T-26 Model 1937
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | T-26C or T-26S |
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| Type | Light Tank |
Radio Equipment | none/71-TK-1* |
| 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] |
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| Crew | 3 (Command-loader, gunner, driver) |
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| Production Quantity | perhaps 2400 |
Production Period | 1938/1939 |
(*) Command Tank only
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 10500 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.68 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 4.8 m |
Length w/Gun | 4.8 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.3 m |
| Width | 2.4 m |
Ground clearance | 0.38 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 45 mm Gun Model 34/38 L/46 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 165 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | -10° to +40° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | TOP, PT-1 |
| Secondary Armament | 2-3 x 7.62mm DT MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2405-3654 |
| Location | 1: Turret - 2: Coaxial, AA, Turet
rear |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Riveting & Welding
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| Armor Detail | 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 / 72° (driver) |
15 mm /
90° |
15 mm /
90° |
6 mm / 10° |
| Turret | 15 mm / round |
15 mm / 72° |
15 mm / 72° |
10 mm / 0-3-10° |
| Mantlet | 15 mm /
round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | GAZ T-26 |
Type & Displacement | HO8 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 91 hp at 2200 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 8.6 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 | 26 km/h on road 16 km/h off road |
Range | 240 km on road 180 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 | TNT Hors-Série n°3 | - |
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Drawings |
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