T-40S
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | T-40S (S for sukhoputniy
or ground version) or T-30B |
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| Type | Light Tank |
Radio Equipment | none |
| Manufacturer(s) | Factory No.37
(in Moscow) |
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| Crew | 2 (Commander-gunner, driver) |
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| Production Quantity | 60 modified from T-40 |
Production Period | July 1941 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 6100 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 4.27 m |
Length w/Gun | 4.27 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 1.98 m |
| Width | 2.33 m |
Ground clearance | 0.34 m |
| ARMAMENT (Alternative 1) | |||
| Primary Armament | 12.7 mm DShK MG (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 550 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | -10° to +40° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | TMFD |
| Secondary Armament | 7.62mm DT MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2016 |
| Location | 1: Turret - 2: Coaxial |
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| ARMAMENT (Alterntive 2) | |||
| Primary Armament | 20 mm ShVAK 20 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 750 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | -10° to +40° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 7.62mm DT MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2016 |
| Location | 1: Turret - 2: Coaxial |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 9 mm / 60° |
9mm / 90° |
9 mm / 15-50-60° |
6 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 6 mm / 15°
(glacis) 15 mm / 80° |
15 mm /
65° (Left) 15 mm / 20-65° (Right) |
15 mm /
55° |
6 mm / 0-15° |
| Turret | 20 mm / 65° |
20 mm / 65° |
20 mm / 65° |
6 mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | 6-20 mm
/ 0-90° |
- |
- |
- |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | GAZ-202 |
Type & Displacement | V6 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 85 hp at 3600 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 13.93 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 207 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 4 independent steel road wheels |
| Track return rollers | 3 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear |
Shock absorbers | All |
| Track Type | Outside guides, Steel | ||
| Width | 260 mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | 70 |
Track ground contact | 2.36 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 42 km/h on road 26 km/h off road |
Range | 347 km on road 177 km off road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road ? L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 35° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 1.7 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.6 m |
| Maximum fording depth | ? m |
Minimum turning diameter | 12.1 |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°3 | - |
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Drawings |
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