USSR
T-26/B-2

Tweet The T-26/B-2 based on the existing Light Tank and was in use from 1937. General Details Specifications Operational Date(s) 1937 Ordnance classification Quantity Produced 0 Weight unknown Crew 3 M.G's small 2 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 4.85 mtr Width 2.42 mtr Height 2.08 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 18 mph Max Cross Country Speed 13 mph Range Road 140 miles Range Cross Country 110 miles Fuel Type Unknown Fuel Capacity 63 gal Horse Power 91 hp Power/Weight unknown General Information The T-26/B-2 based on the existing Light Tank and was in use from 1937. It was armed with 2 light machine guns. Its main armament consisted of a 37mm Gun M1930 which could penetrate 38 mm of flat plate at 400 metres Armour Details Turret Front 25mm @ 30° (29mm) Side 16mm @ 30° (18mm) Rear 10mm @ 0° (10mm) Top 11mm @ 90° (11mm) Superstructure Front 16mm @ 45° (23mm) Side 16mm @ 30° (18mm) Rear 16mm @ 0° (16mm) Top 16mm @ 45° (23mm) Hull Front 16mm @ 30° (18mm) Side 16mm @ 30° (18mm) Rear 16mm @ 0° (16mm) Top 10mm @ 90° (10mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 29 mm - Minimum 10 mm Weapon Details 37mm Gun M1930 (Anti Tank Gun) History This gun was a locally produced Rheinmetal 37mm A/T gun Calibre 37mm   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content M-160 AP (AP Armor Piercing) 37mm 0.68Kg 762M/Sec Quoted Penetration 38mm@365m Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.28 0.59 1.34 2.33 3.7 5.71 8.97 Penetration(mm@30°) 41 38 32 25 20 15 11 6 Penetration(mm@0°) 48 44 38 30 24 18 13 8 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 90 54 22 3 1 O-160 HE (HE High Explosive) 37mm 0.65Kg 825M/Sec 0.022Kg explosive Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.26 0.54 1.24 2.16 3.42 5.29 8.32 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.26 0.54 1.24 2.16 3.42 5.29 8.32 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 93 60 25 6 2 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 1 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 0 mm An explosion within 0 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 1 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will not cause any significant armour damage.

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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