The T 53 class were the second group of destroyers built for the French Navy after World War II. These ships were a modified version of the T 47-class destroyers.

Type 53 is the common name for a family of 53 cm (21 inch) torpedoes manufactured in Russia, starting with the 53-27 torpedo and continuing to the modern UGST (Fizik-1), which is being replaced by the Futlyar.

Jan 20, 2018 · Unfortunately for the Americans, World War II was already over by the time the T34 was assembled. Post-War development led to the T34’s engine being upgraded from using the Ford GAC to Continental AV1790.

It evolved from the T29 heavy tank and T30 heavy tank in 1945, using the same chassis, but sporting a 120 mm (4.72 in) modified 120 mm gun M1 anti-aircraft gun. [3] Extra armor plating was applied to the rear of the turret bustle as a counterweight for the …

Rather than providing the history of the Tank Destroyer Forces as a narrative, I felt it would require much less reading, and be easier to find specific dates if it was done in time-line form. Feb. 2, 1942 …..Project started to mount a 90mm gun on an M4 tank chassis, designated as the T53. Sep. 3, 1942 …..T67 with 75mm gun tested.

Feb 6, 2005 · German 128mmL55 is inferior to USSR 130mm S26 and USA 120mm T53 while the latter are probably equipped on allied vehicles if WWII continues. German 105mm Flak39 is inferior to USA 105mm T5E1 or USSR 100mm D10T.

Oct 23, 2023 · Second class of postwar destroyers built for the Marine Nationale, the T53 were an improvement of the T47 (Surcouf class), only five being built before French developments on …

The 120 mm T53 was a rifled gun, 60 calibers in length (7.16 m), and weighed approximately 7,405 pounds (3,360 kg). It used two-piece ammunition, like the anti-aircraft gun it was derived …

The T53 was developed alongside the T71 90mm Gun Motor Carriage, which entered development in October 1942. This was a more succesful design, and entered service as the M36 90mm Gun Motor Carriage, the most powerful American tank destroyer of the Second World War.

The T 53 class were the second group of destroyers built for the French Navy after World War II. These ships were a modified version of the T 47-class destroyers.