BT-5 Medium Tank

 

 

BT-5 Medium Tank

Designer -   N. F. Zygankovich

Manufacturer:

Uncertain at present

Role:

Medium Tank
Russian Designation: Bystrochodya Tank (fast tank)

Year Adopted:

1933
Weight: 11.5 Tons

Operational Status:

Soviet Union - Obsolete
Produced from 1933 to 1941

Armament:

1x 45mm M1932 Main Gun with 72 or 115 rnds
1x or 2x  7.62mm Degterev DT Machine Guns with 2709 rnds

Engine:

M -5, 12-cylinder petrol engine, 350 horsepower at 2300 rpm

Crew:

3
Armor:
.        Turret Front/Sides:
.        Hull Front:
         Hull Side:
         Hull Rear:

   
13mm
13mm
13mm
13mm

Length:

18 feet
(5.49 meters)

Height:

7 feet, 3 inches
2.21 meters

Width:

7 feet, 4 inches
(2.33 meters)

Maximum Speed:
     Tracks:
     Wheels:

 
65 kilometers/hour
112 kilometers/hour

  
40 miles per hour
70 miles per hour

Range:
     Tracks:
     Wheels:

  
200 kilometers
300 kilometers

  
125 miles
188 miles

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