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Photos of T55s in african or sryian service
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Posted: Friday, June 01, 2012 - 07:30 PM UTC
Hi Guys,

Looking for any photos or info on the above, had a quick serach online for african T55s but only came up with a couple of pictures. Any help would be greatly appreaciated.

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 01:27 AM UTC
Ugandan

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?121693-REQ-African-militaries

There's 49 pages in the above thread and I know there are more T-55 photos in it.

Ethiopian

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?100653-Ethiopian-Tanks-Reported-Moving-to-Somalia-Fighting-Zone

Somalia

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?7920-Somali-Military-Pics-Looking-for

Only one bad t-55 pic but some cool M47 Patton and Centurion pics

Rhodesia

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?134312-Rhodesian-Bush-War-Phtotographs/page3

Try Google advanced search, you can limit your search to one domain like militaryphotos.net or whatever and zero in on what u want.

Hope that helps start u off.
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 01:48 AM UTC
You got me looking!

Morocco/Polisario Front

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?101169-Royal-Moroccan-Armed-Forces(Photos-amp-Videos)/page9

Algeria

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?130855-The-Algerian-Army

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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 02:14 AM UTC
Here are Syrians from the Yom Kippur war. They actually appear to be T-54s, but the color schemes and stowed kit would be identical to the 55s used during the same battles.
Cheers !!
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 02:40 AM UTC
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/114466

( I like recycling older threads )

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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 05:45 AM UTC
More T-55s from Uganda (I guess they may belong to the AMISOM contigent in Somalia) :





Upgraded variant :




AM2 :



AFAIK this one belongs to the Burundi Army :




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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 06:29 AM UTC
Would you be interested in T-55 emplyed during the 1982 Lebanon war?

Look here

http://www.otvaga2004.narod.ru/publ_w8_2012/0014_t55.htm


In the site you can find also some other pics about Russian tanks employed during lots of conflicts

http://www.otvaga2004.narod.ru/otvaga2004/0wars1.htm

You have to click on the world map

Here several historic T-55 pics

http://www.otvaga2004.narod.ru/otvaga2004/wars0/wars_09.htm

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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 11:10 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

Thank you very much to everyone who replied, that certainly gives me a few more ideas.

I will have to go thru them in depth

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 08:02 PM UTC
Hi Guys,

Sorry to be very vague has anyone seen a photo of a T55 in africa, loaded down with plates, plastic yellowish water bottles & shovels & sticks,all at the back of the tank,they was a solider behind it with some kind of grenade launcher multi round magazine gun. I am trying to decide on wether to make that or one of the Ethiopan ones Frenchy sent a picture of but now I can't find the first mentioned one again, I should have book marked it!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 08:08 PM UTC
...Don't forget the Polish made Lybian t-55s seen in 2011 conflict...

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?195079-Libyan-Conflict-Photos-and-Videos














As you can notice, there's an interesting field modification done by the Libyan armed forces loyal to Gaddafi
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 08:48 PM UTC

Quoted Text

has anyone seen a photo of a T55 in africa, loaded down with plates, plastic yellowish water bottles & shovels & sticks,all at the back of the tank,they was a solider behind it with some kind of grenade launcher multi round magazine gun.


Maybe not the one you're looking for....but quite close

It's an Ethiopian T-55 in Somalia (February 2012)


Another one :





HTH

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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 09:45 PM UTC
@ Mauro

Thank you so much for those I am just about sold on that field applique armour!! The look style & colour are just great!! I have the older tamiya version of the T55, what would be needed to make it a polish version?? Before adding that I-bar armour & "schurtzen"

@ Frenchy

Once again thank you for all your help with the photos, I will admit that ethiopian one is different from what I did see but also very very cool & colourful,now I have to toss up with what you & Mauro have sent me.

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 09:58 PM UTC
In the great pics which Frenchy has posted, you can see an Ethiopian modernization of the T-55

If you are interested about you can look here

http://otvaga2004.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=223&p=32

(looking down in the page you can find a short walkaround)

They seem to be derived from Russian and Czech made t-55s


Regarding the Polish made t-55 look here

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/166379

and here

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/167910&page=1

Anyway, if you need some other explanations about the differences let me know

Cheers
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 10:49 PM UTC
Mauro,

Thank you very much!! I will look at the details in more depth,in the next few days, so from what I have seen read so far, I will not only need to redo the engine deck, but also change the drive sprockets & tracks is that correct??

