SMK Heavy Tank
Was designed to replace the T-35.3
Had a 76.2 mm gun in the main turret and a 45 mm gun in the lower turret.3
The engine was based on a German BMW aircraft engine.3
| SMK | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 71,2,3 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 45 tons2, 54.1 tons1, 56 tons3 55,000 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 27' 6"1, 31.5'2 8.38 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 10.5'2, 10' 10"1 3.3 m1 |
| Width | 10.5'2, 11' 4"1 3.45 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 76.2 mm L-111 76.2 mm2,3 |
| Secondary | 45 mm1,2,3 |
| MG | 3: MG2 3: 7.62 mm MG3 4: MGs1 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 20 - 601 30 - 602 603 |
| 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) | AM-341 |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | 4002, 5003 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Diesel1 Gasoline2,3 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max Speed | 20 mph2, 22.4 mph1 36 kph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 93 miles1 150 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | Torsion bar3 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| 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
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
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