It was developed in 1950. It was produced serially from 1951 to 1952. It was in service with the Soviet Army, the armies of the Warsaw Treaty countries and a number of developing states. Used in many regional conflicts.
Soviet medium tank T-54A, tank museum, Kubinka, photo of the year 2006.
Tactical and technical characteristics
Weight -36.4 tons
Number of crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9000 x 3270 x 2400 mm.
Armament
gun – 1 pc.
caliber – 100 mm.
ammunition – 34 shots
machine gun – 2 pieces
caliber – 7.62 mm.
ammunition – 35000 rounds
machine gun .. 1
caliber – 12.7 mm.
ammunition – 200 cartridges
Armor Protection
the forehead of the body is 100 mm.
the forehead of the turret is 200 mm.
Engine power – 520 hp
The maximum speed is 50 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 440 km.
Depth of water barriers,
to be surfaced – 1.4 m.
With the equipment of underwater driving tanks – 5 m.
Design Features
Base – tank T-54.
The overall layout is classical.
Armament – rifled gun with an ejection device for blowing the barrel bore; the turret guidance drive is electric; stabilizer (in the vertical plane) – electrohydraulic.
Protection – the tower is cast, large without back slopes and with improved compaction of the epaulet (base) of the turret.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, four-stroke, V-shaped liquid-cooled diesel engine; a two-stage air cleaner with three cassettes and an ejection suction of dust; the chassis is similar to the T-54 tank.
Soviet medium tank T-54A in the museum of armored vehicles, Kubinka, photo 2016.
View of the T-54A tank from the other side in the pavilion N2 of the tank museum in Kubinka.