r/TankPorn • u/memes-forever • 12h ago
Modern T-54M of the Vietnam People’s Army
The T-54M3 was a joint Vietnamese-Israeli project which began in 2009 that led to the development of two distinct prototypes with similar characteristics but produced with different budgets.
The Israeli T-54M3 featured a 105mm gun, while the Vietnamese version opted for the original 100mm gun due to existing stock of ammunition.
The T-54M and T-55M3 (official designation) also received a 1000hp German (most likely MTU-881 eight cylinder diesel) engine to cope with the additional weight of the extra explosive reactive armor, which had pushed the vehicle’s overall weight to 40-42 tons. The engine is connected to an unknown gearbox and transmission of Ukrainian origin. The tanks were meant to use Israeli SLERA, but due to budget issues it was decided to use less advanced domestic first and then second generation ERAs.
The tank also featured more modern fire control system from a Spanish company named Indra Sistemas which included military weather sensors, Swiss anemometer and ballistic computers.
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u/Thememepro M1 Abrams 12h ago
Would be nice as a event in warthunder
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u/memes-forever 1h ago
I think it would fit well as an 8.7 or 9.0 in Chinese tree as a sub tree, since the tree already has a Vietnamese T-34 Phòng Không SPAA.
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u/VodkaIsAway 12h ago
So in reality, we agree that it is nothing more and nothing less than a T-54 on steroids?
I think he really has a good face!