The T-55 built on the T-54 by giving it an NBC capability as well as improved sights, including the infra-red equipment, and a main gun stabiliser as already introduced in the T-54A. Still, the T-54 was able to outrun and outgun most its rivals (until the British L7 105mm) whilst sustaining return fire. This slowed the rate of fire and also limited the depression of the gun – a large factor in reverse slope defence. The new turret provided superior ballistic protection, with no shot traps, but did little to solve a fundamental issue – the gun and its ammo was too big for the space provided. The initial beast had a turret looking much like a T-34/85’s but this was quickly replaced by a new hemispherical turret that would become the tanks’ most distinctive feature. However, fitted with a larger turret ring, the T-44 proved far more capable of excepting a larger main armament than the veteran T-34 and this quickly led to a new tank that featured a 100mm main gun – the T-54. The T-44 revisited a previous attempt to replace the T-34, combining the 85mm gun with a smaller, better armoured hull (thanks to mounting the engine transversely and deleting the hull MG), producing a tank superior to the T-34 but coming too late to see combat, in the war in Europe at least. After PSC announced that they were finally shipping I become something of a permanent fixture outside the work post room waiting for my four boxes to arrive.īut has it been worth the wait? Let’s find out! Backgroundĭuring WWII, the Soviets started work on the tank to replace the T-34. Today Lee gets excited about the Plastic Soldier Company’s first “moderns” release – the T-55 Main Battle Tank.įinally! The Plastic Soldier Company T-55 has arrived to bolster the People’s Army against the forces of Western Imperialism.
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