These armor profiles are from the 1 June 1941 German manual on what the Germans considered the main Russian armor types. The manual gave a brief overview of the specifications of each tanks, as well as the ranges at which German armor-piercing weapons could reliably penetrate the armor. The penetration capability was not based on empirical evidence, but were calculated based on the armor thickness at an angle of 30 degrees and an assumption of a hardness of 100 to 120 kg per square mm (about 285 to 345 Brinell hardness).
Because the information in the manual was based on intelligence, there were necessarily some errors. These errors have been listed under each vehicle. The most significant error of the report is not about the vehicles listed, however, but rather those that are not, specifically the T-34 and the KV-1. Not all the German designations were accurate; in the titles, the German designation is placed first, and the actual designation is placed in parentheses.
BA Ford (BA-3 and BA-6)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
5-7 t |
5.1 t (BA-6) |
| Crew |
4 |
| Armament |
- 45 mm tank gun
- Two machine guns
|
| Speed |
50 km/h |
55 km/h (BA-6) |
| Length |
4.90 m |
4.65 m |
| Width |
1.92 m |
2.10 m |
| Height |
2.46 m |
2.20 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
| Armor |
6-10 mm |
9-15 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
250 m |
| 2 cm Kw K |
700 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 37 (T-37A)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
3.2 t |
| Crew |
2 |
| Armament |
Machine gun |
| Speed, land |
45 km/h |
35 km/h |
| Speed, water |
7 km/h |
6 km/h |
| Length |
3.75 m |
| Width |
1.98 m |
2.07 m |
| Height |
1.76 m |
1.82 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
| Armor |
10 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
250 m |
| 2 cm Kw K |
700 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 38 (T-38)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
3.1 t |
3.3 t |
| Crew |
2 |
| Armament |
Machine gun |
| Speed, land |
45 km/h |
40 km/h |
| Speed, water |
7 km/h |
6 km/h |
| Length |
3.70 m |
3.76 m |
| Width |
2.27 m |
1.95 m |
| Height |
1.60 m |
1.62 m |
| Armor |
10 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
250 m |
| 2 cm Kw K |
700 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 26 A (T-26 model 1932)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
8.55 t |
8.70 t |
| Crew |
3 |
| Armament |
- 37 mm tank gun
- Machine gun
|
| Speed |
30 km/h |
28 km/h |
| Length |
4.54 m |
4.80 m |
| Width |
2.45 m |
2.39 m |
| Height |
2.20 m |
2.05 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
| Armor |
14 mm |
6-15 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K |
550 m |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
625 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 26 B (T-26 model 1933)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
9.55 t |
9.40 t |
| Crew |
3 |
3 |
| Armament |
- 45 mm tank gun
- Machine gun
|
| Speed |
30 km/h |
31 km/h |
| Length |
4.54 m |
4.65 m |
| Width |
2.45 m |
2.44 m |
| Height |
2.36 m |
2.24 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
| Armor |
14 mm |
6-15 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K |
550 m |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
625 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 26 B (OT-130)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
9.55 t |
10.00 |
| Crew |
3 |
| Armament |
- Flame thrower
- Machine gun
|
| Speed |
30 km/h |
35 km/h |
| Length |
4.54 m |
4.65 m |
| Width |
2.45 m |
2.44 m |
| Height |
2.36 m |
2.08 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
| Armor |
14 mm |
6-15 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K |
550 m |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
625 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 26 C (T-26 model 1939)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
9.70 t |
10.25 t |
| Crew |
3 |
| Armament |
- 45 mm tank gun
