Korba: - čelní horní: 127 mm, sklon 60° - čelní spodní: 114 mm, sklon 50° - boční horní: 51 mm, sklon 40° - boční spodní: 44 mm, sklon 30° - zadní horní: 38 mm, sklon 30° - zadní spodní: 25 mm, sklon 60° - horní: 25 mm, sklon 90° - spodek: 38-32 mm, sklon 90°
Věž: - štít děla: 254-102 mm, sklon 0-45° - přední: 127 mm, sklon 60° - boční: 137-70 mm, sklon 20-40° - zadní: 51 mm, sklon 40° - horní: 38 mm, sklon 85-90°
Hull: - front upper: 5.0 in at 60° - front lower: 4.5 in at 50° - sides upper: 2.0 in at 40° - sides lower: 1.75 in at 30° - rear upper: 1.5 in at 30° - rear lower: 1.0 in at 60° - top: 1.0 in at 90° - floor: 1.5 to 1.25 in at 90°
Turret: - gun shield: 10.0 to 4.0 in at 0° to 45° - front: 5.0 in at 60° - sides: 5.38 to 2.75 in at 20° to 40° - rear: 2.0 in at 40° - top: 1.5 in at 85° to 90°
Pohon: Propulsion:
Typ: Type:
Continental AV-1790-5B/-7/-7B/-7C
Continental AV-1790-5B/-7/-7B/-7C
Výkon: Power:
604 kW při 2800 ot/min
810 bhp at 2800 rpm
Převodové ústrojí: Transmission:
CD-850-4A/-4B, 2 rychlosti vpřed, 1 zpět
CD-850-4A/-4B, 2 ranges forward, 1 reverse
Výkony: Performance:
Rychlost na silnici: Road Speed:
34 km/h
21 mph
Rychlost v terénu: Cross-country Speed:
? km/h
? mph
Jízdní dosah po silnici: Cruising Range on Road:
129 km
80 mi
Jízdní dosah v terénu: Cross-country Cruising Range:
? km
? mi
Překonávání překážek: Obstacles Crossing:
Svah: Gradient:
27 °
60 %
Boční náklon: Side Slope:
? °
? %
Překročivost: Trench Crossing:
2.29 m
90 in
Výstupnost: Vertical Obstacle:
0.91 m
36 in
Brodivost: Fording Depth:
1.22 m
48 in
Výzbroj: Armament:
Hlavní: Main:
kanon M58 ráže 120 mm (33 nábojů)
120 mm Gun M58 (33 rounds)
Vedlejší: Secondary:
2x koaxiální kulomet M1919A4E1 nebo M37 ráže 7,62 mm dálkově ovládaný kulomet M2HB ráže 12,7 mm ve věžičce M4
2x .30cal M1919A4E1 or M37 coaxial machine gun remotely operated .50cal M2HB machine gun in a M4 cupola
The prototype is tried in 1951. After four years of testing began to emerge in the arsenal of the US. army. The series were so small that I couldn't form a separate unit of heavy tanks. Have been incorporated into the state of the medium tanks, and part was assigned to the marine corps. The tower and the hull are cast from cast steel as for the tanks M48. The rear part of the tower with the hatchway and anti-aircraft machine gun creates a counterweight to the cannon caliber 120 mm. The long barrel is smooth and finished off with a muzzle brake. Weaknesses: little mobility in conjunction with a large weight and the engine on a higher octane gas..
A detailed examination of the heavy tank M103 - historical overview and the practical details of provides Kenneth W. Estes. Including a lot of detailed description of the tensioning the belts.
