virtual tour to the pavilion N3 (light Soviet tanks, SU, BMD and BTR-D), as it was in the tank museum of Kubinka from 1972 to 2014.
Light tank T-60 (USSR), serial
The tank was developed in 1941. It was produced serially from 1941 to 1942. He was in service with the Red Army. Used in the battles of the Great Patriotic War, mainly the initial period.
The tank is in running condition. Repeatedly participated in holidays, military parades and military historical reconstruction of the Battle for Moscow and the Kursk Bulge. On the photo below in winter camouflage.
For 2016, the tank in pavilion N3 is missing
Soviet light tank T-60, a tank museum in Kubinka. Archive photo 2007 year
Tactical and technical characteristics of the T-60 tank
Weight – 6,4 tons
Number of crew – 2 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4100 x 2300 x 1750 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 20 mm., Ammunition – 780 shots
machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 4000 cartridges
Armor protection – 35 mm.
Engine power – 70 horsepower
The maximum speed is 45 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 450 km.
The depth of the water barriers to be surfaced is 0.9 meters
Design Features
Base – original using elements of the T-30 tank
General layout – the power unit is located in the middle part of the machine. Armament – automatic rifled cannon TNSH with belt loading; the mechanism of the turret guidance is gear, the mechanism of the gun raising is screw, both with manual drives.
Protection – tank body made of rolled armor plates, thickness 13, 15, 25 and 35 mm, welded.
Chassis – carburetor engine, six-cylinder, liquid cooling; The transmission consists of a clutch mounted on the engine, a gearbox bolted to the clutch housing, final drive, on-board transmissions; individual tank suspension, torsion bar.