commanders cupola. |
| T-54A: | 1955/56. Armed with 100mm D-10TG with stabilization. | T-55AK: | Command Tank |
| T-54B: | 1957/58. Infra-red night fighting equipment. Re-armed with 100mm D-10T2S gun. | Flame thrower: | |
| T-54C: | Right hand cupola removed and replaced with a hatch that opens forward. No A/A MG. (note: All T-54s have a turret dome ventilator in front of the loaders hatch.) | BTS: | Armoured Recovery vehicle of which various versions exist. |
| T-55: | 1961. Similar in appearance to T-54C but no dome ventilator. | MTU: | Bridge layer: |
| T-55A: | 1963. No Bow fitted MG. | ||
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T-54C
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T-55A seen at an IWM Duxford open day
(note Challenger 1 in background)
Warsaw Pact made T-55
seen at a Overlord show held at the Muckleburgh Collection, 1988
Warsaw Pact T-55AM
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T-55 used in the James Bond film
"Golden Eye"
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Warsaw Pact made T-54AM |
BTS-4
Vehicle on display at IWM Duxford.
SPOILS OF WAR
1st Gulf War trophies
Heavily up-armoured Iraqi T-55
Vehicle on display at Bovington Tank Museum
Iraqi Armour. (Left) T-54 and (Middle) T-55 on display at Bovington Tank
Museum,
(Right) T-55 on display at IWM Duxford
T-55A on display out side the Imperial War Museum North
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