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This table compares tanks in use by the belligerent nations of Europe and the Pacific at the start of the Second World War, employed in the Polish Campaign (1939), the Battle of France (1940), Operation Barbarossa (1941), and the Malayan Campaign (1942).

Infantry Tank Mk I Matilda Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda Panzer I Panzer II Panzer III Panzer IV Ausf. A-F1 LT vz. 35
(Panzer 35(t)[1][2]) 		LT vz. 38
(Panzer 38(t)) 		7TP[3][4] T-26[5] BT-7M
[5][6] 		T-34
Model 1940[7] 		KV-1
Model 1940 		Type 97 Chi-Ha[8]
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Czechoslovakia, Nazi Germany Czechoslovakia, Nazi Germany, Sweden Poland Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Japan
Entered service 1938 1939 1934 1936 1939 1939 1937 1939 1935 1931 1939 1940 1940 1937
Crew 2 4 2 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 4
Dimensions
Length 4.9 m 6.0 m 4.40 m 4.80 m 5.52 m 5.92 m 4.9 m 4.61 m 4.56 m 4.88 m 5.66 m 5.92 m 6.75 m 5.50 m
Width 2.3 m 2.6 m 2.00 m 2.20 m 2.90 m 2.88 m 2.1 m 2.12 m 2.43 m 2.41 m 2.29 m 3.00 m 3.32 m 2.33 m
Height 2.0 m 2.5 m 1.70 m 2.00 m 2.50 m 2.68 m 2.35 m 2.40 m 2.27 m 2.08 m 2.42 m 2.45 m 2.71 m 2.21m
Turret Ring ? 1378mm 927mm ? 1560mm 1650mm 1267mm ? ? ? ? 1420mm 1580mm 1350mm
Weight 11 tonnes 27 tonnes 6.0 tonnes 9.5 tonnes 19.5 tonnes 21.0 tonnes 10.5 tonnes 9.5 tonnes 9.9 tonnes 10.3 tonnes 14.7 tonnes 26.3 tonnes 45 tonnes 14.3 to 15.2 tonnes
Armour
Turret front
side
top 		65 mm
65 mm
10 mm 		75 mm
75 mm
20 mm 		13 mm
13 mm
8 mm 		15 mm
15 mm
10 mm 		30 mm
30 mm
12 mm 		30 mm
20 mm
12 mm 		25 mm
15 mm
8 mm 		25 mm
15 mm
10 mm 		15 mm
15 mm
10 mm 		15 mm
15 mm
10 mm 		15 mm
15 mm
15 mm 		45 mm
45 mm
16 mm 		70 mm
70 mm
 ? mm 		25 mm
25 mm
10 mm
Hull front
side
top 		60 mm
60 mm
30 mm 		78 mm
55 mm
20 mm 		13 mm
13 mm
6 mm 		15 mm
15 mm
5 mm 		30 mm[a]
30 mm
16 mm 		30+30 mm
20+20 mm
12 mm 		25 mm
16 mm
8 mm 		30 mm
15 mm
8 mm 		17 mm
13 mm
10 mm 		15 mm
15 mm
6 mm 		30 mm
13 mm
10 mm 		45 mm
45 mm
20 mm 		75 mm
75 mm
70 mm 		25 mm
25 mm
10 mm
Armament
Main .303 (7.7mm) Vickers MG or 0.5 in (12.7mm) Vickers MG Ordnance QF 2-pounder
40 mm 		2×MG34
7.92 mm 		2 cm KwK 30
20 mm 		3.7 cm KwK 36
37 mm 		7.5 cm KwK 37
75 mm 		ÚV vz. 34
37 mm 		3,7cm ÚV vz. 38
37 mm 		Bofors wz. 37
37 mm 		Model 32
45 mm 		Model 38
45 mm 		L-11 Model 1939
76.2mm L/30.5 		76.2mm F-34 (tank gun) Type 97 57mm Tank Gun
Secondary – 7.92 mm Besa MG – 2×MG34
7.92 mm 		3×MG34
7.92 mm 		2×MG34
7.92 mm 		2×MG 37(t)
7.92 mm 		2×MG 37(t)
7.92 mm 		Ckm wz.30
7.92 mm 		2×DT machine guns
7.62 mm 		3×DT
7.62 mm 		2×DT
7.62 mm (hull, turret rear) 		4×DT
7.62 mm 		2xType 97 7.7mm guns
Ammunition –
4,000 rounds 		93 AP shot
2,925 rounds 		–
2,250 rounds 		180 shells
2,250 rounds 		125 shells
4,500 rounds 		80 shells
2,700 rounds 		72 shells
1,800 rounds 		72 shells
2,400 rounds 		80 shells
3,960 rounds 		100 shells
2,848 rounds 		146 shells
2,394 rounds 		77 shells
2,898–4,725 rounds 		? shells
? rounds 		120 shells
2,350-2,575 rounds
Engine
Fuel gasoline diesel gasoline gasoline gasoline gasoline gasoline gasoline diesel gasoline diesel diesel diesel diesel
Engine 8-cylinder
Ford 		2x 6-cylinder
AEC or Leyland 		6-cylinder
Maybach NL38TR 		6-cylinder petrol Maybach HL 140 hp 12-cylinder Maybach HL 120 TRM 300 PS 12-cylinder Maybach HL 120 TRM 300 PS 6-cylinder
Škoda T11/0 		6-cylinder
Praga EPA 		6-cylinder
PZInż.235 		6-cylinder
GAZ T-26 		12-cylinder
V-2 		12-cylinder
V-2-34 		12-cylinder
V-2 		12-cylinder
SA12200VD
Power 70 hp
(52 kW) 		180 hp
(130 kW) 		100 hp
(75 kW) 		140 hp
(100 kW) 		265 hp
(198 kW) 		296 hp
(221 kW) 		120 hp
(89 kW) 		125 hp
(93 kW) 		110 hp
(82 kW) 		90 hp
(67 kW) 		450 hp
(340 kW) 		500 hp
(370 kW) 		600 hp
(450 kW) 		170 hp
(130 kW)
Fuel consumption ? ? 103–126 litres/100 km 89–135 litres/100 km ? ? ? ? 81–100 litres/100 km ? ? ? ? ?
Mobility
Suspension sprung bogie coil spring coil spring/
leaf spring 		leaf spring torsion-bar leaf spring leaf spring leaf spring leaf spring leaf spring Christie Christie torsion-bar Bell-Crank
Speed (road)
(terrain) 		13 km/h
9 		24 km/h
15 		40 km/h
 ? 		40 km/h
15 km/h 		40 km/h
 ? 		42 km/h
16 km/h 		34 km/h
 ? 		42 km/h
15 km/h 		37 km/h
32 km/h 		30 km/h
 ? 		86 km/h
 ? 		53.5 km/h
 ? 		35 km/h
 ? 		40 km/h
 ?
Range (road)
(terrain) 		80 miles (130 km) 160 miles (257 km) 140 km
115 km 		200 km
130 km 		155 km
 ? 		320 km
200 km 		190 km
120 km 		250 km
160 km 		160 km
130 km 		225 km
150 km 		700 km
400 km 		300–400 km
230–260 km 		250 km
? 		210 km
?
power:weight 6.3 hp/t 6.7 hp/t 16.7 hp/t 14.8 hp/t 12.0 hp/t 12.0 hp/t 10.9 hp/t 13.2 hp/t 11.1 hp/t 8.7 hp/t 30.6 hp/t 19.0 hp/t 13.0 hp/t 11.3 hp/t
Track width 356 mm 280 mm 305 mm 360 mm 380 mm 320 mm 293 mm 267 mm 260 mm 300 mm 550 mm[9] ? 350 mm
Ground pressure 68.0 kPa 111.7 kPa ? 60.8 kPa ? 96.5 kPa ? ? 59 kPa 60 kPa 76.5 kPa 62.76 kPa ? ?
Ground clearance 387 mm 330 mm 290 mm 340 mm 385 mm 400 mm 350 mm 400 mm 376 mm 380 mm 350 mm 400 mm ? 343 mm
Vertical obstacle
Trench crossing
Fording depth 		0.76 m
1.98 m
0.76 m 		0.36 m
1.4 m
0.58 m 		0.42 m
1.7m
0.85 m 		0.6 m
2.3 m
0.8 m 		0.6 m
2.5 m
1.0 m 		0.79 m
2.01 m
0.79 m 		0.8 m
1.86 m
0.9 m 		0.75
1.8 m
1.0 m 		0.7 m
1.8 m
0.8 m 		0.55 m
2 m
1.2 m 		0.8 m[9]
2.5 m[9]
1.3m[9] 		? 1.0 m
2.5 m
1.0 m
Matilda Mk I Matilda Mk II Panzer I Panzer II Panzer III Panzer IV LT vz. 35 LT vz. 38 7TP T-26 BT-8 T-34 KV-1 Type 97 Chi-Ha

