10TP
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | 10TP (siedmiotonowy
polski - 10-tonne Polish) |
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| Type | Light /Medium (Cruiser) Tank |
Radio Equipment | N2C radio set and intercom |
| Manufacturer(s) | Military Institute
of Engineering Research (WIBI) |
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| Crew | 4 |
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| Production Quantity | Prototype |
Production Period | 1938-1939 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 12800 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.47 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 5.40 m |
Length w/Gun | 5.40 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.20 m |
| Width | 2.55 m |
Ground clearance | 0.40 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 1 x 37 mm gun wz. 36 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 80 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | -10° to +20°° (manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92 mm CKm wz.30 MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 4500 |
| Location | 1: Turret - 2: coaxial, bow |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 20 mm |
20 mm |
20 mm |
8 mm |
| Superstructure | 20 mm |
20 mm |
20 mm |
8 mm |
| Turret | 16 mm |
16 mm |
16 mm |
8 mm |
| Mantlet | 16 mm |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | American la France |
Type & Displacement | 4-stroke, V12 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 210 hp (240 hp projeced) at 2800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 16.4 hp/t |
| Gearbox | dry multi-disc main clutch, mechanical gearbox 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 130 L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Christie (vertical helical springs)
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Road wheels | 4 pairs of double steel roadwheels
with rubber rims, sprung independently on vertical helical springs
with tension adjustment, steerable front pair of roadwheels on swivel
axles, second pairs of wheels lifted up for driving without tracks
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| Track return rollers | none |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear |
| Idler Sprockets | Front |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | single-pin, single-spur metal tracks | ||
| Width | 350 mm |
Pitch | 170 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 65-67 |
Track ground contact | 3.34 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | on road: 75 km/h*, 50-56 km/h** off road; 20-35 km/h** |
Range | 210 km on road, 130 km off road
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| Mileage | 150 L/100 km on road *** |
Maximum grade | 37° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.20 m |
Vertical obstacles | ? m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.00 m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
(*) on wheels, (**) on tracks, (***) projected
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Polish Armour | ||
Drawings |
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