Essentially, large armor boxes have been fitted to the turret and front and sides of the hull. The Enigma appears to be little more than a T-55 with a crude armor upgrade. The example at Bovington, too, has this mount, but some other Enigmas do not appear to have been fitted with DShKs at all. The turret DShK has been removed, but the mount is still there. T-55 Enigma serving as a gate guardian for the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Ground.
It is estimated that no more than eight (but no fewer than five) Enigmas ever existed (based on photographs), with at least four (possibly five) on display in museums today. As a result, in their short combat history, Enigmas were simply no match for Coalition forces, even if the vehicles could (sometimes) resist AT missile strikes. However, Enigmas suffered from one major flaw – being based on an outdated chassis. In short, the upgrade concerned giving the vehicle a huge amount of crude, but effective, composite armor. As the western name suggests, very little is known about the T-55 Enigma aside from what can be ascertained from models captured during the First Gulf War (1990-1991) by Coalition forces. According to some Iraqis, the official name was “Al Faw”. The “ T-55 Enigma” (or Enigma, for short) is the unofficial name for an upgrade standard applied to a few Iraqi T-55s. Main Battle Tank – Estimated 5-8 Converted A Real Enigma
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