page_title: T-54/T-55 operators and variants
section_title: Iran
hierarchical_section_title: T-54/T-55 operators and variants / Models and variants / International derivatives / Iran
caption_attribution_description: Tiran-4 MBT in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
context_page_description: The T-54/T-55 tank series is the most widely used tank in the world and has seen service in over 50 countries. It has also served as the platform for a wide variety of specialty armored vehicles.
context_section_description: T-72Z/Type 72Z/Safir-74 - Iranian upgraded T-54/55 and Type-59 (Chinese copy of the T-54A), T-72Z being the name given to the upgraded T-55s, Safir 74 being the name given to the upgraded T-54s and Type 72Z being the name given to the upgraded Type-59s. The upgrades Include the new fire control system Fotona EFCS-3B (with laser rangefinder, cross-wind sensor, ballistic computer and gunner's passive night vision device), a 105mm tank gun, side skirts, smoke grenade launchers, ERA package, a new power-pack with 780 hp 12-cylinder V-46-6 diesel engine and new tracks. Iranian sources state there was also a plan to arm the tanks with a 2A46 125mm tank gun, but it seems as if this project was canceled.
  Safir-86 - Standard T-55 fitted with an ERA kit developed by Iran.
  Safir-86 with improved ERA layout.
caption: Tiran-4 at the Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
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