But something was off. The tank leading the assault wasn’t a modern T-72 or T-90, previously the standard tanks of the 76th GAAD. No, it was a 1950s-vintage T-55 fitted with crude anti-drone armor.

Pema Khandu shared the moment on social media, tweeting, "Proud to unveil a historic T-55 Russian-made Tank, a war trophy, at the World War II Cemetery, Jairampur in Changlang district.

-With over 83,500 T-54/55 tanks produced in the Soviet Union and additional units built in Poland and Czechoslovakia, these aging platforms are now being used for artillery roles and direct combat ...

One of the earliest Soviet main battle tanks was the T-62, a model of great potential and considerable firepower that was based upon the frame of the earlier T-55.

But this wasn’t always the case. There was a time when Soviet-made tanks were among the most feared and battle-proven in the world. With that in mind, let’s look at what I consider the 5 best ...

The early Soviet-era tanks mentioned by Shakhnazarov — the medium tank T-55 and light tank PT-76 — were produced in the 1940s and 1950s. The T-55, one of the most produced tanks in the world ...

Soviet factories, in particular the Uralvagonzavod plant in Nizhny Tagil, built T-54B tanks for just a year or so starting in 1957. The 40-ton, four-person tank—with its 100-millimeter main gun ...