Verdeja
Sign in to saveVerdeja was the name of a series of light tanks developed in Spain between 1938 and 1954 in an attempt to replace German Panzer I and Soviet T-26 tanks in Spanish service.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.type
- Light tank
- Weapon.origin
- Spain
- Weapon.name
- Verdeja 1
- Weapon.image
- Verdeja front.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Verdeja 75 mm self-propelled howitzer, based on the Verdeja 1 prototype chassis
- Weapon.weight
- 6.5 tonnes (14,300 lb)
- Weapon.suspension
- leaf spring
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 45 mm L/44 Mark I modelo 1939 or ordóñez guns
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 2x Dreyse 7.92 mm MG-13 machine guns
- Weapon.payload_capacity
- 72 45 mm shells & 2,500 7.92 mm projectiles
- Weapon.engine
- Ford V-8 model 48
- Weapon.crew
- 3
- Weapon.engine_power
- 85 hp (114 kW)
- Weapon.pw_ratio
- 13.08 hp/tonne
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Development
- Verdeja 1
- Verdeja 2
- Comparative data
- Self-propelled howitzer
- Conclusions
- See also
- Notes
- References
Verdeja was the name of a series of light tanks developed in Spain between 1938 and 1954 in an attempt to replace German Panzer I and Soviet T-26 tanks in Spanish service.
The program was headed by major Félix Verdeja Bardales and led to the development of four prototype vehicles, including a self-propelled howitzer armed with a gun. It was designed as an advanced light tank and was one of the first development programs which took into account survivability of the crew as opposed to the protection of the tank itself. The tank was influenced by several of the light tanks which it was intended to replace, including the Panzer I and T-26, both of which were originally used during the Spanish Civil War. The Verdeja was considered a superior tank to the T-26 after a lengthy testing period, yet was never put into mass production.