Soviet Main Battle Tanks (Cold War)

N7 Soviet Т-54 M1946 main battle tank

characteristics of the T-54 (1946 modifications): Weight – 36 tons, Number of crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 9000x3270x2400.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 100 mm., ammunition – 34 shots; machine gun – 3 pieces, caliber, mm .. 7,62, ammunition, cartridges .. 3500; machine gun . 1, caliber, mm .. 12.7, ammunition, ammunition 200.
Armored protection, mm: the forehead of the case 120, the forehead of the turret 200.
Engine power – 520 hp, The maximum speed is 50 km / h, Cruising range on the highway, km .. 330, Depth of water obstacles to be surfaced, m 1.4.
Design Features: Base – tank T-44, the overall layout is classical. Armament – a rifled cannon paired with a machine gun; two course machine guns in armored boxes on the fenders. An anti-aircraft machine gun is mounted on the hatch of the charging hatch. The drive of the turn of the tower is electric.
Protection – body made of armored rolled sheets, welded; side plates vertical; turret cast.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; suspension individual, torsion, with paddle hydroamorans on the front and rear support rollers; leading wheels cast, with removable crowns.
According to the official catalog, the tank is considered to be the 1947 release.

N8 Soviet Т-54 main battle tank (Model 1949)

characteristics of the T-54 (1949 modifications): Weight – 35.5 tons, Number of crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 9000x3270x2400.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 100 mm., ammunition – 34 shots; machine gun, pcs. 2, caliber, mm .. 7.62, ammunition, ammunition .. 3500; machine gun .. 1, caliber, mm .. 12.7, ammunition, ammunition 200.
Armored protection, mm: forehead 100, turret … .. 200.
Engine power – 520 hp: The maximum speed is 50 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 330 km., Depth of water obstacles to be surfaced, m 1.4.
Design Features: Base – tank T-44, The overall layout is classical.
Armament – a cannon with altered armor, an anti-aircraft machine gun with a manual hoisting mechanism. The drive mechanism of the turret mechanism is electric.
Protection – the turret is cast, large-sized new shape (without reverse bevel in front and sides), with commander’s turret and turret for antiaircraft machine gun; the thickness of the frontal sheet was changed.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; Injection heater is introduced into the heating system; the chassis is similar to the T-44; the caterpillar belt is expanded by 80 mm.

N9 Soviet Т-54А main battle tank

characteristics: Weight -36.4 tons, Number of crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9000 x 3270 x 2400 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 pc., caliber – 100 mm., ammunition – 34 shots; machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 35000 rounds; machine gun .. 1, caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 200 cartridges.
Armor Protection: the forehead of the hull is 100 mm., the forehead of the turret is 200 mm.
Engine power – 520 hp, The maximum speed is 50 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 440 km., Depth of water barriers, to be surfaced – 1.4 m. (With the equipment of underwater driving tanks – 5 m.)
Design Features: Base – tank T-54, The overall layout is classical.
Armament – rifled gun with an ejection device for blowing the barrel bore; the turret guidance drive is electric; stabilizer (in the vertical plane) – electrohydraulic.
Protection – the turret is cast, large without back slopes and with improved compaction of the epaulet (base) of the turret.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; a two-stage air cleaner with three cassettes and an ejection suction of dust; the chassis is similar to the T-54 tank.

N10 Soviet SU-122 Assault gun on Т-54

characteristics SU-152-54: Weight – 36 tons, The crew is 5 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9970 x 3270 x 2060 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber, mm .. 122, ammunition – 35 shots; machine gun .. 2 pcs., caliber, mm .. 14,5 mm., ammunition – 600 cartridges. Armored protection – the forehead of the hull and the felling of 100 mm.
Engine power, hp 520, The maximum speed is 48 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 400 km., The depth of water barriers to be surfaced is 1.4 meters.
Design Features: Base – tank T-54, General layout – combined combat compartment and control department; place driver-mechanic located on the starboard side of the road.
Armament – gun and machine gun are paired: loading is separate; drive electromechanical; blowing the barrel bore from the compressor. There is a pneumatic system for reloading the machine gun. Protection – hull made of rolled armor plates, welded; foreheads and hulls from one continuous sheet, side sheets inclined.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; transmission and chassis are similar to the T-54.

