T-42 super-heavy tank

T-42
left profile draft of T-42 tank
TypeSuper-heavy tank
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In serviceNot put into service
Production history
DesignerEdward Grote
Designed1930–1932
No. built0
Specifications (T-44A)
Mass101.6 tonnes (112 short tons; 100 long tons)
LengthN/A
WidthN/A
HeightN/A
Crew14-15

Armour90 mm (3.5 in) front armour
Main
armament
107 mm M1910/30 field gun
Secondary
armament
2 x 45 mm M1932/38 (20K) tank guns 4-5 x 7.62 mm DTM machine gun
Engine2x Diesel
2,000 hp (1,500 kW) total
Power/weight19.7 hp/t (20.0 hp/LT; 17.9 hp/ST)
Maximum speed 20–27 km/h (12–17 mph) on road

The T-42 (also known as the TG-V) was a Soviet super-heavy tank project of the interwar period. It was developed in 1932 by the OKB-5 design bureau at Bolshevik Plant no. 232 under the direction of a German engineer-designer Edward Grote [de; ru]. Development did not advance past the stage of construction drawings and scale models. The design was passed over in favour of the T-35 project which was already at the prototype stage.