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T34 heavy tank information


This article is about the American heavy tank. For the Soviet medium tank, see T-34. For other uses, see T34.
T34 Heavy Tank
The T34 heavy tank (left) and the T30 heavy tank (right) in the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection
TypeHeavy tank
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In serviceTrials only
Used byUnited States Army
Production history
Designed1945-1948
No. built2 prototypes [1]
Specifications
Mass65.1 t
Length43 ft 3 in (13.18 m) gun forward
32 ft 10 in (10.01 m) gun aft
Width12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) over sand shields
Height10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) over cupola
Crew6 (driver, gunner, loader, assistant loader, commander, assistant driver)
Armorhull front 228 mm (9.0 in) maximum
gun shield 279 mm (11.0 in) maximum
turret front 303 mm (11.9 in) [2]
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)
Engine1,649 cu in (27.02 L) Continental AV-1790-3A1 air-cooled
810 hp (600 kW) net at 2800 rpm
TransmissionGeneral Motors CD-850-1 crossdrive, three speeds (two forward, one reverse)
Suspensiontorsion-bar
Fuel capacity350 US gal (290 imp gal; 1,300 L)
Maximum speed 22 mph (35 km/h) (on road)

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.[3] Extra armor plating was applied to the rear of the turret bustle as a counterweight for the heavier 120 mm T53[4][1] main gun. No production orders were placed for the T34, which was felt to be too heavy.[5]

  1. ^ a b Hunnicutt 1988, p. 94.
  2. ^ Hunnicutt 1988, p. 197.
  3. ^ Thearmoredpatrol.com: The 120 mm T53 (Retrieved 2021-12-22)
  4. ^ Sirchby (2018-01-20). "The 120 mm T53". The Armored Patrol. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  5. ^ "Heavy Tank T34". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 2019-04-23.

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