SMK tank

Infobox Weapon
name=SMK


caption=The Soviet SMK heavy tank
origin=Soviet Union
type=Heavy Tank
is_vehicle=yes
service=1939 (prototype) [ [http://www.silentwall.com/SMKT-100.html SMK & T-100 Tanks ] ]
used_by=Soviet Union
wars=Winter War
designer=
design_date=
manufacturer=Factory No. 100 Kirovskiy Factory
unit_cost=
production_date=1939
number=
variants=
spec_label=
weight=55 t
length=8.75 m
part_length=
width=3.36 m
height=3.35 m
diameter=
crew=7
armour=20-60mm at a 0-90° angle
primary_armament=1x76.2mm Gun L-11(Upper Turret)

1x45mm Gun Mod. 1932(Lower Turret)
secondary_armament=3x7.62mm DT MG
engine=GAM-34BT
engine_power=850hp
transmission=
payload_capacity=
fuel_capacity=1320 l
pw_ratio=15.5 hp/t
suspension=torsion bar
clearance=50 cm
vehicle_range=220 on-road160 off-road
speed=35 km/h

SMK (Sergius Mironovitch Kirov) was an armored vehicle prototype developed by the Soviet Union prior to the Second World War. The SMK was also known to German intelligence as the T-35C. [ [http://www.onwar.com/tanks/ussr/profiles/psmk.htm SMK Heavy Tank ] ]

History

The SMK was among the designs competing to replace the unreliable and expensive T-35.

The testing ground for the SMK and other competing models, which included the KV-1, was the Winter War. The KV-1 design was chosen due to it's resistance against Finnish anti-tank weapons.Facts|date=October 2007

[ [http://wwarii.com/ww2images/details.php?image_id=222 Soviet SMK (T-35C) Tank ] ]

Armor

References

See also

* Winter War
* KV-1