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

?T-55 Model 1958?instead of the T-54M (Obiekt 140), the T-55(Obiekt 155) ended up being manufactured. The T-55, although closely resembling the T-54, is at reality a substantially redesigned tank with numerous external and internal distinctions. Externally, the T-55 utilized a fresh turret, comparable in form toward T-54A turret, however with no prominent roof-top �mushroom� ventilator dome, and as a result, two enlarged �D� roof panels interior improvements range from the new V-55 engine, increase of ammo to 43 rounds, along with other features. Unlike the T-54B, the T-55 dropped the loader�s 12.7mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun. This variation had the original stages linked to the PAZ chemical/radiation protective system. The T-55 was accepted for solution in summer months of 1957 and entered production inside USSR on 1 January 1958.

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