And would the mig productions fuel cell & line set also be correct for this type of vechile? I am also looking at an after market barrel.

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 11:05 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Mauro,

Thank you very much!! I will look at the details in more depth,in the next few days, so from what I have seen read so far, I will not only need to redo the engine deck, but also change the drive sprockets & tracks is that correct??



Yes it is. Miniarm produces the correct track links and provides the sprocket wheel

http://olivier.carneau.free.fr/revues/details/miniarm_rmsh_t55/index_gb.htm


Quoted Text


And would the mig productions fuel cell & line set also be correct for this type of vechile?


Fuel cell lines are equal for all the t-55, so you can't go wrong with them

Anyway, Mig lines are quite wrong

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/171768


Quoted Text

I am also looking at an after market barrel.


Aber makes the best one

https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/p/Aber+135+D10T+100mm+Barrel+for+T55/98/

Tamiya kit has a two pieces molded barrel, which cold give you some problems. However it isn't incorrect


You're welcome

Cheers
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 11:33 PM UTC
Ciao Mauro,

As I have never done any scratch building / especially of anything like a whole engine deck is their much involved??

And do you believe a first timer could make it??

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 11:54 PM UTC
Well, it mightn't be too difficult for a beginner in my opinion. You have just to make a different part to substitute the Tamiya one, and make some jobs on the rear grilles.

Now i have to leave my computer, when I have more time I'll explain better

Cheers

Ps..For a Polish T-55, you have also ti change the gun mantlet

Polish one is shorter and smoother
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 09:31 AM UTC
Hi Mauro

Thanks for all your help do far I am learning lots & do appreciate your time & effort in answering all my questions!!

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 10:12 AM UTC
DAMN you Mauro and damn you to Mike ... now i need to get another T-55 cause that Libyan modified tank is too cool not to build and i'm very upset about that ,,so upset that i have to now go out and buy another great model of a great tank bugger it !!
Oh well thats the modelers curse

Damn you Mike for asking that question ,,if ya hadn't asked it i wouldnt have seen it ..glad ya did
Mauro ,,great pics as always dude

Now the hunt for another T-55 begins ,,really looking forward to building this now ,, simple but very cool looking

Phill
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 11:20 AM UTC
Hey Phill,

Your very welcome mate Lol & Mauro's great photo was the reason for the season!!!

I'm glad you reckon rebuilding the engine deck maybe easy for you will be like climbing everest for me lol

And anyway from memory it was Sal's proposal to do cold war armour that started me looking lol

Cheers Mike
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 11:25 AM UTC
Aploigses to Sal !!! It was John (Niro 74) great idea that got me looking!!

Lol I really should check before I type damn old age memory!!
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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 06:56 PM UTC
Looks like the "Gaddafillbilly" armor was not that effective


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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 07:30 PM UTC
LOL Hello Frenchy,

I will still pretend I didn't see that bit lol, it still looks so cool that I want to make Gaddaffis last Gunfighter!!

See I am so capitaved by it I have even named the diorama already lol



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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 07:35 PM UTC
Don't worry!

It'll be a great occasion to start doing some scratch built jobs!

The main job that you have to do is modifying (or scratch making) the part D-41 of the kit



D-41 part modified by Matt (aka Kharkov) :



Here you can find a great thread about a build of a Polish T-55

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/176707&ord=&page=1

Matt's been doing a great job on it!

Unfortunately I'm very busy these days, but this week I'll probably have a little time to spend.
I'll send you a PDF drawing in 35 scale of the modified D-41 part and rear grilles

Regarding the Libyan exemplar look here

https://milinme.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/field-modification-in-libya/

http://planetarmor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7732


Cheers

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Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012 - 07:54 PM UTC
Hi Mauro,

Thank you so much for all your help I will try to do justice for it all.

I think they just look so cool & different, and understand how busy life can be.

Cheers Mike
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