T-100 (tank)
| T-100 | |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 6-8 |
| length | 8.38 m |
| width | 3.4 m |
| height | 3.42 m |
| Dimensions | 58 t |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 20-60 mm |
| Main armament | 76.2 mm Type L-11 cannon; 120 rounds |
| Secondary armament | 45 mm cannon; 393 grenades; 4 x MG DT ; 4284 rounds |
| agility | |
| drive |
V12-GAM34-BT gasoline engine 800 PS (588 kW) |
| suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
| Top speed | 36 km / h |
| Power / weight | 14.00 hp / ton |
| Range | 200 km (road); 120 km (terrain) |
The T-100 was a heavy Soviet tank prototype with twin turrets, which was designed in 1938-39 to replace the T-35 .
development
From 1932 onwards, ostensibly at the direct suggestion of Stalin , development work began in the Soviet Union on a whole series of super-heavy tanks. These constructions (T-35, T-39 , SMK , T-100) came from the Leningrad Locomotive Factory or the "Leningrad Research Institute No. 185", which is why the samples are variously referred to as the "Leningrad Monster". The T-100 and SMK tanks were commissioned in April 1938 to replace the outdated T-35 multi -turn tanks . Final assembly was completed on July 31, 1939 and the vehicle was handed over to the military for testing. In February 1940 the T-100 took part in the winter war with Finland together with other experimental tanks SMK and KW (which was still armed with two cannons in a turret) . Experience at the front showed that the tank was well protected against 37- and 45-mm PAKs , but the armament was too weak for the task at hand, namely the destruction of the fortifications. In April 1940 the further development of the T-100 was given up in favor of the KW tank.
More prototypes
Further prototypes were designed based on the T-100, but apart from the T-100X / SU-100U , which was derived from the T-100Y , no further designs were completed.
- T-100X : with a 130-mm vessel gun B-13, and later for SU-100U developed
- T-100Y : with a 152mm cannon
- T-100Z : with a 152mm M-10T howitzer and a 45mm 20K cannon
- Object 0-50 : heavy breakthrough tank with one 76mm / L-11 cannon and one 45mm 20K cannon in a turret
- Object 103 : heavy breakthrough tank with a 130 mm B-13 cannon
Technical specifications
| designation | T-100 |
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| Type: | Heavy tank |
| Crew: | 7th |
| Drive: | 1 GAM-34 gasoline engine, 800 PS (588 kW) |
| Length over all: | 7400 mm |
| Width over everything: | 3200 mm |
| Height above everything: | 3200 mm |
| Ground pressure : | 66.7 kPa |
| Wading ability : | 1250 mm |
| Trench crossing ability: | 4000 mm |
| Climbing ability: | 1300 mm |
| Gradeability : | 42% |
| Bank slope: | 25% |
| Combat weight: | 58,000 kg |
| Maximum speed road: | 35.7 km / h |
| Top speed terrain: | 14 km / h |
| Driving range: | 120 km |
| Armament: | 1 × 76.2 mm cannon, 1 × 45 mm cannon, 4 × 7.62 mm machine guns |
| Ammunition: | 120 shells for the 76.2 mm cannon; 393 shells for the 45mm cannon; 4284 cartridges for the MGs |