Light tank M41 “Walker Bulldog” was developed in 1949. Produced in series since 1950, was in service with the armies of the United States, Germany and the States of the Middle East. Used in battles in South Vietnam, in the Middle East.
American light tank M41 “Walker Bulldog”, Tank Museum, Kubinka, photo of 2016.
Performance characteristics
Weight – 23.5 tons
Crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 8215 x 3200 x 2725 mm.
Armament
cannon – 1 pcs., caliber – 76mm., ammunition – 60 shots
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 4000 rounds
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition load of 600 rounds
Armor protection
case front – 32 mm.
turret – 38 mm.
Engine power – 500 horsepower
Maximum speed – 62 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 160 km.
The depth of water obstacles surmounted ford – 1 meter
Design features
The base is original.
The overall layout is classic.
Armament gun with ejector device for purging the barrel, with a single-channel muzzle brake and concentric recoil devices; electrohydraulic targeting mechanisms.
Protection – hull and turret welded, of intermediate-rolled rolled armor plates; the sides and bottom of the hull have a variable thickness.
Chassis – six-cylinder engine, gasoline, air cooling, with opposed cylinder arrangement, with supercharging; cross-drive type transmission; individual suspension, torsion, with hydraulic shock absorbers; a charging unit, two radio stations and a tank intercom, a heating system and night vision devices are installed.