T-54 | |
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![]() T-54-3 at the Parola Tank Museum in Parola, Finland | |
Type | Medium tank/Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1947–present |
Production history | |
Designer | Morozov (T-54), OKB-520 (T-54A and later) |
Designed | 1945 |
Manufacturer | KhPZ, UVZ (USSR), Bumar-Łabędy (Poland), ZTS Martin (Slovakia) |
Produced | 1946–81 (USSR) 1956–79 (Poland) 1957–83 (Slovakia) |
No. built | 96,000–100,000 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.[1][2]