T-100 Heavy Tank

Russia's T-100 Heavy Tank

A very few were built.3

  T-100
Crew 62, 71
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 56 tons2, 57 tons1
58,000 kg1
Length w/gun 24' 3"1, 29.3'2
7.4 m1
Length w/o gun  
Height 10' 6"1, 10.7'2
3.2 m1
Width 9.75'2, 10' 6"1
3.2 m1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 75 mm L-111
76.2 mm2
Secondary 45 mm1,2
MG 3: MGs1,2
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 20 - 701
30 - 602
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) M-17M1
Cylinders 121
Net HP 4001 @ 2,000 rpm1
4002
Transmission  
Fuel type Gasoline1,2
Octane  
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse  
Max Speed 18.7 mph2, 21.7 mph1
35 kph1
Cross Country  
Road radius  
Turning Radius  
Elevation Limits  
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical Obstacle  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Track length  
Tires  
Track width  
Track centers/tread  
Production  

Sources:

  1. 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
  2. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
  3. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
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