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United States' T23 medium tank
Aberdeen Tank Museum
Built at Detroit and first to be completed.1
The gyrostabilized gun could fire a 15.4 lb APC shell at a muzzle velocity of 2,600'/sec.4 There was also a 9.4 lb HVAP shell.4
T23E3 Medium Tank:
Aberdeen Tank Museum
The 76 mm gun was gyrostabilized and could fire a 15.4 lb APC shell and a 9.4 lb HVAP shell at a muzzle velocity of 2,600'/sec.4
| T23 | T23E3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver, co-driver, gunner, loader.2 52,3,4 |
Commander, driver, co-driver, gunner, loader.2 52,3,4 |
| Physical Characteristics | ||
| Weight | 73,500 lb2,3,4 | 73,000 lb4, 75,000 lb2,3 |
| Length w/gun | 19' 8 7/8"2,3, 24' 9.5"4 | 19' 2 1/8"2,3, 24' 9.5"4 |
| Length w/o gun | ||
| Height | 8' 4"2,3,4 | 8' 4"4, 8' 4 5/8"2,3 |
| Width | 9' 10.5"2,3, 10 2.5"4 | 10' 2.5"4, 10' 4"2,3 |
| Width over tracks | ||
| Ground clearance | 19 5/8"4 | 19 5/8"4 |
| Ground contact length | 147"4 | 147"4 |
| Ground pressure | 15 psi4 | 15 psi4 |
| Turret ring diameter | ||
| Armament | ||
| Main | Pilot: 75 mm M13 76 mm M1A12,3,4 |
76 mm3 76 mm M1A12,4 |
| Secondary | ||
| MG | 3: MG3 2: .30 cal Browning MGs2 .50 cal Browning MG AA2 .50 cal M2HB Browning MG4 2: .30 cal M1919A4 MG, coaxial, bow4 |
3: Mg3 2: .30 cal Browning MGs2 .50 cal Browning MG AA2 .50 cal M2HB Browning MG4 2: .30 cal M1919A4 MG, coaxial, bow4 |
| Side arms | 12 hand grenades4 12 2" smoke bombs4 |
12 hand grenades4 12 2" smoke bombs4 |
| Quantity | ||
| Main | 684 | 684, 843 |
| Secondary | ||
| MG | .50 cal: 3004 .30 cal: 5,0004 |
.50 cal: 3004 .30 cal: 5,0004 |
| Side arms | ||
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 122, 872 1.5" - 2.5"3 |
122, 872 1.5" - 3"3 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 3"@0°4 | 3"@0°4 |
| Hull Front, Lower | ||
| Hull Sides, Upper | 2"@0°4 | 2"@0°4 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | ||
| Hull Rear | 1.5"@0°4 | 1.5"@0°4 |
| Hull Top | ||
| Hull Bottom | ||
| Turret Front | 3.5"@0°4 | 3.5"@0°4 |
| Turret Sides | 2.5"@0°4 | 2.5"@0°4 |
| Turret Rear | ||
| Turret Top | ||
| Engine (Make / Model) | Ford GAN2,3,4 | Ford GAN2,3,4 |
| Bore / stroke | ||
| Cooling | Water3,4 | Water3,4 |
| Cylinders | V-82,3,4 | V-82,3,4 |
| Capacity | ||
| Net HP | 4204, 4702,3 | 4204, 4702,3 |
| Power to weight ratio | ||
| Compression ratio | ||
| Transmission (Type) | Electric2,4 Infinitely variable4 |
Electric2,4 Infinitely variable4 |
| Steering | Through electric transmission4 | Through electric transmission4 |
| Steering ratio | ||
| Starter | ||
| Electrical system | ||
| Ignition | ||
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline2,4 | Gasoline2,4 |
| Octane | ||
| Quantity | 186 gallons4 | 186 gallons4 |
| Road consumption | 1.8 gallons/mile4 | 1.8 gallons/mile4 |
| Cross country consumption | ||
| Performance | ||
| Traverse | 360°2,4, manual and hand4 | 360°2,4, manual and hand4 |
| Max speed | 35 mph2,3,4 | 35 mph2,3, 40 mph4 |
| Cross country speed | 20 mph2 | 20 mph2 |
| Road radius | 100 miles2,4 | 100 miles2,4 |
| Cross country radius | ||
| Turning radius | ||
| Elevation limits | -10° to +25°2,4 | -10° to +25°2,4 |
| Fording depth | 4'4, 4' 8"2 | 4'4, 4' 8"2 |
| Trench crossing | 8' 3.25"4 | 8' 3.25"4 |
| Vertical obstacle | 2'2,4 | 2'2,4 |
| Climbing ability | 30° slope4 | 30° slope4 |
| Suspension (Type) | Vertical volute2,4 | Torsion bar2,4 |
| Wheels each side | 6 dual road wheels4 | |
| Return rollers each side | 54 | |
| Tracks (Type) | Rubber or steel, rubber bushed track pin4 | Steel skeleton, rubber bushed track pins4 |
| Length | ||
| Width | 16.5"2, 16 9/16"4 | 19"2 |
| Diameter | ||
| Number of links | 784 | |
| Pitch | 6"4 | 6"4 |
| Tire tread | ||
| Track centers/tread | 102"4 | 102"4 |
| Production | 2501 |
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
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
