T-60 tank

T-60 scout tank
T-60 at the Kubinka Tank Museum
TypeLight tank
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1941–45
Used bySoviet Union
Nazi Germany (captured)
Poland (only for training)
Romania (captured)
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerNicholas Astrov
Designed1938–41
ManufacturerFactory 37, Moscow/Sverdlovsk
GAZ, Gorky
Factory 38, Kirov
Factory 264, Stalingrad
Produced1941–43
No. built594 "T-40" T-60, 5417 "true" + 260 chassis for BM-8-24 (12 "T-40" and 248 "true")
Specifications ([1])
Mass5.8 tonnes
Length4.10 m
Width2.30 m
Height1.75 m
Crew2

Armor7–20 mm
Main
armament
20 mm TNSh cannon (750 rds.)
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm coax DT machine gun
EngineGAZ-202 6-cylinder
70 hp (52 kW)
Power/weight12 hp/tonne
Suspensiontorsion bar
Fuel capacity320 l
Operational
range
450 km
Maximum speed 44 km/h

The T-60 scout tank was a light tank produced by the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1942. During this period, 6,292 units were built. The tank was designed to replace the obsolete T-38 amphibious scout tank and saw action during World War II.

The Kingdom of Romania used the T-60 chassis to build some locally-designed tank destroyers.

  1. ^ Zaloga 1984, p 116.