T28 Heavy Tank
Patton Museum in Ft Knox, Kentucky
Chris Bobo
Patton Museum in Ft Knox, Kentucky
Chris Bobo
Patton Museum in Ft Knox, Kentucky
Chris Bobo
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
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