Trumpeter 1:35 - T-55 with BTU-55 Dozer

Russian T55 1958 with BTU-55 Dozer   The T-55 is a Soviet Main Battle Tank from the Cold War period. The first prototypes of this vehicle were built in 1956-1957, and serial production in the USSR started in 1958 and lasted until 1981. In its course, about 27,500 vehicles of this type were created - only in the Soviet Union! The combat weight of the tank was up to 36 tons. The drive was provided by a single W-55 engine with a capacity of 580 HP. The primary armament was a 100mm D-10T2 model 1944 tank gun, and the secondary armament consiRead More...ted of a 7.62mm SGMT machine gun and a 12.7mm DSzK machine gun The dozer blade was first saw used in WW? American & British tank. After WW?, the Russian developed their famous dozer blade “BTU-55" and widely fitted with T-54/55 tanks. The device on the front of the BTU-55 Dozer blade is a depth regulator to prevent the blade from digging in excessively and stopping the tank.Read Less