The T-40 underwent its baptism of fire in the first months of Operation Barbarossa in 1941. However, the new tank differed from its predecessor in many elements, including: much better ability to overcome water obstacles, better seafaring and, above all, a much more powerful main armament. During the design and serial production, many components from the T-38 were used. The T-40 tank was created as a successor to another light tank of the Red Army - the T-38. Its main armament was a 20mm SzWAK cannon (placed in a rotating turret) or - in the first short production series - two 7.62mm and 12.7mm machine guns. The T-40 tank was powered by a 70hp GAZ-202 engine. The first prototypes of the T-40 light amphibious tank were created in 1939, and a year later mass production started, which ended in 1941 with the production of about 700 examples. multi-directional slide molded turret & lower hull More Features the kit consists of over 300 parts Model Dimension Length: 110mm Width: 65.5mm Armament was a 12.7mm DShK heavy machine gun, a much more potent weapon than the 7.62mm DT machine gun mounted on the T-38. The welded, conical turret shape improved protection, although the armor was still very thin. The boat-shaped hull was entirely welded, in contrast to the riveted hulls of the T-37 and T-38. The coil-spring suspension of the T-38 was replaced by a modern torsion-bar suspension with four pairs of road wheels. The T-40 was an improvement over the T-37 and T-38 in several respects.
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