Vz. 55
Tier X Heavy Tank Czechoslovakia

Vz. 55

Tank ID 2929

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

A blueprint project for a heavy tank from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. It combined concepts of the Soviet and Czechoslovakian tank-building schools with original solutions. The project was discontinued due to the unification of armament of Warsaw Pact countries. No prototypes were built.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

2,100

Weight

55.0 t

Forward speed

50 km/h

Reverse speed

15 km/h

View range

390 m

Signal range

850 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 115 90 85
Turret 300 150 90

Engine: ČKD AXL · 850 hp

Radio: Radiostanice RM-31T

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

130 mm vz. 54 2A

Calibre 130 mm
Reload time 25.0 s
Aiming time 3.0 s
Dispersion 0.38
Rate of fire 4.36 /min
Ammo capacity 40

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 368 / 490 / 613

Penetration 195 / 260 / 325 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 368 / 490 / 613

Penetration 230 / 306 / 383 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 480 / 640 / 800

Penetration 51 / 68 / 85 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
3,403
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
4,950
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
6,394

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 2,062
Avg. spotted 1.14
Avg. kills 0.92
Avg. defence 0.47
Exp. win rate 49.09 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

56.16 %

Avg. WN8

2,714

Battles

45,510

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 49 of 110 at Tier X

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 Dakillzor eu 5,811 259 74.13 %
2 DaCupCakkeZor eu 5,495 165 70.30 %
3 Daddy eu 5,494 620 70.00 %
4 666Niklas na 5,231 125 69.60 %
5 HockeyGoaIie na 5,136 73 61.64 %
6 iyouxin eu 4,826 134 63.43 %
7 Panzerfighter_ eu 4,746 142 66.20 %
8 Rasierer32 eu 4,730 662 61.93 %
9 EvilQuintessence eu 4,662 685 67.74 %
10 mailand eu 4,612 201 73.63 %

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