Details of the modernization of the T-54 tanks of the army of Vietnam

Thanks to reports that appeared recently in the Vietnamese media, details were revealed that reveal some of the technical details of the modernization program. tanksarming the country. The new iteration has received the designation "T-54M."

As VietDefense points out, this improvement is another attempt by the Vietnamese military to give a new life to a product of the Soviet era - the previous one in the person of the T-55M3 modification was discarded by them. The designated publication revealed a number of features of the T-54M, which in the local news the tape also appears as a “modernized T-54B.”

T-54M received the fire control system TIFCS-3BU, created by the Spanish company for the development of information technology and weapons Indra Sistemas. This system provides fully automatic guidance of the gun, includes a TSGS-54BU laser rangefinder and a thermal imager. It was developed specifically for Russian tanks, such as the T-54, T-72 and others.

Thanks to the introduction of the new MSA (fire control system), the tank is equipped with a digital computer, which allows you to aim and fire at enemy vehicles while driving.

According to VietDefense, these are long-known, well-known updates, but the new iteration is different in that it received reactive [DZ] and composite armor, encircling the tower and the front of the original T-54, and also acquired a modified X-NUMX-mm D-100T gun .

Comments

[Nycomed]

And in the jungle, probably, nothing else is needed. In the jungle, the use of tanks will be very limited.

[Siberia 75]

Of course it’s easy for me to give advice from the couch, but it’s still strange that our defense industry did not bother to propose in advance a Russian modernization project (you can have more than one). Who knows better than us T-54.
By the way, Soviet armored vehicles around the world are still very numerous.

[Kent0001]

Absolutely, ours probably ... overslept ... once again.

[svp67]

Quote: Siberia 75

but it’s still strange that our defense industry did not bother to propose in advance,

There are plenty of such projects. Simply, this project is apparently more profitable in terms of money, and Vietnam’s friendship does not really appeal to Russia.
And here is our T-55M6, which is already 15 years old ...

[Incvizitor]

I think the 100mm obt gun is completely outdated, it just looks not serious.

[ser56]

But is the T-54 MBT?

[Incvizitor]

Okay, medium tank, I'm talking about the fact that 100mm might go well for some fast, light armored vehicles or light tanks, and here the tank’s speed isn’t the gun’s power.

[PROXOR]

Interestingly, because of the jungle they left the car naked? What prevents soft screens like the T72 with integrated dynamic protection modules?

[NOMADE]

Weight is in the way. Well + add. cost.

[PROXOR]

Therefore, I wrote. In a soft casing.

I understand that the weight will still be, but all the same, the combat readiness of the tank is also important and the safety of the crew.

[NOMADE]

You are right, but in terms of cost / weight, a mesh screen is better .. A soft body kit with dyn.protection is about + 1,5-2 tons, with controversial protection. If the price of modernization allows, it is better for this weight - active protection .. But again - the question of price

[PROXOR]

The mesh screen will save from the old RPG 7, but it is unlikely to be from cumulative ammunition of increased power.

[Arhip smith]

From the article it is not clear who nevertheless put the LMS and earned on this, as well as DZ and the gun? Russia took part here, at least in the competition, after all, a tank comes from our steppes.

[rotmistr60]

You can call a thrifty attitude to military equipment, which can still serve. On the other hand, if there were no need, then they would not have spent money on modernization.

[Nycomed]

But you raised a very serious question: how, in conditions of 100% humidity, and, as a result, rusting of everything and everywhere, do they (the Vietnamese) keep their military equipment? Maybe they could share their "know-how" with us, from old memory.

[SERGEY SERGEEVICS]

As things stand, they have seriously decided to take on modernization. First, they modernized the TT, and now they have gone for a more realistic option. For their country, it is the most suitable and inexpensive option for updating weapons in the army.

[Rwmos]

Yes, neighbors from the Philippines have no tanks at all - there are enough analogs of our infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. T-54 against this - Uberbafle, and against China - and Almaty will not particularly help. Normal move

[Siberia 75]

In 1979, the Vietnamese, in fact, threw the Chinese. Although the Chinese declared their "victory"

[max702]

There, the USSR threw several armies and delivered an ultimatum to China .. After that, it all ended .. The Vietnamese fellows that rested their horn and gave the SSR time to do all this ..
rs: You can at least look for information right here on the site, it’s available.

