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United States' T28 heavy tank
T28 heavy tank at the Patton Museum in Ft. Knox, Kentucky Chris Bobo : |
T28 heavy tank at the
Patton Museum in Ft. Knox, Kentucky Chris Bobo |
T28 heavy tank at the Patton Museum in Ft. Knox, Kentucky Chris Bobo |
T28 heavy tank at the Patton Museum in Ft. Knox, Kentucky: Mark Holloway |
T28 heavy tank at the Patton Museum in Ft. Knox, Kentucky: Mark Holloway |
T28 heavy tank with the out tracks removed. The T-28 would pull up beside the tracks so that they could be mounted: Mark Holloway |
T28 heavy tank with the out tracks removed: Mark Holloway |
T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage, T28 heavy tank, and M22 Locust light tank: Life Magazine. (Mark Holloway) |
M22 Locust light tank, T28 heavy tank: Life Magazine. (Mark Holloway) |
Was known as T28 Heavy Tank and T95 Gun Motor Carriage.1 Five pilots were finished in 1945, and one of them blew up in trials.1
Had a double set of tracks on running gear on each side.1 The outer set could be removed.1
| T28 Heavy Tank | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver, co-driver, gun crew (5).2 81,2,3 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 190,000 lb2,3 84.8 tons1 86,184 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 36' 4"1, 36' 6"2,3 10.57 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | 24' 7"2 |
| Height | 9' 4"1,2,3 2.83 m1 |
| Width | 14' 5"1,2,3 4.39 m1 Outer tracks removed: 13' 11"2 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 105 mm3 105 mm T5E11,2 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 1: MG3 12.7 mm (.50 cal) MG1 .50 cal Browning MG, AA.2 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 622, 631 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 6602 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 252, 3002, 3051 2" - 12"3 |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Ford GAF1,3 |
| Transmission | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 10° left, 10° right2 |
| Max Speed | 8 mph1,2,3 13 kph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 100 miles1,2 161 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | -50° to +19.5°2 |
| Fording depth | 3' 11"2 |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | 3'2 |
| Suspension (Type) | HVSS on 4 separate track units.2 64 bogie wheels.2 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | Each track unit: 19.5"2 |
| Track centers/tread | 10' 1"2 |
| Production |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
