T-55 Enigma (Outdated)

Creator: OZZA

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Specifications:

Crew:

4x man

Top speed:

50 km/h

Armament:

1x D-10T2S 100mm cannon; 1x SGMT 7.62mm machine gun; 1x DShK 12.7mm machine gun

Brick count:

1,245

Cost:

6,188u

How to use:

AA mg - SW in ALT mode, Num 3 to fire. Night vision lights - Q Fire extinguish system - Num 5 Light inside of the tank - J

Update 1

-Small changes in turret - now it looks more like it should be. -Changed position of side composite armor blocks. -Brick count was decreased (from 1,289 to 1,245). -Price in conquest mode was decreased (from 6.371 to 6,188u).

History of Enigma

The “T-55 Enigma” (or Enigma, for short) is the unofficial name for an upgrade standard applied to a few Iraqi T-55s. According to some Iraqis, the official name was “Al Faw”. As the western name suggests, very little is known about the T-55 Enigma tanks, aside from what can be ascertained from models captured during the First Gulf War (1990-1991) by Coalition forces. In short, the upgrade standard concerned giving the vehicle a huge amount of crude, but effective, composite armor. However, the Enigmas suffered from one major flaw – being based on an outdated chassis. As a result, in their short combat history, the Enigmas were simply no match for the Coalition forces, even if the vehicles could, sometimes, resist AT missile strikes. It is estimated that no more than eight (but no fewer than five) Enigma tanks ever existed (based on photographs), with at least four (possibly five) on display in museums today.

The design history of Enigmas is unknown, but some details can be worked out from the context. The first Enigma was actually based on a Type 69-II and was presented at the Baghdad Arms Fair in 1989, but this does not mark the start of the project. The start of the project is likely to be closer to the later Iran-Iraq War, probably 1988. The actual production run of the Enigmas has been narrowed down to between 1988 and 1990. This is because Enigmas were first encountered in First Gulf War at the Battle of Khafji (29th January – 2nd February, 1991), and because the first Enigma (possibly a prototype) was first seen in 1989. Assuming this to be true, it can generally be assumed that the project started, at earliest, towards the end of the Iran-Iraq War. Given that Enigmas were encountered in January 1991, this only gives an approximate three-year window for the project and conversions to have taken place – 1988-1990.