Indian T-55

Notes: The Indians saw the fairly inexpensive upgrade that Jung Jungenthal did for the Egyptians, and asked for the same package. This is a package that upgrades the armor, fire control, transmission, and fuel storage. Appliqué armor has been added to the glacis, turret front, and turret sides. Side skirts have been added to the hull. An automatic fire suppression system has been installed. Four smoke dischargers are mounted on either side of the turret; in addition, the vehicle can lay a smoke screen by injecting diesel fuel into its exhaust. The roadwheels and torsion bars are replaced with new ones similar to those of the T-62 series. The fuel storage has been increased to 1200 liters; this eliminates the need for long-range fuel tanks. The manual transmission is replaced with an automatic transmission. Finally, a laser rangefinder has been added. Most of these vehicles replace the 100mm rifled gun, with a 105mm L-7-type gun. The DShK is also replaced with an M-2HB.

Vehicle

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

T-55 Mod 1

$346,796

D, A

400 kg

41 tons

4

13

Act/Pass IR, WL or IR Searchlight

Enclosed

T-55 Mod 2

$355,362

D, A

400 kg

41 tons

4

13

Act/Pass IR, WL or IR Searchlight

Enclosed

Vehicle

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

T-55 Mod 1/T-55 Mod 2

80/56

20/14

812+380

199

Trtd

T6

TF54Sp TS29Sp TR16 HF68Sp HS18Sp HR12

Vehicle

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

T-55 Mod 1

+2

Basic

100mm Gun, PKT, M-2HB (C)

35x100mm, 3000x7.62mm, 500x .50

T-55 Mod 2

+2

Basic

105mm L-7 gun, PKT, M-2HB (C)

35x105mmL7, 3000x7.62mm, 500x.50

Vijayanta

Notes: This is a heavily modified Vickers Mk1, built in India. The Vijayanta has composite armor, a more powerful engine, radiological shielding, IR vision for the driver and gunner, and an upgraded suspension. There are two variants: The Vijayanta 1A improves the stabilization of the Vickers 1 and improves the sights; the Vijayanta 1B adds a computer and a much more powerful engine.

Vehicle

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

Vijayanta 1A

$370,941

D, G, AvG, A

500 kg

40.4 tons

4

15

Passive IR, IR Searchlight

Shielded

Vijayanta 1B

$411,441

D, A

500 kg

41.5 tons

4

15

Passive IR, IR Searchlight

Shielded

Vehicle

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

Vijayanta 1A

85/60

20/15

1000

196

Trtd

T6

TF98Cp TS25 TR18 HF123Cp HS18Sp HR11

Vijayanta 1B

113/79

25/15

1000

308

Trtd

T6

TF98Cp TS25 TR18 HF123Cp HS18Sp HR11

Vehicle

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

Vijayanta 1A

+2

Good

105mm L7 gun, MAG, MAG (C)

50x105mmL7, 2600x7.62N

Vijayanta 1B

+3

Good

105mm L7 gun, MAG, MAG (C)

50x105mmL7, 2600x7.62N