T-55

Main battle tank, Soviet Union. In service since 1958

How to recognise it

Small, low hull with five road wheels and a clear gap between the first and second, dome-shaped turret and a 100 mm gun with a fume extractor at the muzzle end.

Also known as

T-55A, T-55AM

Used by

Dozens of countries; Russia took stored T-55s to Ukraine in 2023

Other tanks

• Altay
• C1 Ariete
• Challenger 2
• Challenger 3
• K2 Black Panther
• Leclerc
• Leopard 1A5
• Leopard 2A4
• Leopard 2A5
• Leopard 2A6
• Leopard 2A7
• M1A1 Abrams

All 30 tanks

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