7TP

7TP
Single-turret 7TP
TypeLight tank
Place of originPoland
Service history
Used byPoland
Nazi Germany (captured)
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Produced1935-1939
No. built149 (+13 9TP prototypes)
Variantstwin-turret 7TP
single-turret 7TP
9TP (prototypes only)
Specifications
Mass9.9 tonnes
Length4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Width2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
Crew3 (commander, gunner, driver)

Armor17 mm maximum
Main
armament
37 mm Bofors wz. 37 gun
Secondary
armament
1× 7.92 mm Ckm wz.30 machine gun
EnginePZInż.235(Saurer VBLDd) Liquid-cooled inline
6-cylinder 4-stroke direct injection diesel engine
110 hp (80 kW)
Power/weight11 hp/tonne
Suspensionleaf spring bogie
Ground clearance0.38 m
Operational
range
150 km (93 miles)
Maximum speed 37 km/h (23 mph)

The 7TP (siedmiotonowy polski - 7-tonne Polish) was a Polish light tank of the Second World War. It was developed from the British Vickers 6-ton. A standard tank of the Polish Army during the 1939 Invasion of Poland, its production did not exceed 150 vehicles. Its chassis was used as the base for the C7P artillery tractor.


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