N11 ZSU-57-2 Assault anti-aircraft gun on T-54 tank

characteristics: Weight – 28 tons, Number of crew – 6 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 8460 x 3270 x 2750 mm.
Armament: paired installation of automatic anti-aircraft guns – 1 pc., caliber – 57 mm., ammunition – 300 shots.
Armor Protection: forehead and turret 13 mm., Engine power – 520 horsepower, The maximum speed is 50 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 400 km., The depth of water barriers to be surfaced is 1.4 meters.
Design Features: Base – tank T-54.
The overall layout is original, with an open turret.
Armament – automatic anti-aircraft guns in a rotating turret (with a cage feed and a conveyer of shot shells). The drive of the turret rotation and the lifting mechanism of the gun are electro-hydraulic.
Protection – the hull is welded, from rolled armored plates. The turret is large, open from above. Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped diesel with water cooling; individual suspension, torsion, with paddle shock absorbers on the front and rear skating rinks.

N12 Soviet Т-55 main battle tank

characteristics: Weight, tons 36, Number of crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 9000x3270x2350.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 100 mm., ammunition, shots 43; machine gun, pcs 2, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition, ammunition .. 3500.
Armor protection, mm: the forehead of the hull .. 100, turret. 200.
Engine power, hp 580, The maximum speed, km / h. 50, Cruising range on the highway, km .. 500, Depth of water barriers to be surmounted; without OPVT. 1.4 m., With OPVT up to 5 meters.
Design Features: Base – tank T-54, The overall layout is classical.
Armament – a two-plane stabilizer of the arms “Cyclone” (stabilization in two planes: the drive along the vertical is electrohydraulic, and horizontally the electric one).
Protection – welded hull, from armored rolled sheets, side sheets vertical, cast turret; The tank is equipped with a system of protection against nuclear weapons.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped, four-stroke diesel water cooling; individual suspension, torsion bar, with paddle shock absorbers on the front and rear skating rinks.

N13 Soviet Т-55АМ main battle tank

The Soviet medium tank T-54AM is a modernization of the T-55A development of 1981. Improvements in design have been associated with studying the experience of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
The main differences from the basic model:
– Additional armor protection for turrets, hulls and bottoms
– rubber-fabric onboard anti-cumulative screens
– complex of guided weapons 1К116-1 “Bastion”
– engine V-55U, capacity of 620 horsepowers
– a new fire control system “Volna” (“Wave”) (laser range finder KTD-2, ballistic calculator BV-62, sight “ТШСМ-32ПВ” (TShSM-32PV) and stabilizer “Cyclone” М1)
– heat shield on the gun barrel
– system for starting smoke grenades 902B “Tucha” (“Cloud”)
– system of protection against napalm “Soda”
– the modernized undercarriage, track belts of GMSH with the raised grousers.
– radio station R-173 and radio receiver R-173P.
Some of the machines were equipped with a DKKM anti-aircraft machine gun.

N14 Object 483 experimental Flamethrower Tank on T-54

characteristics: Weight, tons 35, Number of crew, person 3, Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 6017x3270x2400.
Armament: flamethrower, pcs. 1, machine gun. 1, caliber, mm. 7.62, ammunition, ammunition 1750.
Armor protection, mm: forehead case 100, turret- 200.
Engine power, hp 520, The maximum speed, km / h. 50, Cruising range on the highway, km .. 500, Depth of water obstacles to be surfaced, m 1.4.
Design Features: Base – tank T-54, The overall layout is classical, with the refurbishment of internal equipment.
Armament is a flamethrower (the flamethrower is mounted on the trunnions of the frontal part of the turret); lifting mechanism – screw, the mechanism of horizontal guidance – electric.
Protection – similar to the T-54 tank, there are design changes (covers, hatches).
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; the power plant and the chassis are similar to the T-54 tank.

N15 Soviet TO-55 (OT-55) serial flamethrower tank

characteristics: Weight – 36 tons, Number of crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 9000x3270x2350.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber, mm. 100, ammunition – 25 shots; flamethrower – 1 pc., the volume of the tank for the fire mixture is 460 liters; machine gun 1, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition, ammunition 750.
Armor Protection: the forehead of the body is 100 mm., turret .. 200 millimeter.
Engine power, hp 520, Maximum speed, km / h 50, Cruising range on the highway, km .. 375, Depth of water barriers to be surmounted – without OPVT 1.4 m., with OPVT. .. 5 m ..
TO-55 Design Features: base – tank T-55, The overall layout is classical.
Armament – stabilized in two planes.
Defense – similar to the T-55; the hull is welded, from armored rolled sheets, side sheets are vertical; turret cast. In the forged sheet above the tank with fire-light a hatch for refueling is made, and in the bottom under it there is a hatch for discharge of the fire mixture.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-type diesel water cooling; individual suspension, torsion bar.

