T-55U

T-55U Main Battle Tank

The T-54 and T-55 tank series were main battle tanks designed by the Soviet Union. The first prototype T-54 appeared in 1946. The tank entered full production in 1947 and became a mainstay of Red Army armored units, the Warsaw Pact countries and many other armies as well. T-54s and T-55s were involved in many of the world's armed conflicts and are still in use worldwide.

Following a series of major improvements the T-54 was designated the T-55 in 1955. The design was so successful that tens of thousands of them were built in the USSR, Poland (1957-1979 - ca. 10.000), Czechoslovakia and China. They were exported to as many as 50 other countries and were continuously upgraded and produced until 1979 (ca.100.000 ? pcs).

T-55U is a Polish T-54 upgrade to T-55 standards.

Museum example

Serial # X4OA24247A
In museum since 1989 from Wędrzyn.

T-55U Technical data

Weight: 37 t
Length / Carriage Length: 6.45 m / 9.00 m
Width: 3.27 m
Height: 2.40 m
Crew: 4 men
Armament: D-10TG, 100 mm gun (43 rounds), 7.62 mm SGMT and 12.7 DShK machine guns
Powerplant: W-55, 12-cylinder, V in-line water-cooled diesel engine, 580 hp at 2000 rpm
Maximum Speed: 50 kph