T34 Heavy Tank
The T34 Heavy Tank was an American design for a heavy tank. 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. Extra armor plating was applied to the rear of the turret bustle as a counterweight for the heavier 120mm T53 main gun. No production orders were placed for the T34, which was felt to be too heavy.
| T34 Heavy Tank | |
|---|---|
The T34 heavy tank (left) and the T30 heavy tank (right) in the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection | |
| Type | Heavy tank |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | Trials only |
| Used by | United States Army |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1945-1948 |
| No. built | 2 prototypes |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 65.1 t |
| Length | 43 ft 3 in (13.18 m) gun forward 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m) gun aft |
| Width | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) over sand shields |
| Height | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) over cupola |
| Crew | 6 (driver, gunner, loader, assistant loader, commander, assistant driver) |
| Armor | hull front 102–203 mm (4.0–8.0 in) maximum gun shield 279 mm (11.0 in) maximum turret front 303 mm (11.9 in) |
Main armament | 120 mm T53 L/60 rifled gun (34 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 2 x .50 in (12.7mm) M2HB AA (1,500 rounds), coaxial & pintle-mounted 1 x .30 in (7.6 mm) Browning M1919A4, bow & coaxial (2,500 rounds) |
| Engine | 1,649 cu in (27.02 L) Continental AV-1790-3A1 air-cooled 810 hp (600 kW) net at 2800 rpm |
| Transmission | General Motors CD-850-1 crossdrive, three speeds (two forward, one reverse) |
| Suspension | torsion-bar |
| Fuel capacity | 350 US gal (290 imp gal; 1,300 L) |
| Maximum speed | 22 mph (35 km/h) (on road) |
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