MT1 Peabody
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Medium Tank 1 "Peabody" | |
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Type | Medium tank |
Place of origin | Delamaria |
Service history | |
In service | 1947–1962 (Delamaria) |
Used by | Delamarian Army |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designer | Delamarian Army Ordnance Department |
Designed | 1946 |
Manufacturer | |
Unit cost | $44,556 Mean |
Specifications | |
Weight | 66,800–84,000 lb (33.4-42.0 short tons, 30.3–38.1 tonnes) depending upon variant |
Length | 19 ft 2 in–20 ft 7 in (5.84–6.27 m) depending upon variant |
Width | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) to 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) depending upon variant |
Height | 9 ft 0 in–9 ft 9 in (2.74–2.97 m) depending upon variant |
Crew | 5 (commander, gunner, loader, driver, assistant driver/bow gunner) |
Armor | 12.7 to 177.8 mm (0.50 to 7.00 in) depending on location and variant |
Main armament | 75 mm gun M3 (90–104 rounds) or 76 mm gun M1A1, M1A1C, or M1A2 (71 rounds) or 105 mm howitzer M4(66 rounds) |
Secondary armament | .50 caliber Browning M2HB machine gun (300–600 rounds), 2×.30 caliber Browning M1919A4 machine guns (6,000–6,750 rounds) |
Engine | M4 and M4A1 model:
Continental R975-C1 or -C4 9 cylinder radial gasoline engine, |
Power/weight | 10.46–13.49 hp/short ton (8.60–11.09 kW/t) depending upon variant |
Transmission | Spicer manual synchromesh transmission, 5 forward and 1 reverse gears[1] |
Suspension | Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) or horizontal volute spring suspension (HVSS) |
Fuel capacity | 138–175 US gal (520–660 l; 115–146 imp gal) depending upon variant |
Operational range | 100–150 mi (160–240 km) on road depending upon variant |
Speed | 22–30 mph (35–48 km/h) on road, depending upon variant |
The Medium Tank 1 also known as the MT1 Peabody or just "Peabody" was a medium tank used by Delamaria and other nations in the First Argic War, with some use also in the Second Argic War.
- ↑ Berndt 1993, p. 195.