With its high mobility, innovative armor, and powerful 100mm gun, the T-55 was one of the most advanced tanks of the post WWII period. Against the Iranians and Kuwaitis in Iraq's previous wars, the T-55 had proved formidable. However, by 1990, they were faced with overwhelming attacks from the air and the most modern tanks and weaponry the West could employ. Burnt T-55s became part of the landscape of the Gulf War along every major route of the advance. Kit features four decals.