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.
Light tank T-30 (USSR), small amount produced
The tank was developed in 1940. A small batch was issued in 1941. It was in service with the Red Army. Used in the battles of the Great Patriotic War in the initial period, especially in the “Battle for Moscow”
This tank is in running condition and has repeatedly participated in holidays, military parades and military-historical reconstruction of the battles.
In 2016, the T-30 tank in pavilion N3 is missing.
Soviet light tank T-30, tank museum Kubinka. Archive photo 2007 year.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the T-30 tank
Weight – 5,5 tons
Number of crew – 2 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4110 x 2330 x 1905 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 20 mm., Ammunition – 750 shots
machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 1512 cartridges
Armored protection – 15 mm.
Engine power – 85 horsepower
The maximum speed is 45 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 300 km.
The depth of the water barriers to be surfaced is 1.1 meters
Design Features
The base is a Soviet light tank T-40.
The overall layout – the power plant and transmission are mounted on the starboard side, occupying part of the combat compartment and control section.
Armament – The modified aircraft cannon (TNS) vertically is guided by means of a shoulder stop.
Protection – the body of rolled sheets, welded, the thickness of sheets 5, 10 and 15 mm.
Chassis – the car is equipped with a carbureted six-cylinder liquid-cooled engine; The transmission consists of one disc clutch, four-speed gearbox, a conical final drive, two multi-disk side friction clutches, two connecting shafts and two single-row side gears with cylindrical gears.