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T-55TK
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T-55TK

T-55TK
T-55TK Photo: Triple-green · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
30
Protection
35
Mobility
40
Technology
30
Reliability
55
Crew Survivability
40
Operational Range
45
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
20
Strategic Impact
15
Origin Czech Republic
ManufacturerZTS Martin
CategoryTanks
Operators1 countries
Data Quality81%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
37
Tanks MASS Rating
308/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
30
Protection
35
Mobility
40
Technology
30
Reliability
55
Crew Survivability
40
Operational Range
45
Logistics
70
Historical Performance
20
Strategic Impact
15
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
T-55TK
Category
Prime contractor
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
37
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
◈Firepower5MOD.5
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility3MOD.3
⬢Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE15terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Steel alloy cast into shape for armour applications.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
A rifled gun has spiral grooves cut into its barrel.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
Fire control system generation using gyroscopically stabilized optics to improve accuracy during vehicle movement.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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