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25 mar 2023 · While a total of 84,000 of the Soviet medium tanks were built — with a third produced after the Second World War — there were actually more than 100,000 T-54/55 main battle tanks (MBTs) manufactured during the Cold War.
The 1960s-vintage T-62 is one of the oldest tanks in the wider war. But it should surprise no one that both armies—the Russian and Ukrainian—more and more are counting on aged tanks to lend...
Russia’s Oldest Tank Loss For the first time in the Russo-Ukrainian War, one of Russia’s older T-54/55 tanks have been destroyed in battle. This tank was one of many that were retired from service...
Tanks of the 1st generation were created in 1950-1960. They represent modernized versions of World War II tanks that took the best tank technologies from American, Soviet and German tanks.
Russia’s Oldest Tank Loss For the first time in the Russo-Ukrainian War, one of Russia’s older T-54/55 tanks have been destroyed in battle. This tank...
T-80 (1976) This first Soviet turbine tank, an elite main battle tank and successor of the T-64 is also in service, but in dwindling numbers, although 5,400 had been cranked up in total. In 1985 the T-80U (illustration) appeared, much upgraded.
The “oldest” tank in service is the T-72BM ‘Ural’. The tank was adopted in 1973 and still has the potential for future improvements.
