United States' T6 medium tank
Photos
T6 medium tank : Aberdeen Tank Museum |
Design
The 75 mm gun could fire a 14.4 lb shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,850'/sec.2 The .30 cal shells were 150 grains and could be fired at a muzzle velocity of 2,800'/sec.2
Prototype
Production
- T-6 medium tank:
- Production: 1941
- Manufacturer: US Ordnance Department2
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| T6 Medium Tank | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 51,2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 30 tons1,2 |
| Length w/gun | 18' 6"1, 19'2 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 9"2, 9' 7.5"1 |
| Width | 8' 8"1, 9' 5"2 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 17"2 |
| Ground contact length | 147"2 |
| Ground pressure | 13 psi2 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm1 75 mm M22 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 4: MG1 4: .30 cal M1919A4 MG, coaxial, bow, front plate(2)2 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 0.5" - 1"1 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 2"-3"2 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 1.25"-2.25"2 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | 3"2 |
| Turret Sides | 2.5"-3"2 |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Wright Radial1 Continental R9752 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Air1,2 |
| Cylinders | R-72, 91 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 4001,2 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | Synchromesh2 5 forward, 1 reverse2 |
| Steering | Controlled differential2 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline2 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 146 gallons2 |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, power or hand2 |
| Speed - Road | 25 mph2, 26 mph1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | 40"2 |
| Trench crossing | 7' 5"2 |
| Vertical obstacle | 24"2 |
| Climbing ability | 35° slope2 |
| Suspension (Type) | Vertical volute springing2 |
| Wheels each side | 3 two-wheel bogies2 |
| Return rollers each side | 32 |
| Tracks (Type) | Steel with rubber blocks and rubber bushed track pins2 |
| Length | |
| Width | 16.5"2 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | 792 |
| Pitch | 6"2 |
| Tire tread | Rubber2 |
| Track centers/tread | 6' 1"2 |
Sources:
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
