T-54
Bamyan, Afghanistan Sept. 2022
It's placed here in the fields in front of the Budha, in reality it is on the plateau in front of it, a little shifted to the right. This machine T 54 was involved in the destruction of the Budha then was scuttled at the place where it is today, at the time of the departure of the Taliban from Bamiyan at the end of 2001.... then repainted, I don't know exactly when and by whom in its current livery.
T-54 1951
The first version of the T-54 that foreshadows what will be the standard T54 and T-55. 7000 copies of the 1951 T-54 3 or T-54 were built
T-54 1951
The first version of the T-54 that foreshadows what will be the standard T54 and T-55. 7000 copies of the 1951 T-54 3 or T-54 were built
The 1951 model already has the definitive turret, but the gun is not stabilized and does not have the smoke evacuator. The Luna Search light is not present, nor the associated gunner's sight. The arrangement of the storage boxes and auxiliary tanks on the mudguards is different, and it still has the "Spider" road wheels.
The kit is the one produced by Mig Ammo, which will be back dated. The wheels are from the old T-34 Revell kit and the barrel is an upgraded version of the T-54 PST barrel. The other improvements are made of plastic card, copper wire and aluminum foil.
TYPE 69-II
The Type 69 is a Chinesesecond generation main battle tanks. It was a developments of the Type 59 (based on the Soviet T-54A) with technologies derived from a captured T-62. Other improvements included a new engine, ballistic computers, and laser rangefinders (Type 69 II) and sometime even includes western technology. The kit is a PST / Ace Model Kitbash using OKB Grigorov EP tracks
Type 653
Armoured Recovery Vehicule, based on a Chinese licenced copy of the T54 built by Norinco. Iraki army got some of those ARV, one of them brought back in France after the Gulf War was used to scratchbuild the upper hull and crane. The Trumpeter hull has been used as a starting point, with an heavily modified engine deck and scratched superstructure
MARINA , T55 A Croatia
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S-125 SC Neva
A middle range Anti - aircraft system mounted on a T-55 base. This configuration is mainly used by poland and Cuba. The launcher is ususaly on a static fire base. The use of T-55 hull allows limited movments from protected area (eg Bunker) to the fire area.
The kit was released by PST, the tracks are from Revell T-72
T-55 AMV
The T-55AMV is a late Cold War era main battle tank of Soviet origin. The T-55MV and T-55AMV are improved versions of existing T-55. The MV upgrade package features the same improvements as the T-55M, but ERA tiles are fitted instead of the passive applique armor
Ace / PST Kitbash with revell T-72 tracks
