IT-1
Sign in to save300px|thumb|IT-1. Kubinka tank museum The IT-1 (, lit. 'tank destroyer-1') was a Soviet Cold War missile tank based on the hull of the T-62. The tank fired specially designed 3M7 Drakon missiles from a pop-up launcher. It saw a very limited service between 1968 and 1970. The large deadzone around the tank created by the missiles' minimum range combined with the limited amount of ammunition carried made it unpopular with the military. Also, the 520 kg of guidance equipment needed for the missile was impractical. Eventually, the tanks were converted into recovery vehicles. A turbine-powered
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- IT-1 (tank)
- Weapon.image
- IT-1 tank in Patriot park.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.type
- Missile tankAnti-tank missile carrier
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.service
- 1968–1973
- Weapon.used_by
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.designer
- A.E. Nudelman
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Uralvagonzavod
- Weapon.number
- 220
- Weapon.suspension
- torsion bar
- Weapon.speed
- (road) (cross country)
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- on road ( with two extra fuel tanks)
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 2K4 Missile launcher (recharge of 15 3M7 Drakon anti-tank missiles)
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 7.62 mm PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2000 rounds)
- Weapon.armour
- Cast turret 220 mm at 73 ° turret front 165 mm turret sides 30 to 58 mm turret roof 65 mm turret rear 102 mm at 30° hull front 16 to 30 mm hull roof 20 mm hull floor 80 mm at 90° hull sides
- Weapon.engine
- V-55 12-cylinder 4-stroke one-chamber 38.88 liter water-cooled diesel
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- History
- Description
- Specifications (3M7 Drakon missile)
- See also
- References
- External links
300px|thumb|IT-1. Kubinka tank museum The IT-1 (, lit. 'tank destroyer-1') was a Soviet Cold War missile tank based on the hull of the T-62. The tank fired specially designed 3M7 Drakon missiles from a pop-up launcher. It saw a very limited service between 1968 and 1970. The large deadzone around the tank created by the missiles' minimum range combined with the limited amount of ammunition carried made it unpopular with the military. Also, the 520 kg of guidance equipment needed for the missile was impractical. Eventually, the tanks were converted into recovery vehicles. A turbine-powered version was also developed named the IT-1T.
==History== Object 150 entered production in 1968 with 220 units made between 1968 and 1970. Its purpose was to provide additional firepower to T-62 tanks. It was designated the IT-1 tank destroyer and issued to battalions at Belarus and Carpathian Military Districts, crewed by tank crews and artillery crews respectively. A variant of the IT-1 was made with a turbine engine, designated the IT-1T. In the time period it spent in active-duty, it proved an unpopular vehicle. The low missile count did not sit well with the tank crews and the missiles had a dead zone of around 300–500 meters before the missiles could be guided. The IT-1 was also complicated to use and maintain compared to existing artillery vehicles, a fact that did not sit well with the artillery crews. Though the missile launcher was praised for its long-range accuracy, the IT-1 did not sit well with the overall military situation and was discontinued sometime after its deployment in 1972. The remaining missile tanks in inventory were converted to recovery vehicles.