T-55A

Statistics

Main gun: Rifled 100mm D-10T
Ammunition Stowage: 8 ready/35 stowed
Default Ammunition "A": 2/9 BM-8 HVAP, 4/17 BK-5M HEAT, 2/9 OF-412Sh HEF-T (Frag)

Coaxial machine gun: 7.62mm SGMT
Ammunition Stowage: 250 ready/2750 stowed
Default Ammunition: 250/2750 7.62mm RU

AAMG: 12.7mm DShK
Ammunition Stowage: 60 ready/360 stowed
Default Ammunition: 60/360 12.7mm RU

Grenade Dischargers: N/A

Armour protection:
Frontal Turret Armour: ~200mm vs KE and HEAT
Frontal Hull Armour: ~200mm vs KE and HEAT
Side Hull Armour: 70mm vs KE and HEAT
Side Turret Armour: ~120mm vs KE and HEAT
Rear Hull Armour: 42mm vs KE and HEAT
Rear Turret Armour: 49mm vs KE and HEAT

Combat Weight: 36t
Engine Power: 581hp@2000rpm
Top Speed: 55kph
Height: 2.40m

Thermal Signature

General

The T-55 is an upgrade of the T-54, with an added NBC overpressure system, and first entered service in 1958. The tank has a 4-man crew consisting of commander, gunner, loader and driver. The currently modeled variant is the T-55AM, distinguished by the lack of anti-radiation cladding on the hatches and roof, increased ammunition storage, and T-72 style tracks. The gun and turret are both stabilized, and the gunner is equipped with a TSh-2B-32P sight. This sight utilizes stadiametric lines to estimate range, similar to the GAS in western tanks, and lead is applied manually. The gunner also has use of a TPN-1-22-11 infrared night sight. The commander's TPKU-2B sight, with 5x magnification, is similar in function to the later T-72's TKN-3, allowing the commander to pass targets to the gunner in a primitive hunter-killer fashion.