Tiran 4 | |
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Country | Soviet Union, Israel |
Role | Main battle tank |
In service | 1947–present |
Built | 80000+ (T-54) |
The Tiran 4 is a modified T-54 with original 100 mm gun. It has two water cans fitted to the rear of the turret, new fenders, new loader’s hatch that opens to the rear and a new antenna mount. Later fitted were a rounded stowage bin on the rear of the turret, pintle-mounted .30 cal M1919A4 Browning medium machine gun in front of the loaders hatch and gas cans fitted to the front fenders
Source: Tiran 4 on Wikipedia
Tiran 4 Walk Around | |
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Photographer | Victor Krestinin |
Localisation | Latrun Armor Museum |
Photos | 48 |
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The Tiran 4 was a modified version of the Soviet T-54 tank that was captured by Israel from Arab countries during the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. The Tiran 4 had several improvements over the original T-54, such as a new loader’s hatch, additional storage boxes and jerry cans, a pintle-mounted Browning machine gun, and a 105 mm M68 main gun that replaced the 100 mm D-10T. The Tiran 4 also had a fire control system and an infrared lamp from IDF Sherman tanks. The Tiran 4 served in the Israeli Defense Forces until the late 1970s, when it was replaced by more modern tanks such as the Merkava. Some of the Tiran 4 tanks were sold or donated to other countries, such as Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Chile and Ethiopia.
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