T-24 tank
The T-24 was a Soviet medium tank built in 1931. Only twenty four were built, and none saw combat. This was the first tank produced at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov, which was later responsible for the very successful BT series, T-34 and T-54 Soviet tanks. The T-24's suspension was used successfully in the Soviet Union's first purpose-built artillery tractors.
| T-24 Medium Tank | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medium tank |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ivan N. Aleksenko, T2K design bureau |
| Designed | 1930 |
| Manufacturer | KhPZ |
| Produced | 1931 |
| No. built | 25 |
| Variants | T-12 tank prototype, Komintern & Voroshilovets artillery tractors |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 18.5 tonnes |
| Length | 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.81 m (9 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armour | 8–20 mm |
Main armament | 45 mm gun Model 32 |
Secondary armament | 3 × DT machine gun |
| Engine | 250 hp (190 kW) |
| Power/weight | 13.5 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | vertical spring |
Operational range | 140 km |
| Maximum speed | 25 km/h (16 mph) |
The T-24's main armament was a 45 mm gun. It had a ball-mount 7.62 mm DT machine gun in the hull, another in the turret, and a third in a secondary turret atop the main turret. The tank was well-armoured for its time, but the engine and transmission had problems.
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