BT-SV
| BT-SV / BT-SW-2 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Light cavalry tank |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Tsyganov group |
| Designed | 1937-1938 |
| Specifications (BT-SV) | |
| Weight | 25 tons |
| Length | 562 cm |
| Width | 280 cm |
| Height | 217.5 cm |
| Crew | 4 |
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| Armour | 16-25 mm |
Main armament | 45-mm 20KL tank gun |
Secondary armament | 7.62-mm MG |
| Engine |
Model M-17T 500 hp |
| Power/weight | 38.1 hp/tonne |
Operational range | 120 km |
| Speed | 52 km/h (32.3 mph) |
The BT-SV was an experimental Soviet light tank. In 1936, Soviet engineer Tsiganova proposed a new high-speed (BT) light tank based on the BT-7. The design was to incorporate sloped armor similar to the T-34, which was also being developed at the time, and a transmission identical to that of the BT-7. Only 2 prototypes were built, both of which saw field testing. The vehicle never saw mass production, and resources were instead focused on the production of the T-34 medium tank.
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