T-50 tank

T-50 light infantry tank
T-50 "20" at the Kubinka Tank Museum
TypeLight infantry tank
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1941-1945
Used bySoviet Union
Finland
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerS. Ginzburg, L. Troyanov, OKMO
Designed1939–41
ManufacturerFactory 174, Leningrad/Chkalov
Produced1941–42
No. built69
Specifications ([1])
Mass14 tonnes (14 long tons; 15 short tons)
Length5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
Width2.47 m (8 ft 1 in)
Height2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Crew4

Armor12–37 mm (0.47–1.46 in)
Main
armament
45 mm Model 1932/38 20-K gun (150 rds.)
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm DT machine gun
Enginediesel inline-six engine
300 hp (220 kW)
Power/weight21 hp/tonne (16 kW/tonne)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Fuel capacity350 L (77 imp gal; 92 US gal)
Operational
range
220 km (140 mi)
Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)

The T-50 was a light infantry tank built by the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II. The design for this vehicle had some advanced features, but was complicated and expensive, and only a short production run of 69 tanks was completed.

  1. ^ Zaloga 1984, p 64.