TO-55 Soviet Flame thrower tank
1/35 scale plastic model kit
SKIF 220
Package include:
Photo Etched set
Resin parts
Gum tracks
Plastic parts
Assembly guide
Manufacturer: SKIF (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/35
Material: Plastic
Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
Along with standard tanks a flamethrower armed version was designed (designated TO-55 (Ob'yekt 482)) which was produced until 1962. It was fitted with 460 litre tanks filled with flammable liquid instead of the hull front fuel tanks. the flamethrower replaced the coaxial machine gun. It was a much better way of mounting the flamethrower than in experimental Ob'yekt 483 based on T-54 tank where the flamethrower replaced the main gun. TO-55 flamethrower tanks were withdrawn from service in 1993.
The TO-55 (Ob'yekt 482) flamethrower tank was produced until 1962.
The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. The T-54 entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank of the Soviet Red Army's armored units, as well as of the armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and others. T-54s and T-55s have been involved in many of the world's armed conflicts during the late twentieth century.
The T-54/55 series eventually became the most-produced tank in history. Estimated production numbers for the series range from 86,000 to 100,000.
The T-54/55 series was eventually replaced by the T-64, T-72, and T-80 in the Soviet Army, but tanks of the series is still in use by up to 50 other armies worldwide, some having received sophisticated retrofitting.
T-54 and T-55 tanks never directly faced their NATO Cold War adversaries in Europe, however, their first appearance in the west in 1960 spurred the United States to develop the M60
| T-54/55 | |
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 Polish T-55A, PoznaÅ„ Citadel Museum of Arms (front · rear · detail) |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1947–present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Morozov (T-54), OKB-520 (T-54A and later) |
| Designed | 1945 |
| Manufacturer | KhPZ, UVZ (USSR), Bumar-ÅabÄ™dy (Pol.), ZTS Martin (Czech.) |
| Produced | 1946–81 (USSR) 1956–79 (Pol.) 1957–83 (Czech.) |
| Number built | 86,000–100,000 est. |
| Specifications (T-55) | |
| Weight | 39.7 tonnes |
| Length | 6.45 m |
| Width | 3.37 m |
| Height | 2.40 m |
| Crew | 4 |
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| Armour | 203 mm turret, 99 mm hull |
| Primary armament |
D-10T 100 mm rifled gun |
| Secondary armament |
2×7.62 mm SGMT machine gun, (12.7 mm DShK heavy machine gun) |
| Engine | Model V-55 12-cyl. 38.88-l diesel 581 hp (433 kW) |
| Power/weight | 14.6 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 0.425 m |
| Fuel capacity | 961 l (254 gal) |
| Operational range |
501 km (311 mi), 600 km (373 mi) with extra tanks |
| Speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) |
- Stock: 3
- Model: MK220
- DATE ADDED: 08/02/2009
- EAN: 4820000952224
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