T-III medium tank prototype
Basic data:
Painting during trials:
Historie vozu:
On October 9, 1936, representatives of the Army conducted a technical inspection of the prototype.
Around 15 December 1936, one complete tank turret arrived from Skoda Works.
On 15 and 18 October 1938, representatives of the army took delivery of the vehicles without turrets. They were assigned to the Assault Vehicle School (UUV) as a demonstration vehicle.
Before 15 March 1939 the MNO Rčs decided to scrap one of the prototypes, whether this was done is unknown.
Fotodokumentace:
- see attachments
Poznámka:
Prototype of a medium tank with gun and machine gun armament.
Basic data:
Army designation | T-III |
army specification | medium tank category III |
military registration number (registration plate) | 13.641 |
other identification marks | - |
manufacturer | Ringhoffer-Tatra a. s. |
factory designation | Tatra 78 (T-III) |
basic design | 2nd prototype |
serial number | - |
delivery date | about 18 October 1938 |
in service | - |
alterations and modifications | 1934-1938 |
Painting during trials:
surface | one colour | |
green (?) | army shade | |
inner hull | ivory | army shade |
Historie vozu:
On October 9, 1936, representatives of the Army conducted a technical inspection of the prototype.
Around 15 December 1936, one complete tank turret arrived from Skoda Works.
On 15 and 18 October 1938, representatives of the army took delivery of the vehicles without turrets. They were assigned to the Assault Vehicle School (UUV) as a demonstration vehicle.
Before 15 March 1939 the MNO Rčs decided to scrap one of the prototypes, whether this was done is unknown.
Fotodokumentace:
- see attachments
Poznámka:
Prototype of a medium tank with gun and machine gun armament.