00342 RUSSIAN T-55 Model 1958 - Trumpeter 1/35  [TP00342]

?T-55 Model 1958?instead concerning the T-54M (Obiekt 140), the T-55(Obiekt 155) ended up being manufactured. The T-55, although closely resembling the T-54, are at truth a substantially redesigned tank with numerous external and interior distinctions. Externally, the T-55 used a whole new turret, comparable in type toward T-54A turret, nonetheless without the prominent roof-top �mushroom� ventilator dome, and for that reason, two enlarged �D� roof panels interior improvements add the brand new V-55 motor, enhance of ammo to 43 rounds, and other features. Unlike the T-54B, the T-55 dropped the loader�s 12.7mm DShK anti-aircraft device weapon. This variation had 1st phases from PAZ chemical/radiation protective system. The T-55 was accepted for solution in summertime of 1957 and joined up with manufacturing in USSR on 1 January 1958.

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