T-27 | |
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![]() T-27 on display in Kiev, Ukraine | |
Type | Tankette |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | 1931–41 |
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Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Sir John Carden-Vivian Loyd, N. Kozyrev, Factory No. 37, Moscow |
Manufacturer | Bolshevik Factory, GAZ |
Produced | 1931–33 |
No. built | 2,540 |
Variants | T-27A |
Specifications (T-27A[1]) | |
Mass | 2.7 tonnes |
Length | 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Width | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Height | 1.44 m (4 ft 9 in) |
Crew | 2 |
Armour | 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) |
Main armament | 7.62mm DT machine gun (with 2,520 rounds) |
Engine | GAZ-AA 40 hp (30 kW) |
Power/weight | 15 hp/tonne |
Suspension | bogie |
Fuel capacity | 46 l |
Operational range | 120 km (75 mi) |
Maximum speed | 42 km/h (26 mph) |
The T-27 was a tankette produced in the 1930s by the Soviet Union. It was based on the design of the Carden Loyd tankette, bought under license from the United Kingdom in 1930.