PT-76 Light Amphibious Tank

PT-76 Light Tank (1)
Designer: Zh. Y. Kotlin

Manufacturer: (2)

Volgograd Tractor Factory

Role:

Light Tank

Year Adopted:

1951
Produced: (2) 1951 - 1975
Weight:
14,000 kg 15.4 tons

Operational Status (Production Complete):

Russian Federation (2014): Being phased out

In Service (1983): Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, China*, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, East Germany, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Mosambique, North Korea, Laos, Pakistan, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Vietnam

*China also makes a variant called the Type 62.

Armament: (2)

1x 76.2mm D-56T or D-56TM Main Gun (w/ 40 rounds)
1x 7.62mm SGMT or PKT Coaxial MG (w /1000 rnds)

Engine:

V-6 6 Cylinder Water-cooled Diesel Engine, 240 horsepower @ 1800 RPM
Transmission:

Manual, 4 forward, 1 reverse
Suspension:

Torsion Bar

Crew:

3 (Commander, Gunner, and Driver)
Armor:
         Turret Mantlet:
         Hull Front:
         Hull Side Upper:
         Hull Top:
         Hull Floor:
         Hull Rear:
   
11mm (0.4 inches)
11mm @ 80° (0.4 inches @ 80°)
14mm (0.55 inches)
10mm (0.39 inches)
10mm (0.39 inches)
10mm (0.39 inches)
Length:
          (with gun forward):
          (hull length):

 

 
7.625 meters (25 feet)
6.91 meters (22 feet, 8 inches)
Height:
          (early model):
          (late model):
   
2.195 meters (7 feet, 2 inches)
2.255 meters (7 feet, 5 inches)

Width:
3.14 meters (10 feet, 4 inches)
Maximum Speed:
          (on road):
          (on water):
   
44 km / hour (27.34 miles/hour)
10 km / hour (6.21 miles/hour)

Range (on road):
260 km (161.56 miles)

 

  

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Sources Cited

(1) Jane's Armour and Artillery, ed. by Christopher Foss, London: Jane's Publishing Co., 1981. Print.
(2) Koch, Fred, Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1946 to the Present, Altgen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 1999. Print.