T-54B Mod. 1958 (USSR, Tier-9, MT, premium)
The T-54B tank was officially adopted by the Soviet Army under the order of the USSR Minister of Defense No. 00152 dated September 11, 1956. It was mass-produced from July 1957 to March 1959 at factories in Nizhny Tagil, Kharkiv, and Omsk, with a total of 1,628 tanks built.
The first T-54Bs were essentially T-54A models equipped with the new STV-2 “Cyclone” dual-axis gun stabilizer. During its production run, several design changes were introduced. The tank came equipped with a full set of observation devices, a night vision sight, and a standard OPVT deep fording kit. Every fourth vehicle was adapted for the installation of a PT-54/-54M mine plow.
In service, T-54Bs could be fitted with two different types of road wheels:
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Early type – cast spoked wheels (nicknamed “spider”)
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Later type – cast box-style wheels (nicknamed “starfish”)
These wheels could be installed in any combination, including asymmetrically across both sides of the hull.
• Includes an animation at the start of the battle
