T92 light tank

76-mm Gun Tank, T92
76-mm Gun Tank, T92
	T92 during its original trials
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Aircraft Armaments, Incorporated (AAI)
Designed	1954–1958
Manufacturer	AAI
Produced	1956–1958
No. built	2 prototypes
Specifications
Mass	18 tons
Length	6.273 m (20 ft, 7 in) (4.8 m (15 ft, 9 in) without gun)
Width	3.149 m (10 ft, 4 in) (over the tracks)
Height	2.26 m (7 ft, 5 in) (over the periscopes)
Crew	4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)
Armor	10 to 32 mm of steel
Main; armament	1× T185E1 76 mm rifled tank gun (60 rounds)
Secondary; armament	1× M2HB 12.7 mm heavy machine gun in right cupola (700 rounds); 2× M37 7.62 mm machine gun, one in the right cupola and one coaxial (5000 rounds)
Engine	Continental AOI-628-1 8-cylinder opposed-piston gasoline engine; 340 hp (250 kW) at 3200 RPM
Power/weight	18.3 hp (13.6 kW)/t
Transmission	Allison XT-300, automatic (6 Fwd/2 Rwd)
Suspension	Torsilastic
Ground clearance	43.1 cm (1 ft, 5 in)
Fuel capacity	682 liters (180 gal)
Operational; range	338 km (210 mi)
Maximum speed	56 km/h (35 mph)

The T92 Light Tank, or 76-mm Gun Tank, T92, was an American light tank developed in the 1950s by Aircraft Armaments. It was designed as an airborne/airdropped replacement for the heavier M41 Walker Bulldog while retaining the mobility, protection level, and firepower of the latter. The unveiling of the Soviet PT-76 amphibious light tank pointed out that the future US light tank should be able to swim as well. Making the T92 amphibious was deemed impractical and the light gun tank program was cancelled in June 1958.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Hunnicutt, R P (September 15, 2015). Sheridan: A History of the American Light Tank, Volume 2. Echo Point Books and Media. ISBN 978-1626542532.

[Hunnicutt-1] Hunnicutt, R P (September 15, 2015). Sheridan: A History of the American Light Tank, Volume 2. Echo Point Books and Media. ISBN 978-1626542532.

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