| Caption | T-40 light amphibious tank, circa 1940s ww2dbase | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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| Photo Size | 600 x 340 pixels | ||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Licensing | This anonymous work originating in Russia is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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26 May 2015 08:43:01 PM
THE FLYING TANK 1942: RUSSIAN T-60
T-40 file photo above had road wheels and suspension that were similar to that of the T-60
However, hull and turret were of different design.
The flying tank was a wartime design, the T-60 was to be flown behind German lines to support partisans with armored vehicles. The T-60 was armed with 1 x 12.7mm machine gun this wasn't armament to duke it out with German armor.
Antonov designed a set of biplane wings and a twin-tail boom that were attached to the T-60 it had one test, but the weight and drag caused the tow plane's engines to over heat.
The glider was released and made a safe landing this idea fell through and was dropped due to a lack of an aircraft with enough power to tow the flying tank. Available heavy aircraft capable of towing the flying tank into combat, were better used in other roles.