T-92 Light Tank - Fotos y video

Galería de fotos de un Tanque ligero T-92, T92 Light Tank was an innovative American light tank developed in the 1950s by Aircraft Armaments. At 18.5 tonnes, 5m length, it was designed as an airborne/airdropped replacement for the 5 tonnes heavier M41 Walker Bulldog. The T92 was never accepted into service. The main gun was a conventional 76 mm cannon with a very low profile turret. Little more was exposed than the main gun and two crew cupolas which allowed 50 caliber and 30 caliber machine guns to fire buttoned up. The engine was moved to the front, which increased protection, and a rear access door provided an escape hatch and protection while reloading; this layout was later adopted by the contemporary Israeli Merkava battle tank. It had a crew of four with a semi-automatic loading system. It carried 60 main gun rounds, and automatically ejected spent shell casings.

Fuente: T-92 Light Tank on Wikipedia

el Tanque ligero T-92 was a prototype of an American light tank that was developed in the 1950s by a company called Aircraft Armaments. It was intended to be a replacement for the M41 Walker Bulldog, a heavier and more conventional light tank that was already in service. The T-92 had a very low and flat hull, made of welded steel and castings, that was designed to deflect nuclear blast waves and reduce its silhouette. It also had a large turret with two cupolas, one for the commander and one for the gunner, and a semi-automatic loader for the main gun.
El cañón principal era un cañón estriado T185E1 de 76 mm que podía disparar 60 rondas de munición de alta velocidad. El armamento secundario consistía en tres ametralladoras: una M2HB de 12,7 mm en la cúpula del comandante, una M37 coaxial de 7,62 mm con el cañón principal y otra M37 de 7,62 mm en la cúpula del artillero. El T-92 estaba propulsado por un motor de gasolina Continental AOI-628-1 de 8 cilindros y pistones opuestos que le daba una velocidad máxima de 56 km/h y una autonomía de 338 km. El T-92 pesaba 18 toneladas y tenía una tripulación de cuatro personas: comandante, artillero, cargador y conductor. El T-92 nunca fue aceptado en servicio porque se consideró poco práctico hacerlo anfibio, lo cual era un requisito para los futuros tanques ligeros después de la aparición del PT-76 soviético. El Proyecto T-92 fue cancelado en junio de 1958 después de que se construyeron y probaron dos prototipos.