T-54/T-55 operators and variants

T-54
T-54-3 at the Parola Tank Museum in Parola, Finland
TypeMedium tank/Main battle tank
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1947–present
Production history
DesignerMorozov (T-54),
OKB-520 (T-54A and later)
Designed1945
ManufacturerKhPZ, UVZ (USSR),
Bumar-Łabędy (Poland),
ZTS Martin (Slovakia)
Produced1946–81 (USSR)
1956–79 (Poland)
1957–83 (Slovakia)
???? - 85 (China)
????-still in production (somewhere)
No. built96,000–100,000 est.

The T-54/T-55 tank series is the most widely used tank in the world and has seen service in over 50 countries. It has also served as the platform for a wide variety of specialty armoured vehicles. It was produced in Poland until 1979, in the USSR until 1981, in Czechoslovakia until 1983, in China until 1985, and may be still in production somewhere.

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