Char léger T-46 - WalkAround

Tanque T-46
País	URSS
Tipo	Tanque de luz
Descrição	Álbum 66 fotos de passeio do tanque T-46

Galeria de fotos em um tanque leve T-46, O tanque russo T-46 é um derivado de seu antecessor, o tanque T-26. Era um tanque conversível com a capacidade de mudar para o "modo de pista" ou "modo de roda", o que lhe deu um ganho substancial de velocidade. A torre e vários equipamentos foram mantidos em comparação com o T2-6 para que este tanque é considerado apenas como uma extensão do T-26 e não como uma criação real, além disso sua produção não excedeu algumas dezenas de unidades porque será muito rapidamente superado pela chegada das séries BT-5 e BT-7 de tanques.

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The T-46 was an experimental Soviet light tank developed in the mid-1930s with the goal of increasing the mobility of the existing T-26 light tank. It was ultimately deemed too complex and expensive for mass production, leading to its cancellation after only a small number of prototypes and pre-production units were manufactured.

Key Characteristics and Design

The T-46 was essentially an attempt to merge the T-26’s general layout and armament with the high-speed mobility of the BT-series “fast tanks”:

Mobility Feature: The tank was designed with a **Christie suspension** system, which allowed it to operate on either its tracks or its large road wheels (a feature known as “wheeling”). This was intended to dramatically increase its speed on prepared roads.
Engine: It was powered by a liquid-cooled engine, with variants using up to ~330 hp, giving it a good power-to-weight ratio for a light tank.
Velocidade: Top speeds were around 58 km/h (36 mph) on tracks, and potentially higher on wheels.
Weight: Its combat weight was approximately 10.3 tonnes.

Armament and Armor

The tank carried standard Soviet light tank armament, but its armor offered minimal protection:

Primary Armament: One 45 mm 20-K cannon, a high-velocity weapon common on Soviet tanks of the period.
Secondary Armament: Typically included multiple 7.62 mm DT machine guns (coaxial and possibly hull-mounted). Some planned variants also incorporated a flamethrower.
Armadura: The armor was very thin, usually around 15 mm on the hull and turret front, providing protection only against small arms fire and shrapnel, but not dedicated anti-tank weapons.

Service and Legacy

The T-46 never entered full production because it was deemed technologically complex and costly, and it offered too few advantages over the existing BT-series. However, some of the handful of existing vehicles saw limited action:

A small number were used in the Winter War against Finland in 1940.
During the desperate defense of Moscow in 1941, some were stripped of their wheels and tracks and buried as static firing points (pillboxes) to bolster defense lines.