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Soviet Union's T-32 heavy tank
Design
Entered service with the Red Army in 1930-1931.3 It was very similar to the British A1E1 (only 1 was built).3
It had a main turret and four auxiliary turrets.3
| T-32 Heavy Tank | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 102,3 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 44.8 tons1,2,4 |
| Length w/gun | 30' 6"1,2,4 9.3 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 10'1,2,5 3.05 m1 |
| Width | 10' 6"1,2,4 3.2 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | 26.1'4 |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 76.2 mm L/16.51,4 76.2 mm2,3 |
| Secondary | 2: 37 mm1,3 |
| MG | 6: 7.62 mm DT MGs1 6: MGs2 5: MGs3 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 964 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 11 - 251,2 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 254 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 204 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | 11 - 144 |
| Hull Bottom | 11 - 144 |
| Turret Front | 11 - 204 |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | M-17L1,4 |
| Cylinders | 124 |
| Net HP | 3452,4 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline2,4 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max speed | 18 mph1,2,4 30 kph1 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 75 miles1, 94 miles4 120 km1 |
| Cross country radius | 50 miles4 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | 64 |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | 1' 0.18"4 |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Airfix Magazine Guide 22 Russian Tanks of World War 2, John Milsom and Steve Zaloga, 1977
