13's....

[Lucky13]

If you're patient enough....

VoyagerModel

 

[Wurger]

Yes it could. Just like the Zimerit for Tiger tanks. You know , it could be damaged or peeled off at many areas.

Finaly I found the shot of the T-54A 5213.... not of the greatest quality but a couple of details can be noticed. At least it proves the tank with the number existed.

 

[Lucky13]

5213 and 7113, does the 52' and 71' mean the regiment or something?

Edit: Are they driving with the fenders up?

Tremendously appreciated!

 

[Wurger]

Not sure but the 5213 for instance could be 5- the regiment , 2 - the company of the regiment, 1- the platoon of the company, 3- number of a tank in the platoon. Likewise the 7113 would follow the rule.


I don't think they are driving with the fenders up. Just the pic shows them during maintenace .


Back to the numbers...

I have found on one Polish forum info posted by a guy who served in the 25th Tank Regiment in Szczecin in 80'. According to him the numbers of the unit started with 52 ( 5201-5281). There were 5 companies , each consisted of 16 tanks.
The 1st Company, the CCO's tank number:5216
The 1st Platoon: numbers from 5201 to 5205
The 2nd Platoon: numbers 5206-5210
The 3rd Platoon: numbers 5211-5215
And the rest companies in the same way following the next numbers.
The Commanding Officer of the Regiment - a tank of the number 5281.

There are tanks with numbers 5201, 5202, 5207, 5213 and 5215 seen in the full image. So I would say the tanks could belong to the unit as well.

 

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[Wayne Little]

Cool..!

 

[Lucky13]

Soviet T-55 in Bratislava, Operation Danube, August 1968....

 

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[Lucky13]

Question is though, what type of T-55?

 

[Wurger]

Just T-55.

The next one.... I would say it's a T-62

 

[Wurger]

Question is though, what type of T-55?

I have enlarged your pic Jan. You may notice the small dark dot at the front armour plate. If it is there it means that it is the T-55 because the apperture there was the outlet of the barrel of the driver's , fixed MG. The T-55A didn't have the MG mounted and there wasn't the opening in the front armour plate.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good info...!

 

[Lucky13]

Was it that hole, which they first plugged with rubber plug, before being welded shut?
Seem to remember seeing something like that somewhere....

Great info my friend!

 

[Wurger]

To be honest I haven't seen a such rubber plug used there. Just either there is the hole or there is not.

 

[Lucky13]

Think that I might found where I saw it....

 

[Wurger]

Great. It might have been the rubber plug was used for protection against mud, dust or water and removed when going into a battle. Also we can't be sure the plug just could be lost mostly.

 

[Lucky13]

A new meaning to 'unplugged'....

 

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