The T-55 and T-54 medium tanks were the Soviet Union's replacements for the World War II era T-34 tank. The T-54 and T-55 tanks are very similar in construction.
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The first T-54 was produced 1947. It was redesigned in 1958 as the T-55. Production continued to 1981 in the Soviet Union. It was also produced in Czechoslovakia, Poland and in China as the Type 59.
Currently used in various countries too poor to afford anything better.
Production History
Variants
Combat History
General Characteristics
See also: List of tanks, List of Soviet tanks.