TKS

Also known as TK-3

The TK (TK-3) and TKS were Polish tankettes developed during the 1930s and used in the Second World War.

Key facts

Weapon.name: TK-3 / TKS
Weapon.image: TKS P1010141 2.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: TKS tankette
Weapon.origin: Poland
Weapon.type: Tankette
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.manufacturer: Fabryka Samochodów PZInż.
Weapon.production_date: 1931–1939
Weapon.number: 575
Weapon.crew: 2 (commander, driver)
Weapon.primary_armament: 7.92 mm Ckm wz.25 Hotchkiss machine gun 2000 rounds
Weapon.engine: Ford A / Polski FIAT-122 petrol engine
Weapon.fuel_capacity: 70+8 l
Weapon.suspension: Bogie suspension
Weapon.vehicle_range: (roads), (cross-country)

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 2.6
Image: TKS P1010141 2.jpg
Height: 1.32
Width: 1.78
Length: 2.58
Speed: 40

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Commons category: TKS
service entry: 1931-01-01
total produced: 575
Commons gallery: TKS

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Contents

Design and development
Combat history
Variants
List of registration numbers
Users
Surviving TK-series tankettes
Gallery
Comparable vehicles
References
Bibliography
External links

The TK (TK-3) and TKS were Polish tankettes developed during the 1930s and used in the Second World War.

==Design and development== The TK (also known as the TK-3) tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 based on the chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette, with an improved hull and more powerful engine, and armour up to thick ( on the TKS). In 1939, up-arming of the tankettes with nkm wz. 38 FK autocannons began, but only 24 of these were completed before the outbreak of World War II.