T-28 Super Heavy Tank

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For other uses, see T28 or T95 (disambiguation)
T28/T95 GMC
General characteristics
Crew 8 (Commander, 5 gun crew, driver, co-driver)
Length 11.1 m
Width 4.39 m
Height 2.84 m
Weight 95 tonnes
Armour and armament
Armour 300 mm
Main armament 105 mm T5E1 gun

62 rounds

Secondary armament 1 x .50 cal machine gun

660 rounds

Mobility
Power plant Ford GAF V-8 gasoline
410 hp (305 kW)
Suspension double track
Road speed 13 km/h
Power/weight 4 hp/tonne
Range 160 km

The T28 (later called 105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95) was a prototype heavily armoured tank destroyer, designed for the US Military during the Second World War. It was originally designed to be used to break through German defenses at the Siegfried Line, and was later considered as a possible participant in an invasion of the Japanese mainland.

It had no conventional turret, giving it a comparatively low profile. Its total weight when fully equipped would have reached ninety-five tons. The armor was very thick compared to tanks of the time, in some places up to twelve inches thick (thirty centimetres). This was considered heavy enough to provide protection from the 88 mm gun used by German heavy tanks. The engine was an underpowered gasoline Ford GAF V-8, delivering 410 hp, which gave it a top speed of about 8 mph (13 km/h). To carry the tank destroyer's great weight, it used four tracks instead of two. The outer tracks could be detached for easier transport. After removal they could be fixed together to make a unit that could be towed behind the tank.

Its main armament was a 105 mm T5E1 gun in a ball-shaped mantlet, set into the front of the hull. It also had a fifty-caliber machine gun above the commander's hatch.

Although sometimes referred to as a Super-heavy tank the T28 was really a very heavy tank destroyer, and was re-designated as the 105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95 in 1945. In 1946 it was renamed again, to T28.

The original plan was for five prototype vehicles with a production total of 25. However only two were ordered and none saw combat. Currently one of these tanks can be viewed at the Patton Museum in Kentucky.

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