The ubiquitous T-55 was the main battle tank of the NVA (East German army) which, from 1975, received some 1600 of them from Czechoslovakia and Poland. Starting in 1986, 291 were upgraded to the AM2 standard, receiving notably a new version of the engine, improved suspension, additional armour to the hull and turret for increased protection against the mines and anti-tank missiles, a thermal jacket for the gun, 8 Tucha smoke grenade launcher system and a new sighting and firing system coupled with a laser rangefinder mounted over the top of the mantlet. Furthermore 50 were modernised to the AM2B standard, receiving a new guided armament complex enabling the tank to fire the 9K117 Bastion through the gun launched ATGM, thus providing the tank with a way to accurately engage target from 500 to 4000 metres.
The kits are from Revell and with some additions and modifications give a very good result. I made the first (left) in 2017 and the second one (right) in 2021... resulting in more attention to details and a better painting result for the latter 😉
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