United States' T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage
Photos
T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage: Aberdeen Tank Museum |
Design
The 240 mm gun could fire a 356 lb shell at a range of 25,225 yards.2
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| T92 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver, co-driver, gun crew (5).1 81,2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 127,500 lb2, 137,500 lb1 63.75 tons2 |
| Length w/gun | |
| Length w/o gun | 28'1,2 |
| Height | 10.5'2, 10' 8"1 |
| Width | 11'1, 11.1'2 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 20"2 |
| Ground contact length | 178"2 |
| Ground pressure | 12 psi2, 15.5 psi2 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 240 mm Howitzer M11,2 T30 mount2 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | .30 cal carbines2 |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 02, 61 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | 9002 |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 131, 251 Front: 1"2 Side: 0.5"-1"2 Superstructure: 0.5"2 |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Superstructure Front | |
| Superstructure Sides | |
| Superstructure Rear | |
| Superstructure Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Ford GAF1 Ford GAF-C2 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water2 |
| Cylinders | V-82 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 500@2,600 rpm2 |
| Power to weight ratio | 8 hp/ton2 |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | Torqmatic, torque converter2 3 forwared, 1 reverse2 |
| Steering | Controlled differential2, M26 components2 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | Electric2 |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | Magneto2 |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline2 |
| Octane | 802 |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 12° left and 12° right1,2 |
| Speed - Road | 15 mph1, 20 mph2 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 50 miles2, 50-80 miles1 |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | 0° to + 65°1,2 |
| Fording depth | 4' 7"1 |
| Trench crossing | 7'1 |
| Vertical obstacle | 3' 10"1 |
| Climbing ability | 31° (60%) slope2 |
| Suspension (Type) | Torsion Bar.1 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | Double pin, rubber block2 |
| Length | |
| Width | 23"1,2 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | 942 |
| Pitch | 6"2 |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread | 9.2'2, 9' 2"1 |
Sources:
- British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
- Tank Data, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, 1968?
