T-92軽戦車 – 写真&動画

フォトギャラリー T-92軽戦車, 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.

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The T-92 Light Tank 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.
主砲は76 mm T185E1ライフル砲で、60発の高速弾薬を発射できました。副砲は3丁の機関銃で構成されていました:指揮官のキューポラに1丁の12.7 mm M2HB、主砲と同軸の7.62 mm M37、砲手のキューポラに7.62 mm M37。T-92はコンチネンタルAOI-628-1 8気筒対向ピストンガソリンエンジンを搭載し、最高速度は56 km/h、航続距離は338 kmでした。T-92の重量は18トンで、指揮官、砲手、装填手、運転手の4人の乗組員がいました。T-92は、ソビエトPT-76の登場後の将来の軽戦車の要件であった水陸両用にすることは非現実的であると見なされたため、サービスに受け入れられることはありませんでした。T-92プロジェクトは、2つのプロトタイプが構築およびテストされた後、1958年6月にキャンセルされました。