Evo malo izraelskih T 55 u verziji Tiran 5.
This is the Ti-67 (Tiran 5) with many other improvements in addition to all of the previous modifications. They include fitting the American Detroit Diesel 8V-71T engine developing 609 hp, new semi-automatic hydromechanical transmission equipped with a torque converter, new air cleaners, Blazer explosive reactive armor added to the hull and turret, Cadillac-Gage-Textron gun stabilization system, installation of EL-OP Matador computerized fire control system, low-profile commander's cupola, IR detectors, Image-intensifier night vision equipment for the commander, gunner and driver, Spectronix fire detection and suppression system, new turret basket, extensive external stowage, modernized driver's station including replacement of tillers by a steering wheel, new final drives, new all-internal fuel system and improved suspension. I naravno top L7 105mm. a po nekim podacima i minobacač 60mm.
Držali su ih do ranih osamdesetih, kada su ih prodavali u Latinskoj Americi a po nekima i Iranu za vrijeme njegovog rata sa Irakom. Inače je Tiran 5 uveden u upotrebu 1969 posle njihovog zarobljavanja u ratu 1967 god. Brzo je prepakovan, čak rapidno brzo, čak na jedan veoma moderan način. Uvršten je u rezervne jedinice, a Izraelci su ga koristili u ratu 1973, što je uzrokovalo između ostalog i zbunjivanje zbog sličnih silueta. Stavio sam ovu varijantu T 55, jer je konvertovana u velikom broju primjeraka i borbeno korištena.
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