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Soviet Union's T-24 medium tank4
T-24 medium tank4: |
Design
The T-24 was based on the T-12 and was built in the 1930s.4 Components for the T-24 medium tank were used from the MS-1 light tank.3
The hull overlapped the tracks.4 The superstructure had a V shaped front with the driver at its apex.4 There was a cupola on the turret.4
Engine
The engine was made in Germany.3
Production
The drive train and suspension caused problems and the T-24 was cancelled.4
- T-24: 253,4
- Production: late 1929 - 19303
| T-24 Medium Tank4 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 32, 51,4 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 18.2 tons4, 18.5 tons1,2,3 18,500 kg4, 19,100 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 21' 3"4, 21' 6"1 6.5 m4, 6.55 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 9' 1"4, 9' 2"1 2.8 m1,4 |
| Width | 9' 8"4, 9' 10"1 3 m1,4 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 45 mm M-19201 45 mm2,3 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 4: 7.62 mm Hotchkiss MG1 4: 7.62 mm MG3 3: MG2 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 1"4 8 - 203,10 - 252, 25.44 |
| 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) | BMW M-63 M-51 |
| Cylinders | 84, 121 |
| Net HP | 250@1,800 rpm1 3002,3,4 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline1,2,4 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max Speed | 13.75 mph1, 14 mph2, 15 mph4 22 kph1,3, 24 kph4 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 42 miles1, 125 miles4 69 km1, 200 km4 |
| 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 |
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
- Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917 - 1945, Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
- Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
