However, fitted with a larger turret ring, the T-44 proved far more capable of excepting a larger main armament than the veteran T-34 and this quickly led to a new tank that featured a 100mm main gun – the T-54. The T-44 revisited a previous attempt to replace the T-34, combining the 85mm gun with a smaller, better armoured hull (thanks to mounting the engine transversely and deleting the hull MG), producing a tank superior to the T-34 but coming too late to see combat, in the war in Europe at least. After PSC announced that they were finally shipping I become something of a permanent fixture outside the work post room waiting for my four boxes to arrive.īut has it been worth the wait? Let’s find out! Backgroundĭuring WWII, the Soviets started work on the tank to replace the T-34. Today Lee gets excited about the Plastic Soldier Company’s first “moderns” release – the T-55 Main Battle Tank.įinally! The Plastic Soldier Company T-55 has arrived to bolster the People’s Army against the forces of Western Imperialism.
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