T-43
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Medium Tank |
Radio Equipment | 9RM |
| Manufacturer(s) | Factory No.183
Ural Rail-Car Factory (UVZ) |
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| Crew | 4 (Command/gunner, loader, driver, hull gunner/radio operator) |
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| Production Quantity | Prototype |
Production Period | June 1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 34100 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.83 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 6.86 m |
Length w/Gun | 7.72 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0.86 m |
Height | 2.6 m |
| Width | 3.00 m |
Ground clearance | 0.40 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 76mm Gun F-34 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 98 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual & electric) |
Elevation | -3° to +30° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | 10 sec. |
Sight | TMFD, PT-4-7 |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.62 mm DT MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2394 |
| Location | 1: Turret - 2: Bow, Coaxial (gun) |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 75 mm / 20° |
45 mm / 90° |
45 mm / 45° |
20 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 75 mm /
35° |
45 mm /
50° |
45 mm /
32° |
20 mm /
0° |
| Turret | 90 mm / round |
90 mm / 70° |
90 mm / 80° |
20 mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | 90 mm /
round |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | V-2-34 |
Type & Displacement | V12, 38.9 liters |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 500 hp at 1800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 14.7 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 420 (+ 140 external) L Diesel |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Christie coil spring |
Road wheels | 5 independent double-road wheels |
| Track return rollers | - |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear, double |
| Idler Sprockets | Front, double |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Central guides, smooth steel links | ||
| Width | 550 mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | 74 |
Track ground contact | 3.74 m |
| Track Type | entral guides, grooved steel links | ||
| Width | 550 mm |
Pitch | ? mm |
| Links(shoes) | 74 |
Track ground contact | 3.74 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 50 km/h on road, 40 km/h off road
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Range | +320 km on road, +180 km off road
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| Mileage | 170 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.50 m |
Vertical obstacles | 080 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.30 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 7.60 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°3 | - |
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