T-55AGM
| T-55AGM | |
|---|---|
T-55M8-A2 Tifon II, a variant of the T-55AGM | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KMDB |
| Developed from | T-55 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 46,000 kg (101,000 lb) |
| Length | 9.857 m (32.34 ft) |
| Width | 3.65 m (12.0 ft) |
| Height | 3.004 m (9.86 ft) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armor | Nizh explosive reactive armour |
Main armament | 1× 125 mm (4.9 in) BKM1 or KBM2 smoothbore gun (30 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 1× coaxial PKT machine gun (3,000 rounds) 1× roof mounted NSV machine gun (450 rounds) 12× 81 mm (3.2 in) turret mounted smoke grenade launchers |
| Engine | 5TDFMA V5 engine, diesel 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) at 2,600 rpm |
| Power/weight | 21.7 hp/t (16.2 kW/t) |
| Transmission | 7 gears (6 forward, 1 reverse) |
| Suspension | Torsion bars and hydraulic shock absorbers |
| Ground clearance | 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in) |
| Maximum speed | 69.3 km/h (43.1 mph) |
| References | |
The T-55AGM is a Ukrainian modernization of the T-54/T-55 medium tank developed by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau (KMDB). Although the T-54/T-55 series are over 70 years old, a significant number of vehicles still remain in service worldwide, and after successfully working on the development of the T-80UD and T-84 tanks, KMDB turned its attention to the export market in the 2000s, and built a prototype called the T-55AGM featuring significant improvements in protection, mobility, and firepower. As of early 2011, the T-55AGM remained at the prototype stage although it has been shown outside of Ukraine.