- Machine gun
|
- 45 mm tank gun
- Two machine guns
|
| Speed |
30 km/h |
31 km/h |
| Length |
4.54 m |
4.80 m |
| Width |
2.45 m |
2.39 m |
| Height |
2.36 m |
2.33 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
Welded |
| Armor |
14 mm |
6-20 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K |
550 m |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
625 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
B T (BT-2, BT-5, BT-7, BT-7A, BT-7M)
Specifications
| |
German |
BT-2 |
BT-5 |
BT-7 |
BT-7A |
BT-7M |
| Weight |
10.5-12 t |
10.2 t |
11.5 t |
14.0 t |
14.5 t |
14.7 t |
| Crew |
3 |
| Armament |
- 76.2 mm tank gun, or
- 45 mm tank gun, or
- 37 mm tank gun
- One or two machine guns
|
- 37 mm tank gun
- Machine gun
|
- 45 mm tank gun
- Machine gun
|
- 76.2 mm tank gun
- Two machine guns
|
- 45 mm tank gun
- Three machine guns
|
| Speed, tracked |
50 km/h |
55 km/h |
55 km/h |
86 km/h |
| Length |
5.66-5.85 m |
5.58 m |
5.66 m |
| Width |
2.15 m |
2.23 m |
2.41 m |
| Height |
2.25-2.70 m |
2.20 m |
2.29 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
| Armor |
6-16 mm |
6-13 mm |
6-22 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K |
400 m |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
575 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 28 (T-28)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
28 t |
| Crew |
6 |
| Armament |
- 76.2 mm tank gun
- Three to four machine guns
|
- 76.2 mm tank gun
- Three to five machine guns
|
| Speed |
36 km/h |
37 km/h |
| Length |
7.45 m |
7.44 m |
| Width |
2.80 m |
2.87 m |
| Height |
2.85 m |
2.82 m |
| Armor type |
Welded |
| Armor, front and turret |
30 mm |
20-30 mm |
| Armor, sides |
20 mm |
| Armor, elsewhere |
12-16 mm |
10-20 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| Front |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
300 m |
| 3,7 cm Kw K 38 (t) |
700 m |
| 3,7 cm Kw K 38 (t) (Pzgr. 40) |
500 m |
| 3,7 cm Pak |
450 m |
| 3,7 cm Pak (Pzgr. 40) |
500 m |
| 5 cm Kw K |
1400 m |
| 5 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
1000 m |
| 5 cm Pak 38 |
1500 m |
| 5 cm Pak 38 (Pzgr. 40) |
1200 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
| Front |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K |
175 m |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
500 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 35 A (T-35)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Weight |
45 t |
| Crew |
9-10 |
11 |
| Armament |
- 76.2 mm tank gun
- Two 45 mm tank guns
- Three to five machine guns
|
- 76.2 mm tank gun
- Two 45 mm tank guns
- Six machine guns
|
| Speed |
30 km/h |
| Length |
9.50 m |
9.72 m |
| Width |
3.20 m |
| Height |
3.00 m |
3.43 m |
| Armor type |
Rivetted |
| Armor |
30 mm |
11-30 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
300 m |
| 3,7 cm Kw K 38 (t) |
700 m |
| 3,7 cm Kw K 38 (t) (Pzgr. 40) |
500 m |
| 3,7 cm Pak |
450 m |
| 3,7 cm Pak (Pzgr. 40) |
500 m |
| 5 cm Kw K |
1400 m |
| 5 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
1000 m |
| 5 cm Pak 38 |
1500 m |
| 5 cm Pak 38 (Pzgr. 40) |
1200 m |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
T 35 C (SMK)
Specifications
| |
German |
Actual |
| Crew |
9-10 |
7 |
| Armament |
- 76.2 mm tank gun
- 45 mm tank guns
- Two to three machine guns
|
- 76.2 mm tank gun
- 45 mm tank gun
- Three machine guns
|
| Length |
9.50 m |
8.75 m |
| Width |
3.20 m |
3.36 m |
| Height |
3.00 m |
3.35 m |
| Armor |
60 mm |
20-60 mm |
Effective Combat Ranges
| Gun |
Maximum Range |
| MG 34 (S m K H) |
- |
| 2 cm Kw K |
- |
| 3,7 cm Kw K 38 (t) (Pzgr. 40) |
100 m |
| 3,7 cm Pak (Pzgr. 40) |
100 m |
| 5 cm Kw K (Pzgr. 40) |
450 m |
| 5 cm Pak 38 |
450 m |
| 5 cm Pak 38 (Pzgr. 40) |
650 m |
| 7,5 cm Kw K |
- |
| 10,5 cm le F H 18 |
500 m |
| 10,5 cm le F H 18 (10 cm Gr 39 rot) |
All ranges |
| Larger calibers |
All ranges |
Sources
- Die wichtigsten Panzerkampfwagen der Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken (U. d. S. S. R.). 1941. 23 p. DHI 500-12451-000287.