[Siberia 75]

Quote: max702

You at least right here on the site look for info it is available

History in general is not a straightforward subject, and greatly depends on the angle of view of the question. There is a well-founded opinion that the USSR would not have fought with the PRC, and the Chinese offensive simply ran out of steam under the blows of the Vietnamese. Moreover, the Vietnamese army launched a successful counter-offensive.
pc; Infa a lot of it is available.

[max702]

Quote: Siberia 75

and the Chinese offensive simply ran out of steam under the blows of the Vietnamese

Well, that's why it ran out of steam because there was no way to transfer troops from the threatened direction. And the threat was the troops of the USSR transferred during the time that Vietnam held out. And China would not have stopped Vietnam, the weights are too different. It's hard to argue that the USSR would not have entered the war, but the loss of the only ally (Vietnam) in this region, and the strengthening of China were categorically not included in the USSR's plans. And if you consider that the USSR at this time was quite at the peak of its power, they could have hit China, they clearly wanted to flex their muscles.

[Siberia 75]

Quote: max702

could and embed China, play muscles desire clearly was ..

In general, I agree with you. In addition, ten years earlier, there was an "incident" on Damansky

[Nycomed]

The Philippines has no land borders with anyone. They do not need tanks a priori.

[Rwmos]

Vietnam Prokhorovka also has nowhere to arrange. It’s not even possible to concentrate tanks - not a country, but a tape on the coast

[Nycomed]

"... the earth was shaking - like our breasts,
Mixed in a bunch of horses, people,
And the volleys of a thousand guns
Merged in a long howl ..."
What does Prokhorovka have to do with it?

[Rwmos]

Yes, one dog - there and there the jungle, there and there is about the same land area and the length of the coast. The databases will look and will be approximately the same - just in one, they will first capture the bridgehead, and from it the occupier will drive into the jungle. IMHO, in principle, the same thing, huh?

[Professor]

Thanks to reports that appeared recently in the Vietnamese media, details were revealed that reveal some of the technical details of the modernization program for tanks that are in the arsenal of the country. The new iteration has received the designation "T-54М."

Not a new integration, but the tank itself was called that before.

The designated publication revealed a number of features of the T-54M, which also appears as a “modernized T-54B” in the local news feed.

The same tank used to be called the T-54B, now it’s back to the original name of the T-54M.

T-54M received the fire control system TIFCS-3BU, created by the Spanish company for the development of information technology and weapons Indra Sistemas. This system provides fully automatic guidance of the gun, includes a TSGS-54BU laser rangefinder and a thermal imager. It was developed specifically for Russian tanks, such as the T-54, T-72 and others.

The Vietnamese write that "judging by the images" the tank received this system. There is no evidence.

And now for the fun part. Quote: "Equipped with the TSGS-54BU viewfinder and the state-of-the-art TIFCS-3BU fire control system, the T-54M main battle tanks, modernized in Vietnam in accordance with Israeli technology, have an accurate, fast firing performance equal to the T-90."
Originator:
Nhờ được trang bị kính ngắm TSGS-54BU và hệ thống kiểm soát hỏa lực TIFCS-3BU hiện đại, xe tăng chiến đấu chủ lực T-54M do Việt Nam tiến hànđạhnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnhệnrong tác xạ nhanh và chính xác không thua gì T-90.
https://kienthuc.net.vn/quan-su/xe-tang-t-54m-viet-nam-co-he-thong-dieu-khien-hoa-luc-sanh-ngang-t-90s-1271272.html

[Eugene-Eugene]

iteration, integration, emancipation

[Professor]

Quote: Eugene-Eugene

iteration, integration, emancipation

Why is the author of the article hesitate to subscribe to it?

[Diverter]

As a couch expert, I think that the modernized T-54 is a great tank for civil and similar wars.