7TP
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The 7TP was a Polish light tank of the 1930s, notable for its improved armor, armament, and diesel engine compared to contemporary designs, and used during the early stages of World War II.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish tank
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light tank ⓘ |
| armamentPrimary | 37 mm Bofors wz. 37 gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentPrimaryVariant | twin 7.92 mm machine guns (early twin-turret version) ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 7.92 mm Ckm wz. 30 machine gun ⓘ |
| armourThickness | 5–17 mm ⓘ |
| armourType | riveted steel armour ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vickers 6-Ton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Light tanks of the interwar period
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World War II tanks of Poland ⓘ |
| combatRole |
anti-tank operations
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infantry support ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designationMeaning | 7-tonowy polski (7-ton Polish) ⓘ |
| designer | Edward Habich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Saurer VBLDd diesel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 110 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| era | Interwar period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.3 m ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | main Polish tank during the 1939 campaign ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4.6 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Państwowe Zakłady Inżynierii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 37 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first diesel-powered tank to see combat in World War II
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improved armament compared to Vickers 6-Ton ⓘ improved armour compared to Vickers 6-Ton ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 132 ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Polish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | mid-1930s to 1939 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
10TP
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14TP ⓘ |
| suspension | leaf spring bogies ⓘ |
| turretConfiguration |
single-turret version with 37 mm gun
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twin-turret version with machine guns ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Nazi Germany (captured vehicles)
NERFINISHED
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Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union (captured vehicles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Invasion of Poland
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ |
| variant |
7TP dwuwieżowy
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7TP jednowieżowy ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 9 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | approximately 2.4 m ⓘ |
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