T-55AGM
Sign in to saveThe T-55AGM is a Ukrainian modernization of the T-54/T-55 medium tank developed by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (KMDB). Although the T-54/T-55 series are over 70 years old, a significant number of vehicles still remain in service worldwide, and after successfully working on the development of the T-80UD and T-84 tanks, KMDB turned its attention to the export market in the 2000s, and built a prototype called the T-55AGM featuring significant improvements in protection, mobility, and firepower. As of early 2011, the T-55AGM remained at the prototype stage although it has be
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- Height
- 3004
- Width
- 3560
- Length
- 6858
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- ride height
- 450
- total produced
- 1
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The T-55AGM is a Ukrainian modernization of the T-54/T-55 medium tank developed by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (KMDB). Although the T-54/T-55 series are over 70 years old, a significant number of vehicles still remain in service worldwide, and after successfully working on the development of the T-80UD and T-84 tanks, KMDB turned its attention to the export market in the 2000s, and built a prototype called the T-55AGM featuring significant improvements in protection, mobility, and firepower. As of early 2011, the T-55AGM remained at the prototype stage although it has been shown outside of Ukraine.
==Description== The tank is fitted with a 5TDFM, two-stroke liquid-cooled multi-fuel supercharged diesel engine with opposed pistons which develops 850 horsepower (hp) (634 kW), improved running gear. The driver has an automated movement control system with a steering handlebar control.