T57 (T57 Heavy Tank) - a heavy experimental tank with a swinging tower , developed by engineers of the during the Cold War [1] .
| T57 heavy | |
|---|---|
 Example tank T57 | |
| T57 Heavy Tank | |
| Classification | heavy tank |
| Combat weight, t | 54,4 |
| Layout diagram | classic |
| Crew | four |
| Story | |
| Years of development | 1950s |
| Years of production | not produced |
| Key Operators | USA |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 6992 |
| Length with gun forward, mm | 11412 |
| Width mm | 3632 |
| Height mm | 2654 |
| Clearance mm | 457 |
| Reservation | |
| Forehead, mm / city. | 127 |
| Board of the case, mm / city. | 51 |
| Tower forehead, mm / city. | 127 |
| Board towers, mm / city. | 137 |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 120 mm T123E1 |
| Gun type | threaded |
| Gun ammunition | 36 |
| Angles VN, deg. | -8 ... + 12 ° |
| Corners GN, hail. | 360 ° |
| Machine guns | 1 × 7.62 mm machine gun M1919A4E1, 1 × 12.7 mm M2HB |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | AV-1790-5C |
| Engine power, l from. | 810 |
| Cruising on the highway , km | 128 |
| Specific Power, l s / t | 14.89 |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Project Timeline
- 3 In the gaming industry
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Description
The armor at the front of the hull could be in the range of 137–203 mm in thickness and the tower should have been 152 mm thick maximum on all sides. Like the French project AMX 50 , the tank had to have a swinging turret feature and also had to get a 120 mm cannon. The experiments were also conducted with the aim of studying the capabilities of the tank, being able to have a 203-mm cannon, but soon turned out to be impracticable. When several problems were discovered in the turret system due to the excess weight of the heavily armored turret and gun, the project was canceled.
Project Timeline
- January 17, 1952 - development of the new T57 heavy tank started
- October 30, 1953 - development of the 120 mm T180 gun started
- January 17, 1957 - projects of the T57 and T58 tanks were closed
In the gaming industry
T57 Heavy is present as a tenth level pumped tank in World of Tanks . Also, the T57 Heavy Tank is in the World of Tanks Blitz , an MMO game for Android platforms, as a heavy tank of the 10th level.
Notes
- ↑ Decker, Oscar C. The Patton Tanks: The Cold War Learning Series . - Camp Colt to Desert Storm. The History of US Armored Forces / GF Hofmann, DA Starry. - Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1999 .-- P. 307 - 656 p. - ISBN 0-81312-130-2 .
Literature
• Bradford, George. Cold war armored combat vehicles. Mechanisburg, 2010.