T2 tank

T2 medium tank
TypeMedium tank
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In serviceprototype only
Used byUnited States Army
Production history
DesignerRock Island Arsenal
Produced1930
No. built1
Specifications
Mass13.6 tons
Length16 ft (4.9 m)
Width8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
Height9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
Crew4 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver)

Armor0.25 to 1 in (6.4 to 25.4 mm)
Main
armament
47 mm (75 rounds) turret
37 mm M5, L/50 gun, hull
Secondary
armament
12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun (2000 rounds)
7.62 mm M1919 Browning machine gun (4500 rounds)
EngineLiberty L-12 V12 gasoline engine water-cooled
338 hp (252 kW)
SuspensionVickers type leaf springs with roller pairs
Operational
range
121 miles
Maximum speed paved 25 mph (40 km/h)
terrain 15 mph (24 km/h)

The T2 medium tank was an American design that replaced three prototype medium tank designs started in the 1920s for conducted by the United States Army. The T2 tank built in 1930 by Rock Island Arsenal. Its legacy, however, was the M2 light tank, developed into the M2 medium tank, and onto the M3 Lee and M4 Sherman medium tanks.