10TP
| 10TP | |
|---|---|
Side view of a 10TP with the chains removed |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 4th |
| length | 5.40 m |
| width | 2.55 m |
| height | 2.20 m |
| Dimensions | 12.8 t |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 20 mm |
| Main armament | 37mm cannon |
| Secondary armament | a coaxial and a bow MG wz. 30 in caliber 7.92 × 57 mm |
| agility | |
| drive |
American LaFrance -V12- gasoline engine 210 PS (approx. 150 kW ) |
| Top speed | 50 km / h on chains / 74.8 km / h on wheels |
| Power / weight | 16.4 hp / t |
| Range | 130 km (planned: 210) |
The 10TP was the prototype of a Polish medium tank from the Second World War . It was produced and tested in the years before the German invasion of Poland in 1939 under the direction of Rudolf Gundlach . The 10TP was part of the ambitious Polish rearmament program of the late 1930s, which was interrupted by the outbreak of war.
description
The 10TP was based on the American Christie tanks M1928 and 1931, of which Poland had ordered two copies but which were not delivered. Poland was able to obtain some documents for these tanks. As a result, the 10TP had a combined wheel / track drive and could drive both off-road on chains and on the road without chains on the drive wheels. It belongs to the same class as the British cruiser tanks and the Soviet BT tanks , which were also based on the Christie designs.
At that time, the commander of the 10TP had a new type of MK.IV corner mirror that could be rotated through 360 ° for battlefield observation under armor protection.
The fuel tank held 130 liters.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magnuski, Janusz, Armor in Profile 1 / Pancerne profile 1 , Warsaw, Pelta (1997) translated by Witold Kaluzynski
