virtual excursion to Pavilion N3 (light Soviet tanks, Assault Guns – SU, BMD and BTR-D), tank museum in Kubinka.
Light tank T-80, small batch.
Designed in the summer of 1942. A small batch of 70 (5 prototypes) copies were issued before September 1943. It was armed with the Red Army in December 1942. Participated in the battles of World War II.
For 2016 in the HQ pavilion N3 tank T-80 is missing.
Light tank T-80, tank museum in Kubinka. Archival photos for 2006.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the T-80 light tank
Weight – 11.6 tons
Crew – 3 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4285 x 2500 x 2175 mm.
Armament: cannon – 1 piece, caliber – 45 mm., Ammunition – 94 shots
machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 1008 rounds
Armor protection: a case forehead – 45 mm., a turret – 35 mm.
Engine power -170 (2 x 85) horsepower
Maximum speed – 45 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 350 km.
The depth of water obstacles surmounted ford – 0.9 meters
Design features
Base – T-70 soviet WW2 light tank.
The overall layout – the power plant is located in the middle of the machine. Armament – new embrasure and mask design allowed to increase the elevation angle of the paired installation from 20 to 65 degrees.
Protection – welded hull of rolled sheets differs from the base of the increased thickness of side sheets, 25 mm instead of 15 mm, and the roof and bottom 15-20 mm instead of 10 mm.
Chassis – installed a powerful, paired in series, the power plant, consisting of two engines, each of which is 85 horsepower.