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Not spared fashion on create a "super heavy tanks" and the Americans. Just as the British army Americans and wanted to create a tank without a turret for break heavily fortified defensive lines. Design began in September 1943. Planned to install a tank new gun (caliber 105-mm), thick frontal armor was 200 mm , the tank was equipped with electric transmission.In March 1945 was commissioned by only five tanks, called T-28.
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As you can see, the caterpillars 4. Also in March 1945, the name of Tank T-28 has been replaced by self-propelled on T95. That, in general, reflect the truth. Also provided for installation of 12.7-mm machine gun turret, the top shell on the commander's cupola. After the Second World War the number of ordered cars was reduced from 5 to two. The first of these was sent to Aberdeen Proving Ground 12/21/1945, 01/10/1946 - the second one. Compared to the "Sherman" he is huge)
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Heavy breakthrough tank T-100 (ussr)
The combat weight of 58 tons. Armament one 76.2 mm gun A-10 (before sending the Karelian isthmus was rearmed on A-11), one 45-mm cannon, 2 machine guns DT, booking of 60-65 mm shell forehead, the tower of 60 mm, 60 mm board The crew - 6 people
SMK and T-100 was "the last of the Mohicans. " I mean - these two tanks was last representatives of heavy many-towered tanks embodied in the metal.
The combat weight of 58 tons. Armament one 76.2 mm gun A-10 (before sending the Karelian isthmus was rearmed on A-11), one 45-mm cannon, 2 machine guns DT, booking of 60-65 mm shell forehead, the tower of 60 mm, 60 mm board The crew - 6 people
SMK and T-100 was "the last of the Mohicans. " I mean - these two tanks was last representatives of heavy many-towered tanks embodied in the metal.
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In December 1939 in KB Plant № 185 was tasked to create: "Set 152-mm gun or any other big gun with suitable large initial velocities at the base of Tank T-100" for destroyed with concrete fortifications
January 8 drawings of T-100X (X) were transferred at the Izhorskij factory.
Instead of the towers this tank have a wedge-shaped bunker with 130-mm naval gun B-13. But in the production process was improvements bunker was changed and received a new name Self-Propelled Artillery Gun T-100Y.
One unique example of this tank survived until our times.
January 8 drawings of T-100X (X) were transferred at the Izhorskij factory.
Instead of the towers this tank have a wedge-shaped bunker with 130-mm naval gun B-13. But in the production process was improvements bunker was changed and received a new name Self-Propelled Artillery Gun T-100Y.
One unique example of this tank survived until our times.
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Another project of the German "super heavy" tank
It Pz. VII "Lowe" (Lion). This fighting machine in the design stage received index VK 7201 (K)
Pz. VII "Lowe" was designed in two versions: "light version " - weighing 76 tons and armor-protected 100 mm and "Heavy" - weighing 90 tons and armored protection to 120 mm. The crew of five men armed with 105-mm gun
Maximum speed was to be 23-27 km / h. Hitler followed closely for project "The Lion" and ordered to continue to create only the heavy option, equipping it with 150-mm cannon with a barrel length 40 klb. and thickness of armor to 140 mm. Here is a modern computer reconstruction of the tank Pz. VII
It Pz. VII "Lowe" (Lion). This fighting machine in the design stage received index VK 7201 (K)
Pz. VII "Lowe" was designed in two versions: "light version " - weighing 76 tons and armor-protected 100 mm and "Heavy" - weighing 90 tons and armored protection to 120 mm. The crew of five men armed with 105-mm gun
Maximum speed was to be 23-27 km / h. Hitler followed closely for project "The Lion" and ordered to continue to create only the heavy option, equipping it with 150-mm cannon with a barrel length 40 klb. and thickness of armor to 140 mm. Here is a modern computer reconstruction of the tank Pz. VII
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If the project is "Lion" was quite realizable and was to replace the "King Tiger".
In early 1942 at the same firm Krupp was born on a project that divides the honorary 1 st place under in category : madness design ) with a tank "Ratte" engineer Grote. This monster was supposed to weigh 1500 tonn.
Thickness of armor 250-mm. On this mega-monster planned to install a super gun - 800-mm gun "Dora".
Very well that this crazy project was not implemented))))Although "Dora" gun was created!
In early 1942 at the same firm Krupp was born on a project that divides the honorary 1 st place under in category : madness design ) with a tank "Ratte" engineer Grote. This monster was supposed to weigh 1500 tonn.
Thickness of armor 250-mm. On this mega-monster planned to install a super gun - 800-mm gun "Dora".
Very well that this crazy project was not implemented))))Although "Dora" gun was created!
