Serbia has put Pakistan in the first batch of T-55 tanks, past upgrades at the company Yugoimport SDPR. It is reported the Serbian news portal defense Borbeni Effektiv.
reportedly, at this stage, the Pakistani military received 100 modernized T-55N tanks from 282 ordered. According to the plans of the Ministry of Defense of Pakistan, the resulting tanks will immediately be placed on the western border with Afghanistan.
During the modernization, the Serbs equipped the Soviet T-55 tank with an improved engine, modern housing protection and a full range of the latest electronic equipment and optics. In particular, upgrade package includes updated dynamic armor protection, reinforced with reactive panels, installation of a more powerful modernized engine (780 hp), modern fire control system and RCB-protection. Replaced communication means.
The tank is equipped with panoramic optoelectronic devices with day and night channels for the commander and driver.. The gun remained the same, however, the ammunition was replenished with new shells. Installed PU smoke grenades. Installation of a demining system is possible.
Tanks were removed from service with the Serbian army in the early 2000s., total decommissioned about 700 tanks.
According to the Chinese edition Sohu, whole batch of 282 tanks T-55 cost the Pakistani budget in the amount, comparable to the cost 14 MBT VT-4 made in China.
Currently Pakistan is armed with 320 Ukraine-supplied T-80UD tanks, and more 300 tanks assembled under a Chinese license “Type-85-II” and about 400 “Type-90-II” (“Al-khalid”).
