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| name               = T-55AGM
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| caption            = [[Tifon 2a|T-55M8-A2 Tifon II]], a variant of the T-55AGM
| type               = [[Main battle tank]]
| origin             = [[Ukraine]]
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| designer           = [[Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau|KMDB]]
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| mass               = {{convert|46000|kg|abbr=on}}
| length             = {{convert|9.857|m|abbr=on}}
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| width              = {{convert|3.65|m|abbr=on}}
| height             = {{convert|3.004|m|abbr=on}}
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| crew               = 3
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| armour             = [[Nizh (explosive reactive armour)|Nizh explosive reactive armour]]
| primary_armament   = 1× {{convert|125|mm|abbr=on}} BKM1 or KBM2 smoothbore gun (30 rounds)
| secondary_armament = 1× coaxial [[PKT machine gun]] (3,000 rounds)<br />1× roof mounted [[NSV machine gun]] (450 rounds)<br />12× {{convert|81|mm|abbr=on}} turret mounted smoke grenade launchers
| engine             = 5TDFMA [[V5 engine]], diesel
| engine_power       = {{convert|1000|hp}} at 2,600&nbsp;rpm
| pw_ratio           = {{convert|21.7|hp/t|abbr=on}}
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| transmission       = 7 gears (6 forward, 1 reverse)
| suspension         = [[Torsion bar]]s and hydraulic shock absorbers
| clearance          = {{convert|0.45|m|abbr=on}}
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| speed              = {{convert|69.3|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| ref                = {{sfn|Foss|2011|page=160}}
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The '''T-55AGM''' is a Ukrainian modernization of the [[T-54/T-55]] medium tank developed by the [[Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau]] (KMDB). Although the T-54/T-55 series are over 70 years old, a significant number of vehicles still remain in service worldwide, and after successfully working on the development of the [[T-80UD]] and [[T-84]] tanks, KMDB turned its attention to the export market in the 2000s, and built a prototype called the '''T-55AGM''' featuring significant improvements in protection, mobility, and firepower. As of early 2011, the T-55AGM remained at the prototype stage although it has been shown outside of [[Ukraine]].{{sfn|Foss|2011|page=159}}    

==Description==
The tank is fitted with a 5TDFM, two-stroke liquid-cooled multi-fuel [[Supercharger|supercharged]] [[diesel engine]] with [[Opposed-piston engine|opposed pistons]] which develops 850 [[horsepower]] (hp) (634 [[Watt|kW]]),<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tkach |first=Volodymyr |date=April–June 2015 |title=Powerplant system |journal=Ukrainian Defense Review |number=2 |pages=10–13}}</ref> improved running gear. The driver has an automated movement control system with a steering handlebar control.

The T-55AGM has built-in [[explosive reactive armour]], [[countermeasure]]s system, new fire suppression system with over-ride facilities at the commander's station, automatic loader which holds 18 rounds and [[anti-aircraft]] [[machine gun]] that can be aimed and fired from within the turret under a complete [[armour]] protection. The anti-aircraft machine gun is installed on the [[commander]]'s [[cupola]] and can be fired at air or ground targets.

Prospective buyers can choose between two main [[smoothbore]] gun [[armament]] options: [[125 mm smoothbore rounds|125 mm]] KBM1 or 120&nbsp;mm KBM2. Both of them, with use of enhanced performance conventional ammunition, or a barrel-launched [[anti-tank guided missile]] (ATGM), can defeat modern tanks from a distance of {{convert|2|–|3|km|mi}} and up to {{convert|5|km|mi}} using an ATGM. The tank can carry at least 30 [[ammunition|rounds]]. The 125&nbsp;mm KBM1 smoothbore gun weighs 2.5 [[tonne]]s, has a [[barrel]] length of 6 m (48 [[caliber]]s) and can fire [[armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot]] (APFSDS), [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT), and [[high explosive]] (HE) [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]] (HE-FRAG) rounds, while the 120&nbsp;mm KBM2 smoothbore gun weighs 2.63 tonnes, has a barrel length of 6 m (50 calibers) and can fire all types of ammunition that meet the requirements of [[NATO]] standards and [[Military of Ukraine|Ukrainian]]-made ATGMs. Both guns have normal recoil length of {{convert|26|–|30|cm|in}} and maximum recoil length of 31&nbsp;cm. The tank can be armed with either a KT-7.62 or the PKT-7.62 [[coaxial]] machine gun and can carry 3,000 rounds for it, and either a KT-12.7 or NSVT-12.7 heavy machine gun for AA protection and can carry 450 rounds for it. The approximate successful range is {{convert|2|km|mi}} during day and {{convert|0.8|km|mi}} during night. The AA HMG can be elevated between -5 and +70 degrees. The remote control for anti-aircraft machine gun is stabilized in the [[vertical axis]] during automatic mode (by using the TKN-5 sight) and is using the PZU-7 sight for [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] mode.

==See also==
*[[T-54/T-55 operators and variants]]
*{{lwc|T-54/T-55}}
*{{lwc|Tifon 2a}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Foss |editor1-first=Christopher F |editor1-link=Christopher F Foss |title=Jane's Armour and Artillery 2011-2012 |date=2011 |edition=32nd |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=978-0-7106-2960-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/janesarmourartil0000unse |language=en}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|morozov.com.ua/en/bronetankovaya-tehnika-i-vooruzhenie/tanki/modernizaciya/t-55agm}}, Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau

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