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

?T-55 Model 1958?instead of this T-54M (Obiekt 140), the T-55(Obiekt 155) had been manufactured. The T-55, although closely resembling the T-54, was at fact a substantially redesigned tank with many external and internal differences. Externally, the T-55 used a brand new turret, similar in form toward T-54A turret, but with no prominent roof-top �mushroom� ventilator dome, and for that reason, two enlarged �D� roof panels Internal improvements are the brand new V-55 motor, increase of ammunition to 43 rounds, along with other features. Unlike the T-54B, the T-55 dropped the loader�s 12.7mm DShK anti-aircraft device gun. This variation had the initial stages associated with PAZ chemical/radiation protective system. The T-55 had been accepted for solution in the summer of 1957 and entered manufacturing inside USSR on 1 January 1958.

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