Year | 1943 |
Vehicle Type | Medium Tank Destroyer |
Origin & Designer | Romania-Russia/Leonida |
Numbers Produced | 34 |
Crew | 3 (Commander/Gunner, Loader & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 76.2mm L/51 F-22 Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -5° to +8° |
Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
Gun Traverse | 32° (Manual) |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | Optical |
Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92mm ZB-53 Machine Gun |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 44 x 76.2mm |
Height | 1.80m |
Width | 2.30m |
Length | 4.10m |
Combat Weight | 9000 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.30m |
Fording Depth | 0.90m |
Trench Crossing | 1.70m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.60m |
Climbing Ability | 29° |
Radio | [@radio] |
Armour | Hull Front: 20mm Hull Sides: 10mm Hull Rear: 7mm Hull Top: 7mm Hull Bottom: 7mm Gun Mantle: 15mm Gun Shield Front: 15mm Gun Shield Sides: 15mm Gun Shield Rear: Open Gun Shield Top: Open |
Engine | GAZ 202 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 200 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 150 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 40 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 20 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Tacam T-60 was developed to give the Romanian army a tank destroyer, and these were similar in a way to the Marder series used by Germany. By 1942 the Romanian army had come to terms with the fact that they simply didn’t have an armoured vehicle capable of defeating the T-34 or KV-I, this problem was solved by merging modified chassis from T-60 light tanks with the F-22 76.2mm field gun. The T-60 and F-22 were captured in some numbers from the Russians and extra armour was added to form the fighting compartment and this came from Soviets BT-7 tanks. These vehicles were used to equip two tank destroyer companies and these were issued to both the 1st and 2nd tank regiments. |