| Oddball | 27 Mar 2015 11:42 a.m. PST |
T-55, everybody's got one and they just keep on running. YouTube link Like the camo job. I'm amazed how many of these tanks are still out there and being used. |
| Weasel | 27 Mar 2015 11:47 a.m. PST |
Isn't it officially the most widely produced tank in history? I imagine those will keep rolling around for a long time coming :) |
| Mako11 | 27 Mar 2015 2:16 p.m. PST |
It does seem to be quite a rugged design. |
| skippy0001 | 27 Mar 2015 3:07 p.m. PST |
Definitely needs a catalytic converter. |
Just Jack  | 27 Mar 2015 7:10 p.m. PST |
Catalytic converter? It needs a flux capacitor. |
| Mako11 | 27 Mar 2015 8:57 p.m. PST |
Nah, if you put either one of those on it, you'd probably adversely affect the fuel mileage rating, and might even void the manufacturer's warranty. |
| Weasel | 27 Mar 2015 10:17 p.m. PST |
I hope they took out the 50 year extended warranty :) |
| Gennorm | 28 Mar 2015 2:06 a.m. PST |
You don't need a warranty, just a hammer. |
| Weasel | 28 Mar 2015 10:03 a.m. PST |
A friend of mine worked as "opfor" in the military and got to work on T55's. He said if you can repair a pickup truck, you have a pretty good chance of being able to get a T55 going again. |
| Lion in the Stars | 28 Mar 2015 12:11 p.m. PST |
I'm all in favor of "easy to get going again", but how interchangeable are the parts between various marks of T55s? I know you could pull parts from a Sherman built anywhere and they'd fit onto any other Sherman, as long as you kept the same suspension type! But the Soviet tank that I'd love to get is a T64. Light weight but high-powered for good mobility, pretty decent armor, and a good gun, especially one of the latest mods with integrated laser rangefinder FCS and able to fire AT8 or AT11 missiles though the gun. |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
