T92 light tank

76-mm Gun Tank, T92
T92 during its original trials
TypeLight tank
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerAircraft Armaments, Incorporated (AAI)
Designed1954–1958
ManufacturerAAI
Produced1956–1958
No. built2 prototypes
Specifications
Mass18 tons
Length6.273 m (20 ft, 7 in) (4.8 m (15 ft, 9 in) without gun)
Width3.149 m (10 ft, 4 in) (over the tracks)
Height2.26 m (7 ft, 5 in) (over the periscopes)
Crew4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)

Armor10 to 32 mm of steel
Main
armament
1× T185E1 76 mm rifled tank gun (60 rounds)
Secondary
armament
M2HB 12.7 mm heavy machine gun in right cupola (700 rounds)
M37 7.62 mm machine gun, one in the right cupola and one coaxial (5000 rounds)
EngineContinental AOI-628-1 8-cylinder opposed-piston gasoline engine
340 hp (250 kW) at 3200 RPM
Power/weight18.3 hp (13.6 kW)/t
TransmissionAllison XT-300, automatic (6 Fwd/2 Rwd)[1]
SuspensionTorsilastic
Ground clearance43.1 cm (1 ft, 5 in)
Fuel capacity682 liters (180 gal)
Operational
range
338 km (210 mi)
Maximum speed 56 km/h (35 mph)

The T92 Light Tank, or 76-mm Gun Tank, T92, was an American light tank developed in the 1950s by Aircraft Armaments. It was designed as an airborne/airdropped replacement for the heavier M41 Walker Bulldog while retaining the mobility, protection level, and firepower of the latter. The unveiling of the Soviet PT-76 amphibious light tank pointed out that the future US light tank should be able to swim as well. Making the T92 amphibious was deemed impractical and the light gun tank program was cancelled in June 1958.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hunnicutt, R P (September 15, 2015). Sheridan: A History of the American Light Tank, Volume 2. Echo Point Books and Media. ISBN 978-1626542532.