Wednesday, June 22, 2016

T40 Medium Tank

The T40 medium tank was a American medium tank that came shortly after the M46. It was an improvement to the M26 but was reject in favor to the M46.
Variants:
1.
Name: T40
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: United States
Year: 1948
Produced: 10

Length: 6.35 Meters*
Width: 3.51 Meters*
Height: 3.17 Meters*
Weight: 43454 Kilograms
Speed: 48 km/h*

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-90 mm M3A1
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm M1919A4 (2)* AND
-12.7 mm M2*

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation*
10° Depression*

Armor:
-Hull
102 mm Front*
76 mm Side*
51 mm Rear*
22 mm Top*
25 mm Bottom*
-Turret
100 mm Front (110 mm Gun Shield)*
76 mm Side*
76 mm Rear*
25 mm Top*

Sources:
Hunnicutt Patton

*These values were taken from M46 Patton as the tanks are apparently very similar

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