CMS (Myronovych from Sergey Kirov) - experienced Soviet heavy tank with a two-towered protivosnaryadnym booking. This war machine was created at the Kirov plant in Leningrad, and was intended for combat operations in the fortified areas of the enemy's defense. The first sample of the QMS, constructed under the direction of M. I. litter, There were three towers. It served as the basis for the development of a heavy tank KV.
Main tower mounted on the armored conical base and was able to turn 360 °. Armament was the main tower cannon A-11 caliber 76 mm. Two lower towers were equipped with cannons 45 mm. Towers had sights and periscopes. On SMC AM-34 aircraft engine scripting. tank design allows simultaneous firing in different directions. AT 1939 g. has been tested another option QMS - two-towered (from the back of the defensive tower abandoned). In this tank, except guns, machine gun was installed, which was located at the rear of the main tower. Also involves the installation of antiaircraft 7,62 DT mm machine gun for the upper tower.
Prototype QMS participated in the Soviet-Finnish War, However, the serial production of combat vehicles are not produced.
The performance characteristics of SMK tank
Crew, pers.: 7
Manufacturer: Kirovsky plant
years of production: 1939
years of operation: 1939—1940
The number of issued, PC.: 1 experienced
The layout: classical, two-tower
Weight SMK tank
– 55 tonnes
Dimensions SMK tank
– body Length, mm: 8750
– housing width, mm: 3400
– Height, mm: 3250
– Clearance, mm: 500
Armor tanks CMS
– Type broni: steel rolled homogeneous
– housing forehead (top), mm / city.: 75
– housing forehead (middle), mm / city.: 75
– housing forehead (through), mm / city.: 75
– body board, mm / city.: 60
– housing feed, mm / city.: 55
– Bottom, mm: 20—30
– corps roof, mm: 30
– tower forehead, mm / city.: 60
– gun mantlet, mm / city.: 60
– board towers, mm / city.: 60
– tower feed, mm / city.: 60
– tower roof, mm: 30
Armament SMK tank
– Caliber guns and stamp: 1 × 76 mm L-11, 1 × 45mm 20K
– gun type: tank
– barrel length, calibres: 30 (L-11), 46 (20TO)
– gun ammunition: 113 × 76 mm, 300 × 45 mm
– sights: Top telescopic arr. 1930 of the year, periscope PT-1 mod. 1932 of the year
– Shotgun: 4 × 7,62-mm DT, 1 × 12,7-mm DShK
SMK tank engine
– engine's type: V-shaped 12-cylinder liquid-cooled Carburetor MHA-34
– Engine power, l. from.: 850 (1850 rev / min)
SMK tank Speed
– Road speed, kmh: 34,5
– Speed over rough terrain, kmh: 15
– Cruising on the highway, km: 280
– Cruising cross country, km: 230
– power density, l. p. / m: 15,45
– suspension type: torsionnaya
– Unit ground pressure, kg / cm²: 0,662
– Gradeability, city.: 37
– to overcome the wall, m: 1,1
– trench, m: 4
– fording, m: 1,7
SMK tank Photo
Drawing SMK tank
Inner tank device QMS
QMS destroyed tank in the depths of the Finnish positions, January 1940 of the year
