T-26 Model 1933

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T-26 Model 1933

GENERAL DATA
Other Designation(s)	T-26B
Type	Light Tank	Radio Equipment	None
Manufacturer(s)	Bolshevik Factory No.232 (in Leningrad) [later Factory No.185 Kirov Works (in Leningrad)], Factory No. 174 K.E. Voroshilov (in Omsk), Red Putilov Factory (in Leningrad) [later Factory No.100 Kirovskiy Works]
Crew	3 (Command-loader, gunner, driver)
Production Quantity	perhaps 5500	Production Period	1933-1936

DIMENSIONS
Combat weight	9400 kg	Ground pressure	0.61 kg/cm²
Length /hull	4.8 m	Length w/Gun	4.8 m
Barrel Overhang	0 m	Height	2.4 m
Width	2.4 m	Ground clearance	0.38 m

ARMAMENT
Primary Armament	45 mm Gun Model 32 L/46 (1)	Ammunition Carried	100
Traverse	360° (manual)	Elevation	-10° to +40° (manual)
Traverse speed (360°)	-	Sight	TOP
Secondary Armament	2-3 x 7.62mm DT MG (2)	Ammunition Carried	3654
Location	1: Turret - 2: Coaxial, AA, Turet rear

ARMOR
Assembly	Riveting & Welding
Armor Detail (from the horizontal)	Front	Side	Rear	Top/Bottom
Hull	15 mm / 28° (lower) 15 mm / 80° (nose)	15 mm / 90°	15 mm / 81°	6 mm / 0-8°
Superstructure	7 mm / 10° (glacis) 15 mm / 90° (driver)	15 mm / 90°	15 mm / 90°	6 mm / 10°
Turret	15 mm / round	15 mm / 90°	15 mm / 90°	10 mm / 0-3°
Mantlet	15 mm / round	-	-	-

AUTOMOTIVE
Engine	GAZ T-26	Type & Displacement	HO8
Horsepower (maximum)	91 hp at 2200 rpm	Power/Weight Ratio	9.6 hp / ton
Gearbox	5 forward, 1 reverse	Fuel Capacity	285 L Gasoline

SUSPENSION
Type	Type Vickers, leaf spring	Road wheels	2 x 2 double-road wheels/bogie
Track return rollers	4 double	Sprocket-Wheels	Rear, double
Idler Sprockets	Front, double	Shock absorbers	-
Track Type	Center guide, steel
Width	260 mm	Pitch	? mm
Links(shoes)	95	Track ground contact	2.97 m

PERFORMANCES
Maximum Speed	30 km/h on road	Range	180 km on road 120 km off road
Mileage	160 L/100 km on road 240 L/100 km off road	Maximum grade	32° (from horizontal)
Trench crossing	1.80 m	Vertical obstacles	0.70 m
Maximum fording depth	0.80 m	Minimum turning diameter	13.0 m

Sources
OnWar.com	Vehicles.com	TNT Hors-Série n°3	-

Drawings

T-26 Model 1933

T-26 Model 1934

T-26 Model 1935

T-26 Model 1936/37

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T-26B (Model 1933)