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Heavy Tank Mendeleev (1911 city)


		Heavy Tank Mendeleev (1911 city)

tank Mendeleev (and "Armored Vehicles" Mendeleev) - Set in a historical and technical literature the designation of the first Russian and one of the world's first tank projects. Developed in the years 1911-1915 Shipbuilding engineer in. D. Mendeleev. Being the world's first super-heavy tank project, It delivers maximum performance for its time, firepower and armor protection. Project contains a large number of original design solutions and innovations, but not out of the Drawings step and was not embodied in the metal.

Engineer and inventor supposed to do in my four armored vehicle control station, that in the case of incapacity of the driver permitted to each other member of the crew to drive a tank. Top heavy tank Mendeleev was positioned 360 ° rotating machine gun turret. anticipated, that via a pneumatic she will be able to fall down inwardly and outwardly ascend.

In the interior of the tank's hull battle armored Mendeleev had placed: interior equipment, chassis, gasoline internal combustion engine, ammunition and powertrain tank. Manual heavy tank gear would consist of four gears for forward and one transfer to move armored ago.


		Heavy Tank Mendeleev (1911 city)

The engine has been designed in such a way, that the crankshaft of the engine could change its direction of rotation by moving the distribution rollers. Mendeleev hoped, air suspension that will be used in this machine, by means of which the tank will be able to move like a half-closed housing, and completely lower the chassis to the ground, when it stopped. It could well protect the undercarriage of armored combat vehicles from the fire of the enemy. The inventor of the heavy tank believed, armored car that will need to transfer over long distances by rail, which it was able to withstand it. So he invented a special device, which would help to set the tank on rail ramps. Then an armored vehicle could move around with the help of the engine or self.

Besides, engineer came up with a lightweight version of the management of such a heavy machine. For swivel mechanism and main clutch gearbox, he came up with to use pneumatic actuators. Good crawler tension adjustment mechanism also had to be at the expense of pneumatic devices. For optimum performance, these devices Mendeleev invented special compressor, which communicates with the engine-driven tank. But the technical committee of the tsarist army did not accept this project for the further development and launch it into production. maybe, This happened due to the fact, Mendeleev suggested that armor armored car had quite a limited permeability and was too cumbersome.


		Heavy Tank Mendeleev (1911 city)

The performance characteristics of the periodic tank

Crew, pers.: 8
developer: VD. Mendeleev
years of development: 1911—1915
years of production: was not built

Weight Mendeleev tank

– 173,2 tonnes

The dimensions of the periodic tank

– body Length, mm: 11000
– Length with gun forward, mm: 13000
– housing width, mm: 4400
– Height, mm: 4450 (with a raised tower)

Armor Mendeleev tank

– Type broni: hardened steel
– housing forehead, mm / city.: 150 mm / 90 °
– body board, mm / city.: 100 mm / 90 °
– housing feed, mm / city.: 100 mm / 90 °
– Bottom, mm: 8-10 mm / 0 °
– corps roof, mm: 76 mm / 0 °
– board towers, mm / city.: 8 mm / 90 °
– tower roof, mm: 8 mm

Armament Mendeleev tank

– Caliber guns and stamp: 120-mm gun Kane
– gun type: marine
– gun ammunition: 51
– Angles GN, city.: 32°
– Shotgun: 1 × 7,62-mm "Maxim"

Tank Engine Mendeleev

– engine's type: carburettor, four, liquid cooling
– Engine power, l. from.: 250

speed of the tank Mendeleev

– Road speed, kmh: 24,8
– Speed ​​over rough terrain, kmh: 10-15
– Cruising on the highway, km: ~ 50
– suspension type: pneumatic, with vertical cylinders
– Unit ground pressure, kg / cm²: 2,78

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