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]	Panzer IV
Country	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Germany	Germany	Germany	Czechoslovakia, Germany	Czechoslovakia, 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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 ?
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
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]
	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

1. ^ ^{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.
2. ^ "Russia's BT-7 Fast Tanks" at wwiivehicles.com. URL accessed 2006-07-25.
3. ^ Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1983). T-34 in Action, p.40. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal. ISBN 0-89747-112-1.
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "T-34-76 Model 1940", at onwar.com. URL accessed 2006-07-25.