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In 1938 the French began to design a super-heavy tank FCM F1, weighing 140 tons! Armament consisted of 1 47-mm cannon in a small tower and the 90 - or 105-mm guns of high power in the main tower. Armor on forehead and the main body of the tower is 120mm board - 100mm.
Wooden mock-up was ready in April 12, 1940. Tank was approved and issued an order for 12 machines, the first should be ready by May 1, 1941. Naturally, no one tank had not been made and the technical documentation was destroyed in June 1940. But the photo layout of the tank at full size remained:
Wooden mock-up was ready in April 12, 1940. Tank was approved and issued an order for 12 machines, the first should be ready by May 1, 1941. Naturally, no one tank had not been made and the technical documentation was destroyed in June 1940. But the photo layout of the tank at full size remained:
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From armored giants move on to an armored shrimp. It is proposed to your attention the Finnish Tank T-38-KV. 4 trophy tank T-38 in the summer of 1944 were converted to running models of the KV-1. On the chassis of the T-38 "put" the hull and turret silhouette is really reminiscent of Soviet heavy tanks. These "pseudo KV used for training calculations Finnish troops fighting with tanks. Photo summer 1945
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Observer tank «Kugelpanzer» also known as tank-ball.
This invention is also rather paradoxical ideas Teutonic genius.
It is not known to what purpose. It was created by a single technological sample with the motorcycle engine. The only surviving prototype labeled "Instance 37" exposed in a tank museum in Kubinka.
This invention is also rather paradoxical ideas Teutonic genius.
It is not known to what purpose. It was created by a single technological sample with the motorcycle engine. The only surviving prototype labeled "Instance 37" exposed in a tank museum in Kubinka.
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In July 1941 USSR decided to manufacture .... armored tractors. Of the several projects have been selected HTZ-16 (T-16). It was the chassis of the tractor STZ-5 on which is mounted on an armored hull of 10-30mm sheets.
Armament: 45 mm cannon and machine-guns. In fact HTZ-16 was improvised Self-propelled artillery system, although in documents of the time it took name as the "armored tractor.
The mass of 8.625 tons, crew 3 people. max. speed 19,5 km / h. Total manufactured at KhPZ from 60 to 120 units. Manufacturing its output done was largely due to a huge loss of tanks at the beginning of WWII
Armament: 45 mm cannon and machine-guns. In fact HTZ-16 was improvised Self-propelled artillery system, although in documents of the time it took name as the "armored tractor.
The mass of 8.625 tons, crew 3 people. max. speed 19,5 km / h. Total manufactured at KhPZ from 60 to 120 units. Manufacturing its output done was largely due to a huge loss of tanks at the beginning of WWII
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Tank TH-1 by engineer Grote. Tank built in 1930 had at that unique in its time.
Weapons system placed in three tiers: in high tower 37-m gun, at the bottom of the tower 76-mm gun and 5 machine gun. Armor forehead hull and turret - 44-50mm board - 16-20mm, roof and bottom 10-16mm. The length of the tank 7 meters. Weight- 5 tonn, max. speed - 34 km / h. The crew of 5 persons
Weapons system placed in three tiers: in high tower 37-m gun, at the bottom of the tower 76-mm gun and 5 machine gun. Armor forehead hull and turret - 44-50mm board - 16-20mm, roof and bottom 10-16mm. The length of the tank 7 meters. Weight- 5 tonn, max. speed - 34 km / h. The crew of 5 persons
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Armament consisted of a 76.2-mm and 37 mm twin cannons, two twin heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft heavy machine gun.
The tank was manufactured with housings of different configurations: a base modification Mb block was molten, while the M6A1 and M6A2 versions - welded.
On the M6 and M6A1 installed hydro power transmission and on M6A2 - electric. Turret is molten.
On a tower mounted commander's cupola and vision devices and anti-aircraft machine gun mount.
Weight tank - 57.6 tons, thickness armor front shell-81 (83?) Mm, 100 mm "forehead armor " tower, crew of 6 people. Issued as much 40 (43?) Units and then the tank was recognized unpromising.
On photo: modern form M6 in the Aberdeen Museum and "glamorous" M6 (with front glass for tank driver and gun 90-mm).
The tank was manufactured with housings of different configurations: a base modification Mb block was molten, while the M6A1 and M6A2 versions - welded.
On the M6 and M6A1 installed hydro power transmission and on M6A2 - electric. Turret is molten.
On a tower mounted commander's cupola and vision devices and anti-aircraft machine gun mount.
Weight tank - 57.6 tons, thickness armor front shell-81 (83?) Mm, 100 mm "forehead armor " tower, crew of 6 people. Issued as much 40 (43?) Units and then the tank was recognized unpromising.
On photo: modern form M6 in the Aberdeen Museum and "glamorous" M6 (with front glass for tank driver and gun 90-mm).
