T-70

T-70
T-70 at the technical museum in Togliatti
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1942—1948
Used by	Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Nicholas Astrov
Designed	1941—1942
Manufacturer	Factory 37, Kirov, GAZ, Gorkiy, Factory 38, Kirov
Produced	1942—1943
No. built	8,226
Variants	T-80 light tank
Specifications (T-70 model 1942[1])
Mass	9.2 tonnes
Length	4.29 m (14 ft 1 in)
Width	2.32 m (7 ft 7 in)
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Crew	2
Armour	10–60 mm
Main armament	45 mm 20K mod. 1932–34 tank gun
Secondary armament	7.62 mm DT coaxial machine gun
Engine	2 × GAZ-202 (gasoline) 70 + 70 hp (52 + 52 kW)
Power/weight	15 hp/tonne
Suspension	torsion bar
Fuel capacity	440 L (120 US gal)
Operational range	360 km (220 mi)
Maximum speed	45 km/h (28 mph)

The T-70 is a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was produced only in very small numbers when light tank production was abandoned.^[2] The T-90 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was a prototype vehicle with twin machine guns, based on the T-70 chassis.

The T-70 was armed with a 45-mm L/46 gun Model 38 with forty-five rounds carried, and a coaxial 7.62-mm DT machine gun. The tank was operated by a driver and a commander who loaded and fired the gun. Armour thickness on the turret front was 60 mm, turret sides and rear: 35 mm, hull front and sides: 45 mm, roof and bottom: 10 mm.