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Soviet Union's T-46 light tanks
Design
In 1935 the T-46 was designed by an OKMO team.4 Was similar to the T-26, but it had a Christie suspension.3,4
Production
Very few produced.1,3 The T-46 was found to be complex to build and not much better than the T-26.4
| Crew | 31,2,3,4 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 10.2 tons1,2,3,4 9,072 kg4, 10,363 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 18'1,2,3,4 5.48 m1, 5.5 m4 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 7' 6"1,3,4 2.29 m1,4 |
| Width | 7.66'3, 7' 8"1,4 2.33 m1,4 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | 12'3 |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 45 mm L/461,4 45 mm L/46 A/TK3 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | DT MG1 2: MG3 2: 7.62 mm MG4 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 1653 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3,6543 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 0.59"4 6-151, 154 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 153 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 153 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | 6 - 103 |
| Hull Bottom | 6 - 103 |
| Turret Front | 6 - 153 |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | GAZ T-261,3 |
| Cylinders | 83 |
| Fuel type | Gasoline3 |
| HP | 88 - 913 |
| Transmission | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max Speed | 35 mph2, 35 - 36 mph3, 36 mph4 60 kph4 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 224 - 310 miles3, 310 miles4 499 km4 |
| Cross country radius | 180 - 250 miles3 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | Christie3 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | 10.25"3 |
| Track centers/tread |
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
- Airfix Magazine Guide 22 Russian Tanks of World War 2, John Milsom and Steve Zaloga, 1977
- Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
