T29 Heavy Tank
The Heavy Tank T29 was an American heavy tank project started in March 1944 to counter the appearance of the German Tiger II heavy tank. The T29 was not ready in time for the war in Europe, but it did provide post-war engineers with opportunities for applying engineering concepts to artillery and automotive components.
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T29 Heavy tank in Aberdeen Proving Ground, 1945 | |
| Type | Heavy tank |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | Trials only |
| Used by | United States Army |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1944–1945 |
| Manufacturer | Pressed Steel Car Company Detroit Arsenal |
| No. built | 8 |
| Variants | T29, T29E1, T29E2, and T29E3 |
| Specifications (T29) | |
| Mass | 70.8 short tons; 64.2 metric tons; 63.2 long tons (combat loaded) |
| Length | 37 ft 11.5 in (11.57 m) gun forward 32 ft 9 in (10 m) gun aft |
| Width | 12 ft 5.5 in (3.80 m) over sand shields |
| Height | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) over cupola |
| Crew | 6 (driver, commander, gunner, 2 loaders) |
| Armor | hull front 4 in (102 mm) maximum gun shield 11 inches (279 mm) maximum turret front 9 in (249 mm) |
Main armament | 105 mm gun T5E1 (63 rounds) (T29E1, T29E3) 105 mm gun T5E2 (63 rounds) (T29, T29E2) |
Secondary armament | 2 x .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machineguns, coaxial 1x .50 M2HB flexible AA (2,420 rounds) 1x .30 Browning M1919A4, bow (2,500 rounds) |
| Engine | 1,649 cubic inch (27 liter) Ford GAC V12 gasoline 750 hp (560 kW) net at 2800 rpm |
| Power/weight | 11.68 hp/tonne (net) |
| Transmission | General Motors CD-850-1 crossdrive, three speeds (two forward, one reverse) |
| Suspension | torsion-bar |
| Ground clearance | 18.8 in (48 cm) |
| Fuel capacity | 300 US gallons (1,140 liters) |
Operational range | 100 miles (160 km) |
| Maximum speed | 22 mph (35 km/h) |
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