SOV - T-60 (zjenitnyj)

prototyp protiletadlového tanku
Anti-aircraft tank T-60 (zjenitnyj)


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 bureau of Sverdlovsk-based Zavod No. 37 addressed the assignment with two designs, the first using the chassis of the T-60 light tank and the second based on the T-70 light tank. A pair of large-calibre machine guns were mounted on a swinging hull in a top-open turret. The anti-aircraft tank T-60 (zjen.) did not complete the comparison tests due to the poor handling characteristics of the undersized chassis and an inappropriately chosen anti-aircraft sight with a collimator. The remaining two anti-aircraft tank prototypes passed the full range of military tests, but neither went into production due to the alleged low effectiveness of the chosen anti-aircraft weapon.


Basic data
- Army prototype name: T-60 (zjenitnyj) (Т-60 (зенитный)), or T-60 (zjen.) (Т-60 (зен.))
- Army project designation: Ob'jekt 063 (Объект 063)
- Factory name: tank 063, or T-60-3
- year of manufacture: 1942
- produced: 1 prototype


- combat weight: about 6 Mg (tons)
- crew: 2 persons
- hull length: 4100 mm
- width: 2300 mm
- height: not known
- ground clearance: 250 mm
- track gauge: not detected
- length of belt contact with the road: 2300 mm
- Belt width: not detected


Drive unit
- Type: GAZ-202
- description: four-stroke, petrol, in-line, water-cooled
- number of cylinders: 6
- power: 56 kW (76 hp) at 3400 rpm


Armament
- machine gun, number and type: 2x DŠKT
- Machine gun, calibre: 12,7 mm
- turret, sighting: 360°
- machine gun, aiming: -7° to +85°
- anti-aircraft sight with collimator
- ammunition, undivided cartridge: 12,7x108 mm
- ammunition supply: approx. 360 rounds (approx. 12 boxes)


Armouring
- fuselage, nose in front of the driver: 10 and 35 mm
- hull, sides: 15 mm
- hull, rear: 25 and 45 mm
- hull, top: 13 mm
- hull, bottom: 13 mm
- turret: 25 mm


Performance
- Max. road speed: 45 km/h
- off-road speed: up to 20 km/h
- range: 450 km
- gradient: up to 34° (other sources: 29.5°)
- inclination: up to 35°
- climbability, grade: 0.6 m
- overrun, trench: 1.7 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


Internet
http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/WWII/T90/
http://armoured.vif2.ru/t-70.htm
http://bronetechnika.narod.ru/html/331.htm
http://easyget.narod.ru/tank/t_60.html
http://war-zone.ru/?cat=lighttanks&key=704
http://www.armsgallery.com.ru/rus_t90z.htm
http://www.battlefront.ru/tank8.htm
www.gspo.ru
http://www.chamtec.com/t90.htm
www.sudden-strike.ru
SOV - T-60 (zjenitnyj) - Prototyp T-60 (zjen.).

Prototyp T-60 (zjen.).
SOV - T-60 (zjenitnyj) - Prototyp T-60 (zjen.).

Prototyp T-60 (zjen.).
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