| T-55 | T-55A | T-55AM | T-55AM-1 | T-55AM2 | T-55AMV | T-55AMV-1 |
Introduced in Wargame: European Escalation, the T-55AM brings a considerable amount of improvements to the T-55 series.
History[]
The T-55AM is the modernization of T-55A with new "Volna" fire control system, 9K116-1 "Bastion" ATGM system with new 1K13 BOM guidance device/sight, improved "Tsiklon-M1" gun stabilization system and TShSM-32PV sights, V-55U engine, improved suspension and RMSh tracks, as well as increased armour protection. The rolled homogeneous armour used on T-55 proved to be useless against advanced chemical warheads (HEAT). Therefore, the Soviet Union conceived the AM upgrade kit for the tank in an attempt to modernize it and extend the service life. The upgrade kit consists bolted-on blocks of metal-polymer plates, which are essentially plates of metal sandwiching polymer fillings. This solution was cheap and easy to implement, though its effectiveness was debatable.
The most obvious visual differences between T-55AM and previous models include a laser range-finder in an armoured box fitted over the main gun, the representative BDD turret "brow" armour, side skirts, glacis appliqué, and 81 mm "Tucha" smoke grenade launchers (1 x 8 rounds).
Perhaps for balance reasons, both the T-55AM and T-55AM-1 didn't have the access of Bastion in-game. The model appearence in European Escalation was clearly went wrong since it didn't involve any of the aforementioned features; not to mention the "U-5TS" instead of D-10T2S and the same "00128" tactical number on T-55 and T-55AM-1. Although the model has been updated and improved in AirLand Battle, it can still lacks some details, like the lost smoke grenade launchers.
Overview and tactics[]
European Escalation[]
- The machine gun featured by this tank turns them into an able, if mediocre, light anti-air killer, while it's hard to expect them to take down an enemy copter a line of T-55AM closing over an enemy air unit may force it to rethink it's target. It will work better in forests and closed environments where the lack of visibility works in favour of the T-55-AM short ranged MG.
- The T-55AM has a rudimentary stabilizer, which, along with its mobility and accuracy, further improves it's capability as a chaser, while it may require many shoots to kill an enemy target it has a large storage of ammunition.
- This tank can work in combination with their the T-55 to make a more mixed force while saving some points, a possibility further improved by the fact both tanks have the same speed, for this same reason it can also be used as a second line of attack while the T-55s take most of the punishment.
Compared with its previous model T-55, the T-55AM has improved main gun Accuracy, an additional MG, 1 more Front Armor, better Stabilizer and Optics.
Weapons[]
European Escalation[]
| Weapons | 
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| Type | Main Gun | HMG | No Weapon |
| Name | U-5TS | DShK | |
| Caliber | 100mm | 12.7mm | |
| Ammo | x 30 rounds | x 300 rounds | |
| Range | Ground = 1925 m Helicopters = N/A m  Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 1225 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 7 | 2 | |
| AP Power | 4 | 0 | |
| HE Power | 3 | 1 | |
| Rate of fire | 7 r/min | 500 r/min |
AirLand Battle[]
| Weapons | 
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|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Main Gun | HMG | No Weapon |
| Name | D-10T | DShK | |
| Caliber | 100mm [KE] [AoE] | 12,7mm | |
| Ammo | x 30 | x 300 | |
| Range | Ground = 1925 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 1050 m Helicopters = 875 m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 7 | 2 | |
| AP Power | 11 | 0 | |
| HE Power | 3 | 0.75 | |
| Suppression | 115 | 90 | |
| Rate of fire | 7 r/min | 500 r/min |
Red Dragon[]
| Weapons | 
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|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Main Gun | HMG | No Weapon |
| Name | D-10T | DShK | |
| Caliber | 100mm [KE] [AoE] | 12,7mm | |
| Ammo | x 31 | x 1000 | |
| Range | Ground = 2100 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 1050 m Helicopters = 875 m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 40% | 10% | |
| Stabilizer | 10% | 5% | |
| AP Power | 13 | N/A | |
| HE Power | 3 | 0.75 | |
| Suppression | 115 | 90 | |
| Rate of fire | 7 r/min | 500 r/min |
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