Comparison of early World War II tanks
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This table compare the tanks in use by the belligerent nations of Europe at the start of the Second World War, employed in the Polish Campaign (1939), the Fall of France (1940), and Operation Barbarossa (1941).
| A11 Infantry Tank I Matilda | A12 Infantry Tank II Matilda | Panzer I | Panzer II | Panzer III | LT-35 [Panzer 35(t)] |
LT-38 [Panzer 38(t)] |
7-TP | T-26[1] | BT-8 [BT-7M][1][2] |
T-34 Model 1940[3] |
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| Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Nazi Germany | Nazi Germany | Nazi Germany | Czechoslovakia, Nazi Germany | Czechoslovakia, Nazi Germany, Sweden | Poland | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | ||
| Producer | Vickers-Armstrong | Vulcan Foundry (later many more) | Henschel, MAN, Daimler-Benz, Krupp | Henschel, MAN, Daimler-Benz, Alkett | Henschel, MAN, Daimler-Benz, FAMO | Škoda | Škoda | PZInż | Bolshevik Factory, Kirov Works and others | KhPZ and others | KhPZ and others | ||
| Entered service | 1938 | 1939 | 1934 | 1936 | 1939 | 1937 | 1939 | 1935 | 1931 | 1939 | 1940 | ||
| Related model | Matilda I | Carden Loyd Mk.IV | Panzer I | Vickers E | Vickers E | BT‑2, BT‑5, BT‑7 | BT-8 | ||||||
| Crew | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Dimensions | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4.9 m | 6.0 m | 4.40 m | 4.80 m | 5.52 m | 4.65 m | 4.61 m | 4.56 m | 4.88 m | 5.66 m | 5.92 m | ||
| Width | 2.3 m | 2.6 m | 2.00 m | 2.20 m | 2.90 m | 2.25 m | 2.12 m | 2.43 m | 2.41 m | 2.29 m | 3.00 m | ||
| Height | 2.0 m | 3.5 m | 1.70 m | 2.00 m | 2.50 m | 2.35 m | 2.40 m | 2.27 m | 2.08 m | 2.42 m | 2.45 m | ||
| Weight | 11 tonnes | 27 tonnes | 6.0 tonnes | 9.5 tonnes | 22.0 tonnes | 11.0 tonnes | 9.5 tonnes | 9.9 tonnes | 10.3 tonnes | 14.7 tonnes | 26.3 tonnes | ||
| Armour | |||||||||||||
| Turret front side top |
65 mm 65 mm 10 mm |
75 mm 75 mm 20 mm |
13 mm 13 mm 8 mm |
15 mm 15 mm 10 mm |
30 mm 30 mm 12 mm |
25 mm 15 mm 10 mm |
25 mm 15 mm 10 mm |
15 mm 15 mm 10 mm |
15 mm 15 mm 10 mm |
15 mm 15 mm 15 mm |
45 mm 45 mm 16 mm |
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| Hull front side top |
60 mm 60 mm 30 mm |
78 mm 55 mm 20 mm |
13 mm 13 mm 6 mm |
15 mm 15 mm 5 mm |
30 mm 30 mm 16 mm |
25 mm 15 mm 8 mm |
30 mm 15 mm 8 mm |
17 mm 13 mm 10 mm |
15 mm 15 mm 6 mm |
30 mm 13 mm 10 mm |
45 mm 45 mm 20 mm |
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| Armament | |||||||||||||
| Main | 0.303 or 0.5 MG | QF 2 pdr 40 mm |
2× 7.92 mm |
20 mm | 37 mm | Skoda A3 37 mm |
L/47.8 37 mm |
Bofors wz. 37 37 mm |
Model 32 45 mm |
Model 38 45 mm |
L-11 Model 1939 76.2mm/L30.5 |
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| Secondary | – | 7.92 mm Besa MG | – | 2×MG34 7.92 mm |
2×MG34 7.92 mm |
2× 7.92 mm |
2×MG37(t) 7.92 mm |
Ckm wz.30 7.92 mm |
2×DT machine guns 7.62 mm |
3×DT 7.62 mm |
2×DT 7.62 mm (hull, turret rear) |
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| Ammunition | - 4,000 rounds |
93 AP shot 2,925 rounds |
- 2,250 rounds |
