History:
The project of the Tiran 5Sh started in the late 1970s and early 1980s as an upgrade to the Tiran 5 tanks Israel had in its inventory. The Tiran 5 being a T-55 soviet made tank that was captured from the Egiptian and Syrian Army during the Six-Day War (1967) and Yom Kippur War (1973).
During Israel’s service, the Tiran 5Sh didn’t saw any combat service, but stayed as reserve. Finally at late 1980s the tank was retired from service.
But don’t feel bad for our modified friend, because in 1997 the Tiran 5Sh was exported to Uruguay, with 15 tanks purchased, as a replacement for their old M24 and M41 US made tanks and the fear in lack of modernization in compare with its neighbours (Argentina with the TAM, and Brazil with the Leopard 1A1). The Tiran 5Sh remains still in service under the Uruguayan Army as their only Main Battle Tank.
Changes from the T-55:
All the changes from T-55 to Tiran 5Sh are similar to the changes made for the Tiran 4S (before being T-54), except the M2 Browning.
- The D-10T 100 mm cannon was replaced by the M68 105 mm cannon.
- The coaxial machine gun was replaced with the 7.62 mm M1919A4, also adding a fixed 12.7mm M2HB machine gun (similar to the Tiran 6 or Merkava fixed M2 Browning)
- The load of the gun changed from right (D-10T) to left (M68).
- 12.7 mm Dshk top machine gun replaced with 2 x 7.62 mm M1919 Browning machine guns. One operated by the gunner, and the other one by the commander.
- Also the Tiran 5Sh had the possibility to install a dozer blade and Blazer ERA armor as additional modifications.
Specifications:
Sources
Tiran 4S | War Thunder Wiki
T-55A | War Thunder Wiki
Category:Tiran-5Sh tank with a dozer blade in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel - Wikimedia Commons
The Israeli Tiran Tank Series - TankNutDave.com
Tiran-5/Tiran 67 (carro de combate) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Tiran-5Sh in Uruguayan Service - Tank Encyclopedia