T30 ( Eng. T30 Heavy Tank ) - an experimental heavy tank of the USA after the war. Work on the project was carried out in 1945 - 1950 .
| T30 | |
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| Heavy Tank T30 | |
| Classification | heavy tank |
| Combat weight, t | 64.6 (unfilled, without ammunition and equipment); 70 (normal combat weight) |
| Layout diagram | classic |
| Crew | 5 [1] —6 |
| Story | |
| Manufacturer | |
| The number of issued, pcs. | 2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 7610 |
| Length with gun forward, mm | 10897 |
| Width mm | 3802 |
| Height mm | 3223 |
| Clearance mm | 478 |
| Reservation | |
| Type of armor | homogeneous steel |
| Forehead of the body (top), mm / city. | 102/54 ° |
| The forehead of the body (bottom), mm / city. | 70/58 ° |
| Board of the case, mm / city. | 51—76 / 0 ° |
| Housing feed (top), mm / city. | 51/9 ° |
| Housing feed (bottom), mm / city. | 19/62 ° |
| Bottom mm | 13-25 |
| Housing roof, mm | 38 |
| Tower forehead, mm / city. | 178/0 ° |
| The mask of the gun , mm / city. | 203 ... 279/0 ° |
| Board towers, mm / city. | 127/0 ° |
| The feed of the tower, mm / city. | 102/0 ° |
| Roof of the tower, mm | 38 |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 155 mm T7 |
| Gun type | threaded |
| Barrel length, calibres | 40 |
| Gun ammunition | 34 |
| Angles VN, deg. | —10 ... + 15 |
| Sights | T143E1, M10E9 |
| Machine guns | 2 × 12.7 mm M2HB , 1 × 7.62 mm M1919A4 |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | V-shaped 12- cylinder carburetor air-cooled |
| Engine power, l with. | 704 |
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 35 |
| Cruising on the highway , km | 160 |
| Specific Power, l s / t | 9.9 |
| Suspension type | individual torsion bar |
| Ground pressure, kg / cm² | 0.86 |
| Gradeability, hail. | 35 |
| The overcome wall, m | 0.65 |
| The overcome ditch, m | 1.9 |
| Fording , m | 1.05 |
Content
Description
It is an experimental heavy tank T29 , [2] re-equipped with a 155-mm T7 howitzer gun - the largest-caliber model of American barrel tank weapons during World War II . In total, in 1945-1947 , two prototypes of the T30 were built. Both of them were tested in 1948 at the Aberdeen tank test site , but were not accepted for service. On February 1, 1945, the project was rejected by the US Army Command (AGF). [3] The project was finally closed on September 1, 1950, together with the design of the T29 tank [4]
In computer games
T30 became widely known thanks to the game World of Tanks . In the game itself, the T30 was presented as a heavy tank of the 10th level of the US technology, but in the future it was transferred to the branch of the tower of the US tank destroyers at 9th level. With update 1.85, War Thunder was introduced into the game as the main prize for tankers for the New Year's Eve 2019.
Notes
- ↑ Green, American Tanks & AFVs of World War II, 2014 , p. 200.
- ↑ Green, American Tanks & AFVs of World War II, 2014 , p. 202.
- ↑ Estes, M103 Heavy Tank, 2013 , p. 6.
- ↑ Estes, M103 Heavy Tank, 2013 , p. 7.
Literature
- Estes, Kenneth W. M103 Heavy Tank 1950−74. (English) - Botley, Oxford: Osprey Publishing , 2013 .-- 48 p. - (New Vanguard • 197) - ISBN 978-1-84908-981-4 .
- Green, Michael . American Tanks & AFVs of World War II. (English) - Botley, Oxford: Osprey Publishing , 2014 .-- P. 200 - 376 p. - (General Military) - ISBN 978-1-78200-979-5 .
- Hunnicutt, RP Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank. (English) - Presidio Press, 1988 .-- ISBN 0-89141-304-9 .