180 shells 2,250 rounds |
120 shells 3,750 rounds |
72 shells 1,800 rounds |
72 shells 2,400 rounds |
80 shells 3,960 rounds |
100 shells 2,848 rounds |
146 shells 2,394 rounds |
77 shells 2,898–4,725 rounds |
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| Engine | |||||||||||||
| Fuel | gasoline | diesel | gasoline | gasoline | gasoline | gasoline | gasoline | diesel | gasoline | diesel | diesel | ||
| Engine | 8-cylinder Ford |
? AEC or Leyland |
6-cylinder Maybach NL38TR |
6-cylinder Škoda T11 |
6-cylinder Praga EPA |
6-cylinder Saurer VGLD |
6-cylinder GAZ T-26 |
12-cylinder V-2 |
12-cylinder V-2-34 |
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| Power | 70 hp 52 kW |
180 hp 134 kW |
100 hp 75 kW |
140 hp 104 kW |
265 hp 197 kW |
120 hp 89 kW |
125 hp 93 kW |
110 hp 82 kW |
90 hp 67 kW |
450 hp 340 kW |
500 hp 375 kW |
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| Fuel consumption | ? | ? | 103–126 litres/100 km | ? | ? | ? | ? | 81–100 litres/100 km | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Mobility | |||||||||||||
| Suspension | sprung bogie | coil spring | coil spring/ leaf spring |
torsion-bar | torsion-bar | leaf spring bogie | leaf spring | leaf spring bogie | leaf spring | Christie | Christie | ||
| Speed (road) (terrain) |
13 km/h 9 |
24 km/h 15 |
40 km/h ? |
40 km/h ? |
40 km/h ? |
34 km/h ? |
42 km/h 15 km/h |
37 km/h ? |
30 km/h ? |
86 km/h ? |
53.5 km/h ? |
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| Range (road) (terrain) |
? | ? | 140 km 115 km |
200 km ? |
155 km ? |
190 km ? |
250 km 160 km |
160 km 130 km |
225 km 150 km |
700 km 400 km |
300–400 km 230–260 km |
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| power:weight | 6.3 hp/t | 6.7 hp/t | 16.7 hp/t | 14.8 hp/t | 12.0 hp/t | 10.9 hp/t | 13.2 hp/t | 11.1 hp/t | 8.7 hp/t | 30.6 hp/t | 19.0 hp/t | ||
| Track width | 280 mm | 305 mm | 360 mm | 320 mm | 293 mm | 267 mm | 260 mm | 300 mm | 550 mm[4] | ||||
| Ground pressure | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 59 kPa | 60 kPa | .78 kg/cm2 | 0.64 kg/cm² | ||||
| Ground clearance | 290 mm | ? | 385 mm | 350 mm | 400 mm | 376 mm | 380 mm | 350 mm | 400 mm | ||||
| Vertical obstacle Trench crossing Fording depth |
0.36 m 1.4 m 0.58 m |
0.42 m ? 0.85 m |
0.6 m 2.3 m 0.8 m |
0.79 m 2.01 m 0.79 m |
0.8 m 1.86 m 0.9 m |
? 1.8 m 1.0 m |
0.7 m 1.8 m 0.8 m |
0.55 m 2 m 1.2 m |
0.8 m[4] 2.5 m[4] 1.3m[4] |
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| Matilda Mk I | Matilda MK II | Panzer I | Panzer II | Panzer III | LT-35 | LT-38 | 7-TP | T-26 | BT-8 | T-34 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Steven J. Zaloga and James Grandsen. Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, London: Arms and Armour Press, 1984. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.
- ^ "Russia's BT-7 Fast Tanks" at wwiivehicles.com. URL accessed 2006-07-25.
- ^ Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1983). T-34 in Action, p.40. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal. ISBN 0-89747-112-1.
- ^ a b c d "T-34-76 Model 1940", at onwar.com. URL accessed 2006-07-25.