N16 Soviet Т-62 serial main battle tank

T-62 Performance Characteristics: Weight, tons 37, Number of crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9335 x 3300 x 2395 mm.
Armament: gun, pcs 1, caliber, mm .. 115, ammunition, shots 40; machine gun .. 1, caliber, mm. 7.62, ammunition – 2500.
Armored protection: Engine power, hp 580, The maximum speed, km / h. 50, Cruising range on the highway, km .. 450
Depth of water barriers to be surfaced, m- without OPVT .. 1.4, With OPVT 5.
Design Features: Base – units and units of the T-55 tank, the tank hull is elongated, the diameter of the turret shoulder is increased, The overall layout is classical.
Armament is a smooth-bore cannon paired with a machine gun (it is stabilized in two planes); the mechanism of ejection of the spent cartridges.
Protection – a turret of complex configuration, cast, with a circular inclination of armor; The hull is welded, in shape similar to the hull of the T-55 tank, the bottom is trough-shaped; The tank is equipped with a system of protection against nuclear weapons.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-type diesel water cooling; suspension individual, torsion, with lobe hydro-shock absorbers.

N17 Soviet Object 167 experimental tank on T-62

characteristics: Weight – 36.7 tons, Number of crew – 4 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9335 x 3300 x 2395 mm.
Armament: gun 1 pc., caliber – 115 mm., ammunition, shots 40; machine gun .. 1, caliber, mm .. 7.62, ammunition, ammunition .. 2500; URS, pcs. 1, ammunition, shells 5.
Armored protection: Engine power, hp 700, Maximum speed, km / h 64, Cruising range on the highway, km .. 550
Depth of water barriers to be surfaced, m – without OPVT. 1.4, with OPVT. 5.
Design Features: Base – tank T-62, The overall layout is classical.
Armament – the cannon is paired with a machine gun and stabilized in two planes; there is a mechanism for ejecting spent cartridges; set of anti-tank guided missiles. Protection – welded hull, bottom of the trough form; turret cast.
Chassis – engine diesel, forced by the installation of a supercharger, cooling liquid; in the power transmission the guitar is changed, the clutches of the main and planetary turning mechanisms are strengthened; the undercarriage is six-roller with supporting rollers and more powerful lobe hydro-shock absorbers.

N18 Soviet Т-55AD main battle tank with Drozd system

The Soviet medium tank T-55AD with the active protection system “Drozd”.

N19 Soviet IT-1 tank destroyer on T-62 main battle tank

characteristics: Weight – 35 tons, Number of crew – 3 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6630 x 3330 x 2200 mm.
Armament: launcher UR – 1 pc., ammunition – 15 missiles; machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 cartridges.
Armor Protection: the forehead of the hull is 100 mm., turret. 206 mm.
Engine power, hp 580, The maximum speed is 50 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 550 km., Depth of water barriers to be surmounted – without OPVT. 1.4 meters, with OPVT 5 meters.
Design Features: Base – tank T-62, The overall layout is classical.
Armament is a complex of reactive weapons; launcher, stabilizer of the guidance station, day and night sights, guided missile, as well as automatic loading URS
Protection – the body is welded, with a sharp nose and vertical sides; a spherical turret; mechanism of turning the turret with electric and manual drives.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; power transmission and undercarriage is similar to T-62; the guitar has a drive to the generator.
* UR is a guided rocket.
** URS is a guided missile.

N22 T-64A tank Object 434

characteristics: Weight, tons 37, Number of crew – 3 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9225 x 3270 x 2155 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 125 mm., ammunition – 37 shots; machine gun 1, caliber-7.62 mm., ammunition-2000 rounds.
Armored protection: Engine power – 700 horsepower, The maximum speed, km / h. 65, Cruising range on the highway – 450-500 km, Depth of water barriers to be surfaced, m – without OPVT .. 1.4, with OPVT 5.
Design Features: Base – tank T-64, The overall layout is classical.
Armament – smooth-bore gun, paired with a machine gun (stabilized in two planes); electrohydraulic stabilizer; sight-rangefinder periscope, with a stabilized field of view.
Defense – similar to the T-64 tank; reduced the thickness of armor side plates in the area of ​​the engine-transmission compartment by 10 mm.
The chassis has the engine, the engine-transmission compartment and the suspension are similar to the T-64 tank.

