Char léger T-46 - WalkAround

Танк Т-46
Страны	Ссср
Тип	Легкий танк
Описание	Альбома 66 прогулки вокруг фотографии танка Т-46

Фотогалерея о легком танке Т-46, Русский танк Т-46 является производным от своего предшественника танка Т-26. Это был кабриолет с возможностью переключения либо в «режим гусеничной», либо в «колесный режим», что давало ему существенный прирост в скорости. Башня и различное оборудование были сохранены по сравнению с Т2-6, поэтому этот танк рассматривается только как продолжение Т-26, а не как реальное творение, более того, его производство не превышало нескольких десятков единиц, поскольку он будет очень быстро превзойден прибытием серии танков БТ-5 и БТ-7.

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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.
Двигатель: 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.
Speed: Top speeds were around 58 km/h (36 mph) on tracks, and potentially higher on wheels.
Вес: 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.
Броня: 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.