Wednesday, February 24, 2016

T28/T95 Super-Heavy/Tank Destroyer

The T28 super-heavy tank and T95 tank destroyer (gun motor carriage to be exact) was a very heavyweight tank project. The tank was built to break thru Nazi defenses. The tank was originally named T28 super-heavy but then changed to T95 gun motor carriage then back to T28 super heavy again. 2 were built total with one survivor.
Variants:
1.
Name: T28
Type: Super-Heavy Tank
Origin: United States
Year: 1943
Produced: 2

Length: 11.12 Meters
Width: 4.5 Meters
Height: 2.85 Meters
Weight: 86200 Kilograms
Speed: 12 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-105 mm T5E1
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm M2
Gun Flexibility: -5 to 19 and 10 left and 11 right

Armor:
-Hull
133 mm Front
152 mm Side
51 mm Rear
25 mm Bottom
-Upper Structure
305 mm Front
64 mm Side
51 mm Rear
38 mm Top

Name: T95
Type: Tank Destroyer
Origin: United States
Year: 1945 (renaming)
Produced: 2

Length: 11.12 Meters
Width: 4.5 Meters
Height: 2.85 Meters
Weight: 86200 Kilograms
Speed: 12 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-105 mm T5E1
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm M2
Gun Flexibility: -5 to 19 and 10 left and 11 right

Armor:
-Hull
133 mm Front
152 mm Side
51 mm Rear
25 mm Bottom
-Upper Structure
305 mm Front
64 mm Side
51 mm Rear
38 mm Top

Sources:
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/usa/heavy_t28.htm
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/T28_Super_Heavy_Tank
http://vn-parabellum.com/us/t28-t95-data.html

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