N23 Soviet T-64A main battle tank

characteristics: weight – 38 tons, Number of crew, person 3, Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 9225x3270x2170.
Armament: gun, pcs. 1, caliber, mm. 125, ammunition, shots .. 37; machine gun, pcs. 1, caliber, mm .. .. 12,7, ammunition, ammunition 300; machine gun . 1, caliber, mm. 7.62, ammunition, ammunition .. 2000.
Armored protection: Engine power – 700 hp, Maximum speed, km / h 65 Cruising range on the highway – 450-500 km.m Depth of water barriers to be surmounted – without OPVT .. 1.4 m., with OPVT. 5 m.
Design Features Base – tank T-64, The overall layout is classical.
Armament is a smoothbore gun stabilized in two planes (the sight field is stabilized), a monocular range finder.
Defense – similar to the T-64 tank; the hull is enlarged by 70 mm in length in comparison with the T-64 tank; reduced the thickness of armor side plates in the area of ​​the engine-transmission compartment by 10 mm.
Chassis-engine two-stroke five-cylinder; a two-shaft liquid-cooled diesel engine, opposite with a horizontal arrangement of cylinders and a supercharger with a mechanical and gas-turbine drive; transmission mechanical, gearbox planetary, with functional inclusion, interlocked with single-row side gears.
In addition to the first production samples, the “Tucha” (“Cloud”) smoke grenade launcher system, rubberized side screens and a heat insulating hood for the gun.

N24 Soviet Rocket tank on T-64 (Object 775)

characteristics of object 775: Weight – 36 tons, Number of crew – 2 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm .. 6117x3415x1740.
Armament: launcher – 1 pc., caliber – 125 mm.
ammunition: UR “Rubin” – 24 pcs., NUR * “Boer” – 48 pcs.
Armored protection – anti-missile.
Engine power, hp 700, The maximum speed, km / h 66, Cruising range on the highway, km .. 500, Depth of water barriers to be surfaced, m – without OPVT .. 1.4, with OPVT 5.
Design Features: The base is special, using the main components of the T-64 tank. The overall layout is original, with the placement of the crew in the turret.
Armament is a closed rifled barrel launcher in slicks; a semi-automatic charging mechanism with remote control from the operator’s workplace.
Protection – the hull is welded, with large slopes and curvilinear configuration of thick-bronze sheets; the anti-radiation outfit is installed; turret cast, spherical flattened shape.
Chassis – engine two-stroke five-cylinder; a two-shaft liquid-cooled diesel engine, opposite with a horizontal arrangement of cylinders and a supercharger with a mechanical and gas-turbine drive; transmission hydromechanical; the suspension is hydropneumatic, with variable ground clearance.
* NUR is an unguided missile.

N25 Soviet Rocket tank on T-64 (Object 287)

characteristics of the object 287: Weight – 36.5 tons, Number of crew – 2 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) 6124 x 3415 x 1750 mm.
Armament: launcher -1 pcs., ammunition of the UR “Typhoon” – 15 pcs.; gun – 2 pcs., caliber – 73 mm., ammunition – 32 shots; machine gun . 2, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition, cartridges 3000.
Armored protection: Engine power – 700 horsepower, The maximum speed is 66 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 500 km. The depth of water barriers to be surfaced is 1.4 meters.
Design Features: Base – tank T-64, The overall layout is without the turret, with a rotating platform mounted on the roof of the shell.
Armament – launcher semi-automatic, stabilized in the vertical plane; aiming the missile at the target on the radio. Protection – the hull of a welded, streamlined configuration; Combined armored protection, with anti-radiation protection. Chassis – engine two-stroke five-cylinder; a two-shaft liquid-cooled diesel engine, opposite with a horizontal arrangement of cylinders and a supercharger with a mechanical and gas-turbine drive; transmission and chassis are similar to the T-64 tank.

N26 Soviet experimental Object 288 on T-64

characteristics: Weight – 36.5 tons, Crew – 2 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9225 x 3415 x 2200 mm. Armament – no.
Engine power – 700 hp (2 x 350), The maximum speed is 66 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 450-500 km. The depth of the water barriers to be surfaced is up to 1.2 m.
Design Features: Base – with the use of “object 287” units and T-64 tank.
The overall layout is a sealed enclosure with three compartments: controls, staff and power.
Protection – welded hull of rolled parts, anti-radiation protection.
Chassis – power plant consists of two gas turbine helicopter engines; synchronization of the operation of gas turbines by means of individual fuel drives and two tachometers; suspension individual, torsion, with telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers.

