T-28

Also known as T-28 tank

Soviet medium tank

Key facts

Type: Medium tank
Place of origin: Soviet Union
In service: 1933–45
Used by: Soviet Union
Wars: Soviet invasion of Poland , Winter War , World War II , Continuation War
Produced: 1932–41
Variants: T-28E, T-28 Model 1940, OT-28
Mass: 28 tonnes
Length: 7.44 m (24 ft 5 in)
Width: 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
Armour: 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in)
Main armament: 76.2 mm KT-28 howitzer (70 rounds)
Secondary armament: 4 or 5×7.62 mm DT machine guns (8,000 rounds)
Engine: 46.9 L Mikulin M-17 V12 engine , 500 hp (370 kW)
Power weight: 18 hp/t (13 kW/t; 16 hp/ST)
Suspension: plunger suspension with twin bogies
Operational range: 220 km (140 mi)

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Wikidata facts

Image: T28 parola 1.jpg
Height: 2.82
Width: 2.87
Length: 7.44

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Commons category: T-28
Commons gallery: T-28
service entry: 1933-01-01
service retirement: 1945-01-01
total produced: 503

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The T-28 was a Soviet multi-turreted medium tank. The prototype was completed in 1931, and production began in late 1932. It was an infantry support tank intended to break through fortified defences. The T-28 was designed to complement the heavier T-35 (also multi-turreted), with which it shared turret designs. The type did not have great success in combat, but it played an important role as a development project for Soviet tank designers. A series of new ideas and solutions that were tried out on the T-28 were later incorporated in future models.

Design history