Russian military personnel should use T-55AM tanks without dynamic protection and with single-tier anti-cumulative "visors" exclusively as mobile artillery pieces. In all other scenarios, combat vehicles face serious danger, according to military expert Evgeny Damantsev.
The analyst noted that the equivalent resistance of the frontal projection of T-55AM tank turrets against armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) projectiles is about 200-230 mm, and the upper frontal parts (UFP) of the hull are 100 mm.
Therefore, the frontal projection of these tanks can be hit by all anti-tank missile systems and tank armor-piercing projectiles without exception.
The use of these vehicles may be expedient and safe for crews only when using the Tula "Bastion" guided weapon system from a distance of 5000 m, or when firing from closed positions. The use of T-55AM in direct close-range tank duels and assaults can be fraught with very serious consequences.
T-55AM is an updated version of the T-55 tank, developed in the 1950s. The modernization ensured increased firepower, mobility, and survivability. The T-55AM received the "Volna" fire control system and more advanced communication equipment.
Characteristics of the T-55AM tank:
- Weight - 40 t
- Crew - 4 people
- Armament: main - 100-mm rifled gun D-10T2S, auxiliary - 7.62-mm machine gun paired with the gun, 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine gun "Kord"
- Engine - V-46-5MS
- Power - 690 hp
- Maximum speed - 50 km/h
- Range - 610-650 km
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