Soviet T 54 used in the 1972 Easter Offense (Vietnam)

[Gb64c]

Hi,

I am reading (again) the Book Summons of the Trumpet about the Vietnam war and I am near the end, and discussion of the use of soviet tanks during the Easter offense in 1972.

I goggled which ones were used, and it seems based on what I found was that the NVA used T-54 and I believe prior to 72 they had occasionally used t34s

But I am interested in what they used in 1972.

In doing some image searches, I found the two pictures below, and the tanks depicted have different turrets.

Are they both T 54 just with different turrets or are they different tanks. I am. WW II guy and loose track of all the Sov armor.

Any help with a better understanding of what was used on both sides would be great.

Thanks

[Dunhill2005]

Moin

The second one is a T-54-1 aka T-54 Modell 1946

[Schoof]

it looks like this one ...... a T64-a

http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/116610

[Schoof]

or this one even more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:T62.jpg

[Dunhill2005]

Wrong

[Schoof]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/55

the first is the original T-55

[Dunhill2005]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/55

the first is the original T-55

[Gb64c]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/55

the first is the original T-55

I found the same thing after I posted it, the top picture is aT54-1. Really cool looking. I am not a fan of the dome turret, so this version is awesome, so now, how do I build one?...


Production of the initial series of T-54s began slowly as 1,490 modifications were made. The Red Army received a tank that was superior to World War II designs and theoretically better than the newest tanks of potential opponents. The 100 mm gun fired BR-412 series full-calibre APHE ammunition, which had superior penetration capability compared to the T-34 that it replaced.
The serial production version, designated T-54-1, differed from the second T-54 prototype. It had thicker hull armour (80 mm on the sides, 30 mm on the roof and 20 mm on the bottom).[citation needed] As production ramped up, quality problems emerged. Production was stopped and an improved T-54-2 (Ob'yekt 137R) version was designed. Several changes were made and a new turret was fitted. The new dome-shaped turret with flat sides was inspired by the turret from the IS-3 heavy tank; it is similar to the later T-54 turret but with a distinctive overhang at the rear. It also had a shorter bustle. The fender machine guns were removed in favour of a single bow-mounted machine gun. The transmission was modernized and the track was widened to 580 mm. The T-54-2 entered production in 1949, at Stalin Ural Tank Factory No. 183 (Uralvagonzavod). In 1951, a second modernization was made, designated T-54-3 (Ob'yekt 137Sh), which had a new turret without side undercuts, as well as the new TSh-2-22 telescopic gunner's sight instead of the TSh-20. The tank featured the TDA smoke generating system. A command version was built, the T-54K (komandirskiy), with a second R-113 radio.[5]