T-43 Wishlist

"Tactical-Technical Characteristics for a Medium Tank

November 9th, 1943

1. Overall characteristics

1. Type: tracked, single turret
2. Mass: 33-34 tons
3. Crew: 4
4. Armour: rolled, homogeneous, high hardness:
1. Hull front: 90 mm
2. Sides: 75 mm
3. Rear: 60 mm
4. Roof and floor: 20 mm
5. Turret: 110 mm (cast front), 75 mm (rolled sides)
5. Armament:
1. 85 mm D-5 gun, GVG coaxial belt fed machine gun
   Horizontal range: 360 degrees
   Elevation: 25 degrees
   Depression: -5 degrees
2. Bow machine gun
3. AA machine gun on a mount that rotates around the commander's cupola
4. Two PPSh (in racks)
5. Smoke grenade launcher
6. Ammunition:
1. 50-60 85 mm rounds
2. 3000 rifle rounds
3. 500 pistol rounds
4. 25 F-1 grenades
7. Top speed: 75 kph
8. Mobility:
1. Grades of at least 40 degrees
2. Tilts of at least 30 degrees
3. Trenches 2.4 m wide
4. Water 1.5 m deep
5. Ground pressure without sinking: 0.7 kg/cm²"

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