T-54/55

T-54/55
T-54 tank in Israel
Type	Medium tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1946–present
Production history
Designer	Morozov (T-54), OKB-520 (T-54A and later)
Designed	1945
Manufacturer	KhPZ, UVZ (USSR), Bumar-Łabędy (Pol.), ZTS Martin (Czechoslovakia)
Produced	1946–81 (USSR) 1956–79 (Pol.) 1957–83 (Czechoslovakia)
Number built	86,000–100,000+ est.
Variants	See text
Specifications (T-55)
Weight	36 tonnes (39.7 ST)
Length	6.45 m
Width	3.37 m
Height	2.40 m
Crew	4
Armour	hull front 100mm @ 60°, turret front 205mm(rounded), hull side 80mm @ 0°, lower hull side 20mm @ 0°, turret side 130mm(rounded), hull rear 60mm @ 0°, turret rear 60mm(rounded), hull top 33-16mm, turret top 30mm, hull floor 20mm
Main armament	D-10T 100 mm rifled gun
Secondary armament	7.62 mm SGMT coaxial machine gun, (12.7 mm DShK heavy machine gun)
Engine	Model V-55(V-54) V-12 water-cooled. 38.88-l diesel 581 hp (433 kW)
Power/weight	14.6 hp/tonne
Transmission	Mechanical synchromesh, 5 forward, 1 reverse gears
Suspension	Torsion bar
Ground clearance	0.425 m
Fuel capacity	580 l (internal), 320 l(less on early T54) (external), 400 l (jettisonable rear drums)
Speed	48 km/h (30 mph)