T-35
| T-35 | |
|---|---|
Heavy tank T-35 from 1933 |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 11 |
| length | 9.72 m |
| width | 3.20 m |
| height | 3.43 m |
| Dimensions | 50 t |
| Unit price | ~ 525,000 rubles |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | up to 30 mm |
| Main armament | 1 × 76.2 mm LS-3 cannon |
| Secondary armament | 2 × 45 mm M32 cannon |
| agility | |
| drive |
Mikulin M-17T petrol engine 500 PS (368 kW ) |
| suspension | Roller carriage drive with helical springs arranged at an angle |
| Top speed | 30 km / h |
| Power / weight | 10.0 hp / t |
| Range | 150-200 km |
The T-35 was a Soviet heavy tank of the 1930s. The five-tower tank was manufactured from 1933 to 1939.
history
The tank was developed under chief designer OM Ivanov at the Bolshevik plant in Leningrad . The first prototype T-35-1 from July 1932 weighed 42 tons. Its armament consisted of a 76.2 mm cannon, two 37 mm cannons and 3 machine guns. The prototype had a roller carriage drive with three roller carriages and six rollers on each side. The tank was further improved up to the start of series production. a. the main tower was redesigned or standardized with that of the T-28 and the drive revised (second prototype T-35-2). The T-35-1 took part in the May parade in Moscow in 1933, the T-35-2 in the Leningrad parade.
The series tanks manufactured in factory no. 183, the Charkow locomotive works "Comintern" , were equipped with four roller carriages and eight rollers on each side.
Between 1933 and 1939, 61 tanks were produced in four series, which were continuously improved. The shape of the towers often corresponded to those of other tanks, e.g. B. the T-37 , BT , T-26 and T-28 .
description
The tank was designed as a heavily armed infantry support and breakthrough tank and was therefore equipped with a howitzer as the main armament. The multi-tower concept proved to be less than successful in use and also required a large crew. The tub was very long and restricted the cross-country mobility. In addition, the T-35 had relatively thin armor, which, given its already very high weight, could not be reinforced.
commitment
T-35s were stationed in the 67th and 68th Panzer Regiments of the 34th Armored Division of the 8th Mechanized Corps of the Red Army in western Ukraine near Lvov. When the Wehrmacht invaded the Soviet Union on the morning of June 22, 1941 , the tanks were alerted, refueled and ammunitioned. When the 8th mech. Corps on the morning of June 26, 1941, all tanks were lost, most of them due to technical defects. Probably two remaining T-35s were used against the Wehrmacht during the defensive battle in the winter of 1941/42 off Moscow . Another T-35 was used by the Wehrmacht in Zossen in April 1945. This was transported by the Wehrmacht to Kummersdorf for investigations and then used with all other booty tanks that were there to defend Berlin.
Whereabouts
The only surviving example is the pre-production model of the T-35A from 1933/34, which is exhibited in the Kubinka tank museum . The example is one of four tanks that were used as training vehicles. In addition, one of the two SU-14 prototypes is on display in the same museum, a self-propelled gun based on the chassis of the T-35.
A replica based on the original plans was presented to the public in Yekaterinburg on January 19, 2016 .
Technical specifications
| designation | T-35 heavy tank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavy tank | ||||
| model | T-35-1 | T-35A | T-35 (conical towers) | ||
| Construction year | 1932 (prototype) | 1933 | 1938 | 1939 | |
| crew | 11 | 9 | |||
| engine | Mikulin gasoline engine M-17T | ||||
| power | 500 hp (368 kW ) | 580 PS (427 kW ) | |||
| landing gear | Roller carriage drive | ||||
| Rollers per side | 6th | 8th | |||
| Length over all | 9720 mm | ||||
| Width over everything | 3200 mm | ||||
| Height above everything | 3430 mm | ||||
| Ground clearance | 530 mm | ||||
| Wading ability | 1.2 m without, 1.7 m with preparation | ||||
| Trench crossing ability | 4 m | ||||
| Climbing ability | 1.2 m | ||||
| Climbing ability | 35 ° | ||||
| Combat weight | 42 t | 50 t | 52 t | 55 t | |
| Top speed | 30 km / h | ||||
| Driving range | 150-200 km | ||||
| Main cannon | 1 × 76.2 mm PS-3 cannon | 1 × 76.2 mm LS-3 cannon | |||
| Secondary cannon | 2 × 37mm PS-2 cannon | 2 × 45mm cannon 20K M32 | |||
| MG | 3 × 7.62mm MG DT | 5 × 7.62mm MG DT | |||
| Combat set | 96 76.2 mm shells, 220 45 mm shells, 10,080 7.62 mm rounds | ||||
| Armor front plate | 30 mm | 40 mm | |||
| Armor tower bulkhead | 20 mm | ||||
literature
- Walter J. Spielberger: Loot vehicles and tanks of the German armed forces . 3. Edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-01255-3 , ( military vehicles 12).
- AW Karpenko: Soviet-Russian tanks . 1905-2003. Elbe-Dnjepr, Klitzschen 2004, ISBN 3-933395-44-5 , p. 399, 400 (Russian: Обозрение отечественной бронетанковой техники (1905–1995 гг.) . Translated by R. Meier).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Евгений Болдырев: Тяжелый танк Т-35. Служба и боевое применение. (No longer available online.) In: battlefield.ru. February 11, 2012, archived from the original on January 3, 2015 ; Retrieved January 3, 2015 (Russian).
- ↑ a b Евгений Болдырев: Тяжелый танк Т-35. История создания. (No longer available online.) In: battlefield.ru. February 11, 2012, archived from the original on November 13, 2014 ; Retrieved January 3, 2015 (Russian).
- ↑ a b Евгений Болдырев: Тяжелый танк Т-35. (No longer available online.) In: battlefield.ru. February 11, 2012, archived from the original on January 3, 2015 ; Retrieved August 9, 2018 (Russian).
- ↑ Об участии 8-го МК в контрударе Ю-З фронта (июнь 1941 г.). In: battlefield.ru. May 7, 2012, accessed January 3, 2015 (Russian).
- ^ Francis Pulham: Fallen Giants. The Combat Debut of the T-35a Tank . Fonthill Media, 2017, ISBN 978-1-78155-626-9 (English).
- ↑ Famous 5-turreted T-35 tank recreated in Russia. (No longer available online.) In: rt.com. January 20, 2016, archived from the original on January 21, 2016 ; accessed on January 21, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Legendary Monster: A replica of a Soviet T-35 tank in the Urals. In: de.sputniknews.com. January 20, 2016, accessed January 21, 2016 .
Web links
- Евгений Болдырев: Тяжелый танк Т-35. История создания. (No longer available online.) In: battlefield.ru. February 11, 2012, archived from the original on November 13, 2014 ; Retrieved January 3, 2015 (Russian).
- Soviet heavy tank T-35. In: Tanks encyclopedia. Retrieved December 21, 2014 .