It was developed in 1948. It was produced serially from 1949 to 1951. It was in service with the Soviet Army, the armies of the Warsaw Pact countries and a number of developing states. Used in many regional conflicts (?*).
Soviet medium T-54 tank of the 1949 model, Kubinka, museum, photo of 2006.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the T-54 (1949 modifications)
Weight – 35.5 tons
Number of crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm. 9000x3270x2400
Armament
gun – 1 piece, caliber – 100 mm., ammunition – 34 shots
machine gun, pcs. 2, caliber, mm .. 7.62, ammunition, ammunition .. 3500
machine gun .. 1, caliber, mm .. 12.7, ammunition, ammunition 200
Armored protection, mm: forehead 100, turret … .. 200
Engine power – 520 hp
The maximum speed is 50 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 330 km.
Depth of water obstacles to be surfaced, m 1.4
Design Features
Base – tank T-44.
The overall layout is classical.
Armament – a cannon with altered armor, an anti-aircraft machine gun with a manual hoisting mechanism. The drive mechanism of the turret mechanism is electric.
Protection – the turret is cast, large-sized new shape (without reverse bevel in front and sides), with commander’s turret and turret for antiaircraft machine gun; the thickness of the frontal sheet was changed.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; Injection heater is introduced into the heating system; the chassis is similar to the T-44; the caterpillar belt is expanded by 80 mm.