N27 Soviet Object 172 on T-64

characteristics: Weight – 41 tons, The crew number is 3 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9530 x 3370 x 2190 mm.
Armament: gun -1 pcs., caliber – 125 mm., ammunition – 39 shots; machine gun – 2 pcs., caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 300 shots; machine gun . 1, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 cartridges.
Armored protection: Engine power – 780 hp, The maximum speed is 60 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 650 km., Depth of water barriers to be surmounted – without OPVT. 1.2 m., with OPVT. 5 m.
Design Features: Base – tank T-64, The overall layout is classical.
Armament is a smoothbore gun, a two-plane arms stabilizer, an electro-hydraulic gun; automatic loading mechanism – electromechanical, separate dispatch of projectile and cartridge case; sight-rangefinder – monocular, periscopic, with independent stabilization in two planes.
Protection – welded hull, from rolled parts, upper frontal part combined; turret cast, forehead combined; the bottom is welded, of stamped parts; installed anti-radiation block in the inhabited offices.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped, four-stroke, multi-fuel, water-cooled diesel, with a drive centrifugal supercharger; transmission with a step-up reducer; suspension individual, torsion, with lever-blade hydro-shock absorbers; caterpillar with rubber-metal hinge.

N28 Soviet Object 172M (T-72 tank prototype)

characteristics:Weight – 42 tons, Number of crew – 3 people, The overall dimensions (length x width x height) are 9530 x 3370 x 2200 mm.
Armament: gun -1 piece, caliber – 125 mm., ammunition 45 shots; machine gun, pcs 2, caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 300 shots; machine gun – 1, caliber-7.62 mm., ammunition 2000.
Engine power – 780 hp, The maximum speed is 60 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 650 km. The depth of water barriers to be surfaced: without OPVT. 1.8 m., With a short-term preparation of 1.2 m., With OPVT. 5 m.
Features of the construction of object 172M: Base – tank “object 172” with a new undercarriage and an original gun loading. The overall layout is classical.
Armament is a smoothbore gun, a two-plane arms stabilizer, an electro-hydraulic gun; automatic loading mechanism – electromechanical, separate dispatch of projectile and cartridge case; sight-rangefinder – monocular, periscopic, with an independent stabilization of the field of view.
Protection – welded hull, from rolled parts, upper frontal part combined; turret cast, forehead combined; the bottom is welded, of stamped parts; installed anti-radiation block in the inhabited offices.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped, four-stroke, multi-fuel, water-cooled diesel, with a drive centrifugal supercharger; transmission with a step-up reducer; suspension individual, torsion, with lever-lobed hydromotors; tracks belt with rubber-metal hinge.

N29 Soviet / Russian T-72 main battle tank

characteristics: Weight – 41 tons, Number of crew – 3 people, Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9530 x 3370 x 2190 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber, mm 125, ammunition – 39 shots; machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 300 shots; machine gun 1, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 cartridges.
Armored protection: Engine power – 780 hp, The maximum speed is 60 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 650 km.,
Depth of water barriers to be surmounted – without OPVT .. 1.2 m., with short-term preparation of 1.8 m., with OPVT 5.
Design Features: Base – tank “object 172M”. The overall layout is classical. Armament is a smoothbore gun, a two-plane electro-hydraulic stabilizer; automatic loading mechanism – electromechanical, separate dispatch of projectile and cartridge case; sight-rangefinder – monocular, periscopic, with independent stabilization of the field of view in two planes.
Protection – welded hull, from rolled parts, upper frontal part combined; turret cast, forehead combined; the bottom is welded, of stamped parts; installed anti-radiation block in the inhabited offices; The tank is equipped with a system of protection against nuclear weapons.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped, four-stroke, multi-fuel, water-cooled diesel, with a drive centrifugal supercharger; transmission with step-up reduction gear, two side gearboxes; suspension individual, torsion, with lever-lobed hydro-amortization; caterpillar belt with rubber-metal hinge.
Note: 2015 For visitors this tank T-72 on weekends is available for external and internal inspection (much to the delight of children and their parents)

N31 Soviet / T-80 Russian The main battle tank

In the photo, anti-cumulative screens, the smoke screening system and the “Contact” dynamic protection system are clearly visible. It is also seen how substandard coloring (for Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Arab countries …) led to peeling, in connection with which it was decided to repaint it to the base color of the Russian army.
2015: On weekends, the T-80 tank is available for internal inspection (much fun for children) and fans of military equipment.