T 55A
Tier IX Medium Tank Germany

T 55A

Tank ID 60945

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

An upgraded version of the T-55 tank. The T 55A had a higher level of nuclear protection and no bow machinegun. From 1962 through 1970, about 1,800 of the T-55 and T 55A tanks were supplied to East Germany by the U.S.S.R.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,750

Weight

37.5 t

Forward speed

50 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

395 m

Signal range

730 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 100 80 45
Turret 240 180 65

Engine: W-55 · 750 hp

Radio: R-113

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

100 mm Panzerkanone D-10T2S L/56

Calibre 100 mm
Reload time 7.7 s
Aiming time 2.0 s
Dispersion 0.33
Rate of fire 7.79 /min
Ammo capacity 43

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 166 / 221 / 276 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 248 / 330 / 413 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 315 / 420 / 525

Penetration 38 / 50 / 63 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
2,506
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
3,645
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
4,708

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 1,519
Avg. spotted 1.40
Avg. kills 0.93
Avg. defence 0.75
Exp. win rate 51.26 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

58.54 %

Avg. WN8

2,658

Battles

37,819

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 8 of 129 at Tier IX

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 iyouxin eu 6,956 153 73.20 %
2 mailand eu 6,235 235 75.32 %
3 DaCupCakkeZor eu 5,324 87 75.86 %
4 moimoi12_FIN eu 5,302 635 68.03 %
5 Baby eu 5,296 105 72.38 %
6 Panzerfighter_ eu 4,990 116 72.41 %
7 Daddy eu 4,973 114 69.30 %
8 PierreNoire67 eu 4,873 112 70.54 %
9 Insane_BTW eu 4,707 116 70.69 %
10 Yzne eu 4,681 375 73.33 %

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