T-54/55

The T-54/55 is a series of main battle tanks that was designed in the Soviet Union. It was designed in 1945 and mass produced in 1947 and only ended in 1962 after being produced in enourmous numbers. It quickly became the mainline series of battle tanks for all Warsaw Pact nations during the most trying days of the Cold War. It was armed with a 100mm gun. It is the most produced tank in history. Estimates put the totale production numbers rangeing between 87,000-100,000 built and being used by the armies of more than 50 nations other than the Soviet Union.