T-54/55
Sign in to saveThe T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet medium tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. 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 involved in many of the world's armed conflicts since their introduction in the second half of the 20th century.
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The T-54 and T-55 are Soviet tanks developed after World War II that became the standard tanks for the Soviet Army, its allies, and many other nations starting in the late 1950s. They are historically significant because they have been used extensively in numerous armed conflicts around the world since their introduction.
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Key facts
- Weapon.name
- T-54/55
- Weapon.image
- T-55 4.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A T-55 tank on display at the Imperial War Museum
- Weapon.type
- (NATO designation)
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1948–present
- Weapon.number
- 96,500–100,000+ est., including:
- Weapon.spec_label
- T-55
- Weapon.length
- with gun forward
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.is_UK
- no
- Weapon.used_by
Article
32 sectionsContents
- Development history
- Predecessors: T-34 and T-44
- Prototypes
- T-54
- T-54A and T-54B
- T-55
- T-55A
- T-54/T-55 upgrades
- Description
- Advantages and drawbacks
- Production history
- Soviet Union
- Polish People's Republic
- Czechoslovakia
- Service history
- Soviet Union and successors
- Middle East
- Vietnam War
- Ogaden War
- Angola
- India and Pakistan
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Other conflicts
- List of conflicts
- Operators and variants
- Museums with T-54/T-55 on display
- See also
- Tanks of comparable role, performance and era
- Notes
- Citations
- General bibliography
- External links
The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet medium tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. 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 involved in many of the world's armed conflicts since their introduction in the second half of the 20th century.
The T-54/55 series is the most-produced tank in history. Estimated production numbers for the series range from 96,500 to 100,000. They were replaced by the T-62, T-64, T-72, T-80 and T-90 tanks in Soviet and Russian armies, but are still used by up to 50 other armies worldwide, some having received sophisticated retrofitting. The Chinese version of the T-54A is the Type 59.