Talk:T-100 tank
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"The project was initiated by Joseph Stalin based from his self-stated preference to heavy weapons and armor (like the T-34) as opposed to faster, lighter tanks (such as the Sherman)."
I've made minor alteration to this sentence, contrasting the KV-1 against the T-34 rather than the T-34 against the Sherman. The change was made primarily because the original comparison was pretty meaningless, the T-34 being faster than the Sherman, but no heavier. Also, this puts Stalin's views in context with Russian Tank development, rather than making random comparisons between disparate development programs from different nations. Getztashida 14:53, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What's this?
What's with the "archaic design concept, poor mobility, and the availability of a far superior alternative"? Only the prototype was tried out. Was this tank merely slower and less armoured than the KV??? Darth Sidious 03:19, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
- Slower, less practical, difficult to steer, insanely expensive, impossible to control the fire of multiple turrets in combat. The notion of multiple guns, each optimized for a differtent type of use, was no longer a viable concept. On the other hand, the KV was more mobile (though still slow), was within the capabilities of Soviet industry to manufacture in useful quantities, and had a modern design concept with decent mobility, very heavy armor and a dual-purpose gun. I think the original sentence captured all this rather well. DMorpheus 22:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Never mind (my oversight of the below) - and did the T-100 lack any anti-infantry guns???
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- The T-100 probably had a coax DT in the 45mm gun turret, though I am not certain of that. There was no hull MG. There was also a rear-mounted DShK in the 76.2mm turret. To add to the above question, the KV-1 was 15 tons lighter than the T-100, but had heavier armor, even in the prototype stage, than the T-100. DMorpheus 21:03, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Table of tank models
| T-35 | T-100 | SMK | KV-1 M1940 |
KV-1 M1941 |
KV-1 M1942 |
KV-1S M1942 |
KV-85 M1943 |
IS-2 M1945 |
IS-3 M1945 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weight | 45 t | 58 t | 55 t | 43 t | 45 t | 47 t | 42.5 t | 46 | 46 t | 46.5 t |
| Gun | 76.2 mm M. 27/32 |
76.2 mm L-11 |
76.2 mm L-11 |
76.2 mm F-32 |
76.2 mm F-34 |
76.2 mm ZiS-5 |
76.2 mm ZiS-5 |
85 mm D-5T |
122 mm D-25T |
122 mm D-25T |
| Ammunition | 100 rds. | – | – | 111 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 70 | 28 | 28 |
| Secondary armament | 2×45 mm, 5×7.62 mm | 45 mm | 45 mm | 2×DT | 4×DT | 4×DT | 4×DT | 3×DT | 2×DT, DShK | 2×DT, DShK |
| Engine | 500 hp M-17M gas |
500 hp | 850 hp AM-34 |
600 hp V-2K diesel |
600 hp V-2 |
600 hp V-2 |
600 hp V-2 |
600 hp V-2 |
600 hp V-2 |
600 hp V-2-IS |
| Fuel | 910 L | – | – | 600 L | 600 L | 600 L | 975 L | 975 L | 820 L | 520 + 270 L |
| Road speed | 30 km/h | 35 km/h | 36 km/h | 35 km/h | 35 km/h | 28 km/h | 45 km/h | 40 km/h | 37 km/h | 37 km/h |
| Road range | 150 km | – | 150 km | 335 km | 335 km | 250 km | 250 km | 250 km | 240 km | 150 (225) km |
| Armour | 11–30 mm | 20–70 mm | 20–60 mm | 25–75 mm | 30–90 mm | 20–130 mm | 30–82 mm | 30-160 mm | 30-160 mm | 20–220 mm |
| References: Zaloga & Grandsen (1984:119, 176), onwar.com. | ||||||||||
Darth Sidious 03:11, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
