Brief history In 1942, the Soviet military leadership commissioned the development of a light anti-aircraft tank to several design bureaus. It was to be a vehicle with identical driving characteristics to the light tanks of the time.
The design of the Zavoda No. 37 design bureau was based on the T-70 light tank. The T-70 (zjen.) anti-aircraft tank performed worse than the T-90 tank in comparison tests. For example, during firing the whole vehicle was wobbling. However, neither of them went into production, due to the alleged low effectiveness of the chosen anti-aircraft weapon.
Basic data - Army name: T-70 (zjenitnyj) (Т-70 (зенитный)), or T-70 (zjen.) (Т-70 (зен.)) - year of manufacture: 1942 - produced: 1 prototype
- combat weight: about 8 Mg (tons) - crew: 2 persons - hull length: 4285 mm - width: 2350 mm - height: 2035 mm - ground clearance: 300 mm - track gauge: 2080 mm - length of belt contact with the road: 2322 mm - Belt width: not detected
Drive unit - type, number: the GAZ-203 consisted of two GAZ-202 engines - description: four-stroke, petrol, in-line, water-cooled - number of cylinders: 2x 6 - power: 103 kW (2x 70 = 140 hp) at 3400 rpm
Armament - machine gun, number and type: 2x DŠKT - machine gun, calibre: 12,7 mm - turret, sighting: 360° - gun, aiming: -7° to +85° - anti-aircraft sight: K-8T - Sight: TMFP - ammunition, undivided cartridge: 12,7x108 mm - ammunition supply: 360 rounds (12 boxes)
Armor - hull, front of driver: 35 and 45 mm - hull, sides: 15 mm - Hull, rear: 25 and 45 mm - hull, top: 10 mm - hull, bottom: 10 mm - turret: 35 mm
Performance - Max. road speed: 45 km/h - off-road speed: up to 30 km/h - range: 350 km - range: 180 km - gradient: up to 35° - inclination: up to 26° - climbability, grade: 0.65 m - overrun, trench: 1.8 m - ford: 0.9 m
Note The photographs used are from the sources listed below. Technical data processed according to ČSN 011300: SI Tables, Prague 1977
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