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T-15: All retired and scrapped


T-18
This is the Polish 10TP medium tank of which 24 were purchased in 1937. Retired in late 1945.
Weight: 12.8 tons
Speed: 75 km/h on wheels, 50-56 km/h on tracks
Armament: 1x 47mm L/30 FRC and co-axial 7.65mm FN-Browning in turret and 1x 7.65mm FN-Browning in hull front
Armour: 30-20mm
Crew: 4


T-19
This is the South African HSR-4T medium tank of which 24 were purchased in 1937. Retired in 1945.
Weight: 14.5 tons
Speed: 50 km/h road, 40 m/h cross-country
Range:230 km
Armament: 1x 47mm L/30 FRC (65 rounds) and co-axial 7.65mm FN-Browning in turret
Armour: 30mm max
Crew: 4

T-17 (Panzer II Bel)
Developed to meet Belgian specifications, the Panzer II Bel was a lengthened variant to enable the turret to carry a 47mm gun. 75 were purchased 1937-38.
Combat Weight: 13.01 tonnes
Length: 5.40 meters
Width: 2.24 meters
Height: 2.15 meters
Engine: 240hp MAN diesel, with 7 speed Renk transmission
Fuel capacity: 80 gallons diesel, for a range of 139 miles
Top speed: 33.44 mph cross-country/ 53.504 km/h road
Armament: 1x 47mm FRC (60 rounds) and co-axial 7.65mm FN-Browning (1500 rounds) in turret
Armour: 35-8mm
Crew: 3

T-20
In 1941, to replace the disparate group of tanks purchased in 1937-38 as a stop-gap until a newer generation of tanks could be acquired, Belgium procured 164 Carro de Combate Modelo 1941 medium tanks from Chile. Eight of them are fitted with an anti-aircraft turret mounting two 37mm Schneider cannon in a semi-enclosed turret.
Weight: 26 tons
Length: 6.3 m
Width: 3.0 m
Height: 2.65 m
Engine: 470hp Terrestre type T8B V-12
Performance: 46km/h
Range: 250km
Power to Weight Ratio: 18 hp / tonne
Armament: 1x 75mm L/34 and co-axial 7.65mm FN-Browning in turret and 1x 7.65mm FN-Browning in hull front
Armour: Glacis: 50mm; Turret face: 60mm; Turret sides: 25-30mm; Hull sides: 25mm; Floor: 13mm
Crew: 4


T-21
In 1943 to fully modernise the tank forces Belgium ordered 164 A20 Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell medium tanks from Great Britain. All were built in Britain but fitted with Belgian armament and radios etc. Eight tanks were fitted with a new Cockerill developed anti-aircraft turret armed with two Schneider 37mm cannons.
Weight: 27.6 tons (28 tonnes)
Length: 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m)
Width: 9 ft (3.04 m)
Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
Engine: 600hp Orenda Ursa V-12 petrol, Merritt-Brown Z.5 gearbox (five forward and one reverse gear) driving rear sprockets, improved Christie suspension
Power/weight: 21.4 hp/tonne
Speed: 40 miles per hour (64 km/h)
Operational range: 170 miles (270 km) on roads
Armament: 1x 75mm L/54 FRC (64 rounds) and co-axial 7.65mm FN-Browning in turret and 1x 7.65mm FN-Browning in hull front and an optional 7.65mm FN-Browning on a pintle mount atop the turret (2,500 rpg)
Armour: 76-20mm
Crew: 5

Cockerill Marine Tank
Under development as a private-venture by Cockerill, the tank has a large flotation hull allowing amphibious use, being propelled by its tracks in the water. Two prototypes were built during 1948 and the company began a series of trials to find the optimum bow form and water propulsion. Two propellers were tried and abandoned, but two water rudders were found necessary. By February 1950 a finalised design was available for export.
Weight: 22 tonnes
Length: 6.5 m
Width: 3.05 m
Height: 2.6 m
Engine: 450hp Minerva V-12 diesel, Minerva MSM.6B gearbox (six forward and one reverse gear) driving rear sprockets, torsion bar suspension
Speed: 80 km/h (50 mph) (road)
Operational range: 270 km (170 miles) on roads
Armament: 1x 75mm L/54 FRC (60 rounds) and co-axial 7.65mm FN-Browning in turret (1,500 rounds) and 13.2mm FN-Browning on a pintle mount atop turret (800 rounds)
Armour: 25-7 mm
Crew: 5