TACAM T-60

The TACAM T-60 (Tun Anticar pe Afet Mobil T-60 – "Anti-tank gun on T-60 mobile gun carriage") was a Romanian tank destroyer used during World War II. It was built by removing the turret of captured Soviet T-60 light tanks and building a pedestal to mount a captured Soviet 76.2 mm (3.00 in) M-1936 F-22 field gun in its place. A three-sided fighting compartment was built to protect the gun and its crew. Thirty-four were built in 1943, and they served in the Jassy-Kishniev Offensive, and the Budapest Offensive.

TACAM T-60
A TACAM T-60 during the National Day parade, 10 May 1943
TypeTank Destroyer
Place of originRomania
Soviet Union
Service history
In service1943—45
Used byRomania
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerLeonida
Nicholas Astrov (T-60)
Designed1942—43
ManufacturerAtelierele Leonida
Factory 37, GAZ, Factory 38, Factory 264 (T-60)
Produced1943
No. built34 (or 51)
VariantsTACAM T-60A
T-60
Specifications
Mass9 tonnes (8.9 long tons; 9.9 short tons)
Length4.24 metres (13.9 ft)
Width2.35 metres (7.7 ft)
Height2.31 metres (7.6 ft)
Crew3

Armor15–35 millimetres (0.59–1.38 in)
Main
armament
1 x 76.2 mm Soviet M-1936 F-22 field gun
Secondary
armament
1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun
1 x submachine gun
Engine6-cylinder, water-cooled GAZ 202
80 horsepower (60 kW)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Ground clearance33 centimetres (13 in)
Fuel capacity280 litres (74 US gal)
Operational
range
200 kilometres (120 mi)
Maximum speed On road: 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph) Off road: 20 km/h
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