Egyptian tech tree for World of Tanks proposal by PikPikker

In summer 1948 the Battle of Negba (it's a location in Israel now) between Israeli and Egyptian forces took place. Egyptians had a couple of M13/40 tanks, and at least one of them had another turret (with thicker steel plate) with 2-pdr gun (photo).

Originally an Italian tank, M13/40 must have languished in Egypt since about 1943, when Italy left North Africa.

These LVTs were used by Egypt in 1956 in Suez Crysis. Some sources say that this modification originally came from France, where it was built in 1950, the transformation is carried out on the instructions of the captain of La Chapelle. It's obvious it means that some amount of these tanks were captured by the Egyptian forces.

Notice that this is an amphibious vehicle - that's why it has a special mark in the tree being currently unavailable for the game. But some sources say that such tanks will be introduced into game some time, so it will be possible.

There's not much information about Matilda's in Egypt, but some data shows that about 100 Matilda tanks were shipped to Egypt in 1940-41 during the Lend-Lease program. At least 2 tanks were used in Battle of Negba in 1948.

According to some sources, during the Lend-Lease program in 1941 about 200 Crusader tanks were delivered to Egypt. It's also possible that the last of them (Mk. III) that still were in service were used in Suez Crysis in 1956.

This unique tank is a M4A4 Sherman with FL-10 turret (and its gun) from AMX-13, and with GM diesel from M4A2. It was produced in 1955 by France in small amounts (about 20 tanks by some sources) for the needs of the Egyptian Army. M4A1 and M4A2 Shermans also were modernized by the same way, while M4A1 with FL-10 is considered to be a prototype of widely produced M4A4/FL10. These tanks were used by Egypt during Suez Crysis (1956) and Six-Day War (1967), but almost all of them were captured or destroyed by Israel.

Egyptian modernization of T-34-85: it was fitted with parts of T-55 - mainly roadwheels, possibly suspension and engine. The most interesting fact it was classified by Egyptians as a light tank, though nothing more is known.

The Egyptian Army found itself with a tank destroyer requirement and it was decided to fit their Soviet BS-3 guns into modified T-34/85 turrets while keeping the original T-34/85 tank chassis intact. The turret was essentially retained in its original form with the exception of angled steel plate extensions being welded to the front, top and rear facings. This resulted in a considerably altered appearance from the original T-34/85 as the long 100 mm barrel protruded over the bow of the hull (this quality known simply as "barrel hang") and was capped with a double-baffled muzzle brake to combat the gun's inherent recoil action. Additionally, a dedicated recoil mechanism was installed just under the barrel base near the turret to help further dispel recoil effects. The turret sat in its original ring along the forward portion of the hull though the turret armor extensions forced the turret to spread out over the turret roof to an extent.

While the T-100 proved itself a capable derivative of the T-34 family line, the system was soon found lacking in the required qualities for the modern battlefield by the time of the 1973 Yom Kipper War against Israel. By this time, the armor protection of the World War 2-era T-34 tanks were no longer capable of contending with the armor-piercing weaponry available to the Israelis - these coming from American 105 mm armed M48 medium tanks and British Centurion main battle tanks along with general guided anti-tank implements. As such, the T-100 was forced into more defensive-minded roles than initially envisioned, thusly allowing it to bring its 100 mm main gun to bear from prepared positions and hopefully against unsuspecting foes.

Egypt used unmodified T-54 and T-55s in 1967 and 1973 - there were more than 2500 tanks, and later some of them were upgraded. T-55E Mark 0 ("E" stands for Egyptian variant) - T-55 modernization fitted with a new Russian engine developing 580 hp. It came in two variants: T-55E Mark 0 fitted with a German AEG infrared/white searchlight on the left hand side of the main armament and a Yugoslav "Iskra" laser rangefinder, T-55E Mark 0 fitted with DShK 1938/46 antiaircraft heavy machine gun and German AEG searchlight.

T-55E MK I ("E" stands for Egyptian variant) - T-55 modernization fitted with a more powerful engine developing 650 hp, fire control system (which includes a ballistic computer), searchlight, laser rangefinders and appliqué armour. It retains the original 100 mm tank gun but the performance and ammunition were improved.

In November 1984, US firm Teledyne Continental Motors (now General Dynamics Land Systems) part of Chrysler Defence, was awarded a contract to upgrade the T-54 for the Egyptian Army, still in large stocks in its arsenal. Among the origins of this idea was the Israeli Tiran conversion, which seems quite satisfactory for Tsahal…

The original project was to be called T-54E (the “E” standing for Egypt) but was subsequently renamed Ramses II, from the most famous conqueror Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, and third sovereign of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The first prototype was sent to Egypt for extensive firepower and mobility trials in January 1987, until late 1987. By 1989, a technical assistance agreement was signed with Teledyne Continental Motors for additional modifications in the process of more extensive Egyptian testings, commencing in the summer of 1990.

However, by 1998, these additional upgrades had still not led to any production. This second phase, which took years to complete, was accompanied by much more modifications than originally planned (focusing solely on mobility and firepower), and ended with a tank which only superficially bears some resemblance to the T-54 and had in fact more in common with the M60A3, the most current Egyptian tank in service then.

Egypt purchased spare parts for its large M60 fleet and in 1997, thirty M60 series engines from General Dynamics Land Systems ($5,943 million apiece), with more for the planned conversion of the T-54 fleet into Ramses-II MBTs. Eventually, the design was sanctioned by a full conversion order of a first batch of 260 units in 2004/2005, followed by the set-up of a local conversion in an Egyptian tank plant, with some technology transfers. This second phase saw an additional 165 vehicles also planned for conversion. By 2013, an addition conversion order of some 160-180 more was allegedly planned. The overall weight of these converted tanks was 48 tons.

You can find different data about produced Ramses tanks - in particular that there are 260 built ones, but it seems like there were only prototypes to be built. According to defencetalks forum, conversions stopped after 2005 because of the purchase of cheaper additional M60A3s and upgrades packages.