Soviet T-54 medium tank by goodoleboy
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Tanks for the memory. No rusted hoods/bonnets here.
Captured 10/24/10, on the grounds just outside the 10th Annual Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo, held at the beautiful Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in beautiful Los Alamitos, California.
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The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. It entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank for armored units of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and others. T-54s and T-55s were involved in many of the world's armed conflicts during the late 20th century.
The T-54/55 series eventually became the most-produced tank in history. Estimated production numbers for the series range from 86,000 to 100,000.
Armor: 203mm turret, 99mm hull, LOS = ~200mm
Primary armament: D-10T 100mm rifled gun
Secondary armament: One 7.62mm SGMT machine gun, (12.7mm DShK heavy machine gun)
Engine: Model V-55 12-cyl. 38.88-l diesel
581 hp (433 kW)
Power/weight: 14.6 hp/tons/tonnes
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational range: 501 km (311 mi), 600 km (373 mi) with extra tanks
Speed: 56 km/h (34.8 mph)
Cross country speed: 16 mph (25 km/h)
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
Not as pretty as debbielove's M42 Self-propelled Antiaircraft Gun, but quite potent in its own right.
Totziens, thankx for stopping by, and for any and all favs and complimentary comments.
Comments (15)
Really a wonderful collage of this super cool tank Harry, nicely done
Great collage of excellent shots; I'm wondering what the log on the back end is for? Seems odd to see that there!
Every family needs one! Great collage, Harry.
An excellent collage of this tank. I too am wondering about the log at the back. If you get too close do they drop it on your toes????
Sorry, even with my acumen, I have no idea what the purpose of the log at the rear of the tank is for. Maybe it's for equal distribution to balance the weight of the gun barrel, but that should have been figured into the original design. Or maybe it's used to lay over mud or soft dirt for the treads to gain traction. Just speculation on my part.
Nice series of photos for this collage Harry. Dana
that one big tank. wonderful shots of it too
Interesting killing machine.
Excellent and very interesting collage. Fantastic details.
Yes it is very potent. Nice shots and POVs here Harry...what a machine huh?
A very famous Main Battle Tank indeed, still used no doubt all over the world.. (Thinking North Africa here).. Great all round views you have given use here Harry, its good you were able to get so close to do this.. Thanks for the praise by the way :-) Good work, my friend.. Rob
Designed to meet the German Tiger II, Hunting Tiger and Hunting Panther, it met none of them as the war was over before they could get into action. The turret and hull shapes tell it's a direct successor to the Stalin series of tanks. Thus a very potent opponent to US armour at the time. Very good photos. If I get a model of the T54 these will serve well for the color scheme. Thanks a lot! Good work! Keep it up! :-)
Nice job!!!!
Hi Harry, My entire 20 years in the Army we wargamed against forces using T-54/T-55 tanks. The North Koreans used them in their 1950 attack into South Korea. The Chinese built Soviet licensed variants that looked almost identical. The Arab countries used them in all their wars against Israel after 1950. Their fatal flaw is how their main gun ammunition is stored. It is exposed in such a way that almost any penetration of the hull or turret results in a massive explosion that knocks the turret off and cooks the crew. Neat collage! P.S. In answer to MrsRatbag's question, the log on the back is used for vehicle recovery. If the tank gets stuck (not unusual), it can winch itself out of trouble using the log as a "deadman".
Excellent work on this!!