The 7TP (siedmiotonowy polski - 7-tonne Polish) was a Polish light tank of the Second World War. It was developed from the British Vickers 6-ton. A standard tank of the Polish Army during the …

The 7TP jw "jw" stands for "jednowieżowy" (single-turret). This version was studied since 1934 and was to be the main 7TP production type. Development of a working prototype was slowed …

Oct 14, 2016 · The single turret 7TP weighed 9.9 tons, the two turret 7TP weighed 9.4 tons. The maximum speed of the tank was 32 kph, the operational range was up to 150 km on roads and …

Poland designed tanks from those it acquired and the Polish armoured forces were given the single turret 7TP tank which was the best Polish tank available in numbers when the war broke …

An early transitional model of the 7TP tank was twin-turret, armed with two water-cooled 7.92 mm wz.30 machine guns in turrets. The ammunition was around 6000 rounds (5940, considering …

Aug 11, 2012 · The 7TP received several improvements over the Vickers 6-ton, including a more reliable engine (using a license-build Saurer-Diesel engine, a first in Europe), a better cooling …

Mar 19, 2019 · The 7TP series became the world's first combat tank to utilize a diesel-fueled engine (gasoline-fueled engines were prone to fires when hit by enemy projectiles). Turrets …

At least 24 twin-turret 7TP tanks were in service when Germany invaded Poland. After the conquest of Poland, the German army began to restore captured 7TP tanks (up to 20, named …

Mar 3, 2011 · Like the Vickers E Type A, the 7TP dw is a dedicated machine-gun tank with two side-by-side MG turrets. The two deck turrets of a 7TP dw have an all-round field of fire, …

Despite the single-turret 7TP was a brand new tank in 1939, long development caused, that the design could not be regarded modern as a whole. However, for a standard of 1939 year, it was …