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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ザ T-92軽戦車 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発の高速弾を発射することができました。副砲は3挺の機関銃で構成されており、12.7 mm M2HBを車長室に、1基は主砲と同軸に7.62 mm M37を、砲手用機室には7.62 mm M37を1挺搭載していた。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56km/h、航続距離は338kmでした。T-92の重量は18トンで、乗員は車長、砲手、装填手、操縦手の4名でした。T-92は、ソビエトのPT-76の登場後、将来の軽戦車の要件であった水陸両用化は非現実的であると判断されたため、実用化されることはありませんでした。ザ T-92プロジェクト は1958年6月に2機の試作機が製造され、テストされた後、キャンセルされた。