The General Director of the Mosfilm film studio, Karen Shakhnazarov, at a meeting with Russian President Putin, reported on the transfer of 28 T-55 tanks, eight PT-76 tanks, eight tractors and six infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to the Russian military.
In 2023, we transferred 28 T-55 tanks, six IFVs, eight PT-76 tanks and eight tractors to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. They were stored at our military-technical base. I learned that there were needs, contacted the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - they took these vehicles.
The military values the "fifty-fifth" tanks for the rifled 100-mm D-10T2S gun. It is capable of hitting enemy targets from closed firing positions at a distance of up to 15,000 meters. According to information from open sources, they are mainly used as self-propelled artillery units.
Photos of such tanks with mounted "Kontakt-1" dynamic protection and anti-drone "barbecue grills" have also appeared on the Web.
Technical characteristics of the T-55 tank:
- Years of production - 1959 - 1965
- Total produced - 13408 units
- Weight in combat position - 36.0 - 36.5 t
- Engine power - 580 hp
- Maximum speed on the highway - 50 km/h
- Cruising range on the highway - 500 km
- Crew - 4 people
- Armament - 100-mm gun, 2x7.62-mm SGMТ (PKT) machine guns, 12.7-mm DShKMT machine gun
- Ammunition - 43/3500/500 rounds/cartridges
- Armor - turret front/hull front, 200/100 mm
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