Lahki tank T-92 - fotografije in video

Fotogalerija Lahki tank 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.

Vir: T-92 Light Tank on Wikipedia

V Lahki tank 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.
Glavna pištola je bila 76-milimetrska puška T185E1, ki je lahko izstrelila 60 krogov streliva z visoko hitrostjo. Sekundarno oborožitev so sestavljali trije mitraljezi: ena 12,7 mm M2HB v poveljniški kupoli, ena 7,62 mm M37 koaksialna z glavnim topom in druga 7,62 mm M37 v topniški kupoli. T-92 je poganjal Continental AOI-628-1 8-valjni bencinski motor z nasprotnim batom, ki mu je omogočal največjo hitrost 56 km/h in doseg 338 km. T-92 je tehtal 18 ton in je imel štiričlansko posadko: poveljnika, topnika, nakladalca in voznika. T-92 ni bil nikoli sprejet v uporabo, ker se je zdelo nepraktično, da bi ga naredili amfibijskega, kar je bila zahteva za prihodnje lahke tanke po pojavu sovjetskih PT-76. T Projekt T-92 je bila preklicana junija 1958, potem ko sta bila zgrajena in testirana dva prototipa.