Soviet light flamethrower tank OT-130

virtual tour to the pavilion N3 (light Soviet tanks, SU, BMD and BTR-D), as it was in the tank museum of Kubinka from 1972 to 2014.

Flamethrower tank OT-130 (USSR), serial

The tank was developed in 1938. It was produced serially from 1938 to 1939. He was in service with the Red Army. Used in battles in the Khalkhin Gol river area.

For 2016 there is no year in pavilion N3

Soviet light flamethrower tank OT-130, a tank museum in Kubinka

Soviet light flamethrower tank OT-130, tank museum in Kubinka, archive photo 2007

Tactical and technical characteristics of OT-130

Weight – 10 tons,
Number of crew – 3 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4660 x 2440 x 2330 mm.
Armament: flamethrower equipment,
machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition 2898 cartridges
Armored protection – 15 mm.
Engine power – 95 horsepower
The maximum speed is 30 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 130 km.
The depth of water barriers to be surfaced is 0.8 meters
Design Features

Base – light tank T-26.

General layout – the power plant is located in the stern of the machine. Armament – range of flamethrowing 50 meters; the number of shots is 40.

Protection – riveted body from rolled sheets has a box section.

Chassis – carburetor four-cylinder engine with a horizontal arrangement of cylinders, air cooling; The transmission consists of a main clutch mounted on the crankshaft of the engine, a five-speed gearbox of the tractor type installed on the bow of the hull, two onboard multi-plate clutches, two side gears; The gearbox is connected to the engine by a cardan shaft running along the tank.