T2 tank
The T2 Medium Tank was an American design that replaced three prototype medium tank designs started in the 1920s for an experiment conducted by the United States Army. The T2 tank never saw combat nor left prototype stages and due to lack of funds was not mass-produced with only one built in 1930 by Rock Island Arsenal. Its legacy, however, was the M2 light tank, developed into the M2 medium tank, and onto the M3 Lee and M4 Sherman medium tanks.
| T2 Medium Tank | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medium tank |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | prototype only |
| Used by | United States Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rock Island Arsenal |
| Produced | 1930 |
| No. built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 13.6 tons |
| Length | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
| Height | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
| Crew | 4 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
| Armor | 0.25 to 1 in (6.4 to 25.4 mm) |
Main armament | 47 mm (75 rounds) turret 37 mm M5, L/50 gun, hull |
Secondary armament | 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun (2000 rounds) 7.62 mm M1919 Browning machine gun (4500 rounds) |
| Engine | Liberty L-12 V12 gasoline engine water-cooled 338 hp (252 kW) |
| Suspension | Vickers type leaf springs with roller pairs |
Operational range | 121 miles |
| Maximum speed | paved 25 mph (40 km/h) terrain 15 mph (24 km/h) |
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