T-42 super-heavy tank
| T-42 | |
|---|---|
left profile draft of T-42 tank | |
| Type | Super-heavy tank |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | Not put into service |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Edward Grote |
| Designed | 1930–1932 |
| No. built | 0 |
| Specifications (T-44A) | |
| Mass | 101.6 tonnes (112 short tons; 100 long tons) |
| Length | N/A |
| Width | N/A |
| Height | N/A |
| Crew | 14-15 |
| Armour | 90 mm (3.5 in) front armour |
Main armament | 107 mm M1910/30 field gun |
Secondary armament | 2 x 45 mm M1932/38 (20K) tank guns 4-5 x 7.62 mm DTM machine gun |
| Engine | 2x Diesel 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) total |
| Power/weight | 19.7 hp/t (20.0 hp/LT; 17.9 hp/ST) |
| Maximum speed | 20–27 km/h (12–17 mph) on road |
The T-42 (also known as the TG-V) was a Soviet super-heavy tank project of the interwar period. It was developed in 1932 by the OKB-5 design bureau at Bolshevik Plant no. 232 under the direction of a German engineer-designer Edward Grote. Development did not advance past the stage of construction drawings and scale models. The design was passed over in favour of the T-35 project which was already at the prototype stage.