Notes

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  1. ^ From the Ausf D variant onwards, earlier variants had 15 mm thick armour all round

References

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  1. ^ Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary L.; Jentz, Thomas L. (1993) [1978]. Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns and Semi-tracked Vehicles, 1933–1945 (rev. ed.). London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-214-6.
  2. ^ Kliment, Charles K.; Francev, Vladimír (1997). Czechoslovak Armored Fighting Vehicles. Atglen, PA: Schiffer. ISBN 0-7643-0141-1.
  3. ^ Twenty captured 7TP were used by Germans as PzKpfw 7TP 731 (p).
  4. ^ David R. Higgins and Ricard Chasemore. Panzer II vs 7TP: Poland 1939, Osprey Publishing, 2015. ISBN 9781472808837.
  5. ^ a b Steven J. Zaloga and James Grandsen. Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, London: Arms and Armour Press, 1984. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.
  6. ^ "Russia's BT-7 Fast Tanks" at wwiivehicles.com. URL accessed 2006-07-25.
  7. ^ Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1983). T-34 in Action, p.40. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal. ISBN 0-89747-112-1.
  8. ^ Tomczyk, Andrzej (2007) [2002]. Japanese Armor Vol. 2. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371119.
  9. ^ a b c d "T-34-76 Model 1940", at onwar.com. URL accessed 2006-07-25.
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