T6 Medium Tank

USA's T6 Medium Tank
Aberdeen Tank Museum

The 75 mm gun could fire a 14.4 lb shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,850'/sec.2 The .30 cal shells were 150 grains and could be fired at a muzzle velocity of 2,800'/sec.2

  T6 Medium Tank
Crew 51,2
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 30 tons1,2
Length w/gun 18' 6"1, 19'2
Length w/o gun  
Height 8' 9"2, 9' 7.5"1
Width 8' 8"1, 9' 5"2
Width over tracks  
Ground clearance 17"2
Ground contact length 147"2
Ground pressure 13 psi2
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 75 mm1
75 mm M22
Secondary  
MG 4: MG1
4: .30 cal M1919A4 MG, coaxial, bow, front plate(2)2
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 0.5" - 1"1
Hull Front, Upper 2"-3"2
Hull Front, Lower  
Hull Sides, Upper 1.25"-2.25"2
Hull Sides, Lower  
Hull Rear  
Hull Top  
Hull Bottom  
Turret Front 3"2
Turret Sides 2.5"-3"2
Turret Rear  
Turret Top  
Engine (Make / Model) Wright Radial1
Continental R9752
Bore / stroke  
Cooling Air1,2
Cylinders R-72, 91
Capacity  
Net HP 4001,2
Power to weight ratio  
Compression ratio  
Transmission (Type) Synchromesh2
5 forward, 1 reverse2
Steering Controlled differential2
Steering ratio  
Starter  
Electrical system  
Ignition  
Fuel (Type) Gasoline2
Octane  
Quantity 146 gallons2
Road consumption  
Cross country consumption  
Performance  
Traverse 360°, power or hand2
Max speed 25 mph2, 26 mph1
Cross country speed  
Road radius  
Cross country radius  
Turning radius  
Elevation limits  
Fording depth 40"2
Trench crossing 7' 5"2
Vertical obstacle 24"2
Climbing ability 35° slope2
Suspension (Type) Vertical volute springing2
Wheels each side 3 two-wheel bogies2
Return rollers each side 32
Tracks (Type) Steel with rubber blocks and rubber bushed track pins2
Length  
Width 16.5"2
Diameter  
Number of links 792
Pitch 6"2
Tire tread Rubber2
Track centers/tread 6' 1"2
Production 1941: US Ordnance Department2

Sources:

  1. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
  2. Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
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