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T-70
Sign in to saveThe 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. The T-90 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was a prototype vehicle with twin machine guns, based on the T-70 chassis.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- T-70
- Weapon.image
- T-70, technical museum, Togliatti-1.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- T-70 at the technical museum in Togliatti
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Light tank
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1942—1948
- Weapon.used_by
- Soviet UnionPolandCzechoslovakia
- Weapon.wars
- World War II
- Weapon.designer
- Nicholas Astrov
- Weapon.design_date
- 1941—1942
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Factory 37, Kirov, GAZ, Gorkiy, Factory 38, Kirov
- Weapon.production_date
- 1942—1943
- Weapon.number
- 8,226
- Weapon.variants
- T-80 light tank
- Weapon.spec_label
- T-70 model 1942
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Production history
- Decline of light tanks
- Variants
- See also
- References
- External links
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. 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 50 mm, turret sides and rear: 35 mm, upper glacis : 35 mm,hull sides : 15 mm, roof and bottom: 10 mm. thumb|