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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish tank ⓘ
light tank ⓘ
armamentPrimary 37 mm Bofors wz. 37 gun ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Vickers 6-Ton tank
category Light tanks of the interwar period ⓘ
World War II tanks of Poland ⓘ
combatRole anti-tank operations ⓘ
infantry support ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
designationMeaning 7-tonowy polski (7-ton Polish) ⓘ
designer Edward Habich ⓘ
engineModel Saurer VBLDd diesel ⓘ
linked to: Saurer diesel
enginePower 110 hp ⓘ
engineType diesel engine ⓘ
era Interwar period ⓘ
fuelType diesel ⓘ
height approximately 2.3 m ⓘ
historicalSignificance main Polish tank during the 1939 campaign ⓘ
length approximately 4.6 m ⓘ
manufacturer Państwowe Zakłady Inżynierii ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 37 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature first diesel-powered tank to see combat in World War II ⓘ
improved armament compared to Vickers 6-Ton ⓘ
improved armour compared to Vickers 6-Ton ⓘ
numberBuilt about 132 ⓘ
primaryUser Polish Army ⓘ
productionPeriod mid-1930s to 1939 ⓘ
serviceEntry mid-1930s ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor 10TP ⓘ
14TP ⓘ
suspension leaf spring bogies ⓘ
turretConfiguration single-turret version with 37 mm gun ⓘ
twin-turret version with machine guns ⓘ
usedBy Nazi Germany (captured vehicles) ⓘ
linked to: Nazi Germany

Poland ⓘ
Soviet Union (captured vehicles) ⓘ
usedInConflict Invasion of Poland ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
variant 7TP dwuwieżowy ⓘ
7TP jednowieżowy ⓘ
weight approximately 9 tonnes ⓘ
width approximately 2.4 m ⓘ

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