BT Tsyganov (project 2) - a project of the Soviet light tank developed in 1934 under the leadership of N. F. Tsyganov in order to improve the speed characteristics of BT tanks . The project was supposed to redesign the chassis of the BT tank.
| BT Tsyganova | |
|---|---|
| BT Tsyganova (project 2) | |
| Classification | light tank |
| Combat weight, t | 11.5 |
| Layout diagram | classic |
| Crew | 3 |
| Story | |
| Years of production | not produced |
| Years of operation | not exploited |
| The number of issued, pcs. | 3 (plan) |
| Key Operators |  |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 5580 |
| Width mm | 2230 |
| Height mm | 2230 |
| Clearance mm | 400 |
| Reservation | |
| Type of armor | steel rolled homogeneous |
| Forehead of the body (top), mm / city. | 13 |
| Board of the case, mm / city. | 13 |
| Feed housing, mm / city. | ten |
| Bottom mm | 6 |
| Housing roof, mm | ten |
| Tower forehead, mm / city. | 13 |
| Board towers, mm / city. | 13 |
| The feed of the tower, mm / city. | 13 |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 45 mm 20-K arr. 1934 |
| Gun type | threaded |
| Barrel length, calibres | 46 |
| Gun ammunition | 115 |
| Angles VN, deg. | −8 ... + 25 ° |
| Sights | telescopic TOP-1 arr. 1930 g. periscopic panoramic PT-1 arr. 1932 |
| Machine guns | 1 × 7.62 mm DT 2709 rounds |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | V-shaped 12- cylinder carburetor liquid cooling M-5-400 |
| Engine power, l with. | 400 |
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 105 |
| Specific Power, l s / t | 28.8 |
| Suspension type | pendant christie |
| Ground pressure, kg / cm² | 0.85 on tracks |
| Gradeability, hail. | 42 ° |
| The overcome wall, m | 0.75 |
| The overcome ditch, m | 2.5 |
| Fording , m | 1,2 |
Content
Design
Mover
The chassis consisted of seven rubberized road wheels. In total, there were 30 rollers with a rear drive wheel and a front rail on one side. This type of engine allowed to reach speeds of up to 105 km / h.
Crew
Three people: commander, driver and loader. The commander and loader were located in the tower, and the driver was in the front of the hull.
Armament
Standard for BT: 45 mm 20K gun and one 7.62 mm DT machine gun
Engine
M-5-400, carburetor, 12-cylinder, 400 hp
Project History
After considering the project in 1935, K. Ye. Voroshilov ordered the construction of three tanks of this type, but because of the complexity and laboriousness in the production of the Project 2 chassis, the project was not implemented.