Year | 1935 |
Vehicle Type | Twin Turreted Light Tank |
Origin & Designer | Poland-Britain/PZInż-Vickers |
Numbers Produced | 24 |
Crew | 3 (Commander/Gunner, Gunner & Driver) |
Main Armament | 2 x 7.92mm CKm Wz.30 Machine Guns (one in each Turret) |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | [@elevation] |
Turret Traverse | 270° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | Telescopic |
Secondary Armament | [@secondary_armament] |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 6000 x 7.92mm |
Height | 2.19m |
Width | 2.40m |
Length | 4.60m |
Combat Weight | 9000 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.38m |
Fording Depth | 1.0m |
Trench Crossing | 3.12m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.61m |
Climbing Ability | 35° |
Radio | [@radio] |
Armour | Hull Front: 17mm Hull Sides: 17mm Hull Rear: 9mm Hull Top: 5mm Hull Bottom: 10mm Both Turrets; Gun Mantle: 13mm Turret Front: 15mm Turret Sides: 15mm Turret Rear: 15mm Turret Top: 10mm
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Engine | Saurer VBLD-b (Diesel) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 150 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 130 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 37 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 20 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Polish purchased a licence to build Vickers tanks and after various tests and modifications they came up with a vehicle which had better armour and engine. As with the Vickers E the 7TP initially came in two versions, double (DW) and single turrets (JW). The twin turreted variant was armed with two machine guns and was soon found to be obsolete as a battle tank, resulting in many being up-graded to “JW” standard. Both variants were issued to two light tank battalions. |