Ramses II tank

Ramses II
Ramses II
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Egypt
Service history
In service	1993−2015?
Used by	Egypt
Production history
Designer	Teledyne Continental Motors
Designed	1984
No. built	260?
Specifications
Main; armament	105 mm M68 tank gun
Engine	TCM AVDS-1790-5A turbo-diesel; 908 bhp (677 kW)
Transmission	Renk RK-304
Suspension	TCM Model 2880 in-arm hydropneumatic
References

The Ramses II tank is a heavily modernized T-55 main battle tank designed for and used by the Egyptian Armed Forces. A single T-54 was sent to the United States for upgrading. A primary prototype was sent to Egypt where extensive trials were completed in late 1987. Additional tests were conducted in 1990. Sources are often contradictory on the Ramses II tank service history and number of vehicles built, with some stating that it entered service in relatively small numbers,^[c] while according to another source the tank never got past the prototype stage.

^ IISS 1993, p. 113.
^ ^a ^b ^c IISS 2015, p. 323.
^ ^a ^b Foss 2011, p. 25.
^ Foss 1994, p. 38.

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[FOOTNOTEIISS1993113-1] IISS 1993, p. 113.

[FOOTNOTEIISS2015323-2] IISS 2015, p. 323.

[FOOTNOTEFoss201125-3] Foss 2011, p. 25.

[FOOTNOTEFoss199438-6] Foss 1994, p. 38.

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