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Polish tank 7TP - version



VAU - 33 (brand name PZInž-120)


- prototype of the 7TP tank, made 2 pieces, passed demanding tests, showed minor defects.


- the main reservations were insufficient engine cooling. Furthermore, minor defects in
wiring and injection pump problems.



7TP - dvouvěžový


- standard two-tower design


- was planned as a transitional model, because it had not yet been decided on a cannon for one large
turret armed with a cannon and a coupled machine gun.



7TP - single tower


- standard single-tower design


- compared to the previous model, it is equipped with one turret armed with a 37 mm Bofors cannon



C7P - tractor on 7TP tank chassis


- manufactured on the request of the army, used the chassis groups of mass-produced 7TP tank


- served as an artillery tractor, rescue tractor for tank units and could also perform engineering work




Sources:
- Ivo Pejčoch, Oldřich Pejs - Armored vehicles 5, Ares 2004, ISBN 80-86158-32-2
- HPM 9 and 10/2001
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