The T-26 could cross 0.75-metre (2.5 ft)-high vertical obstacles and 2.1-metre (6.9 ft)-wide trenches, ford 0.8-metre (2.6 ft)-deep water, cut 33-centimetre (13 in)-thick trees, and climb …

More than 50 different modifications and experimental vehicles based on the T-26 light infantry tank chassis were developed in the USSR in the 1930s, with 23 modifications going into series …

It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War. The tank was named after General of the Armies John J. Pershing, …

Aug 15, 2014 · The success of the M4A3E2 "Jumbo" Sherman led to research into an equivalent modification of the T26 tank. This modification had the effective armour of 8 inches in the front, …

Feb 1, 2017 · In October 1941 the Ordnance Committee proposed mounting the 75mm gun T6 (later standardised as the M2 tank gun), a low velocity anti-antiaircraft gun, on the chassis of …

Specifications: weight - 7.77–8.1 tonnes (8.56–8.93 short tons); crew - 1 (driver) + 4-5 (gun crew or landing party); armour - 6–15 mm (0.24–0.59 in); speed - 28 km/h (17 mph), 15 km/h (9.3 …

With less engineering sophistication than contemporary western models, the T-26 was ideally suited for mass-production and ultimately the 10,000th vehicle was built in September 1939. …

The T-26 light tank was the imported British Vickers E (6 tons), purchased in 1930 in four examples by a Soviet delegation without armament, two with two turrets and two with single …

Mar 22, 2016 · The PaK 97 / 38 cannon, which was a retrofit of an old French model, was an 75-mm towed anti-tank gun on a wheeled drive. The gun with a total weight of 1270 kg had an 75 …

Dec 1, 2013 · Development of the second T-26 series: experimental blueprints completed 100%, replication of blueprints completed 75%. Two 76 mm gun systems are being explored. The …