| 词条 | Disston Tractor Tank |
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The Disston Tractor Tank, also called the Six-Ton Tractor Tank, was an American light tank of the mid 1930s. It was not a good tank, being fairly primitive, but it was cheap to make. DevelopmentThe tank was created as a joint venture by the Caterpillar Corporation and the Disston Saw Works. Caterpillar provided the chassis, which was from a standard Caterpillar Model 35 civilian tractor, and Disston provided the tank body, which was bolted on to the Caterpillar chassis. The Caterpillar track was lengthened by adding a road wheel to the front of the track assembly, but some examples apparently do not have this lengthened track.[2] The Disston had a 37mm gun mounted in the body, and a turret with a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) light machine gun. It weighed about six tons, probably had a speed of 5 to 6.5 miles per hour, and had armor sufficient to stop small arms fire. The crew consisted of three men. At a cost of $21,000 ({{Inflation|US-GDP|21000|1935|fmt=eq|r=-3}}), the Disston was cheaper than similarly-armed tanks, but – being quite slow, with thin armor, a high boxy superstructure, the engine exposed in the front, and the main gun being hull-mounted – was generally deemed unsatisfactory even so.[2] Operational historyA few were sold and delivered to Afghanistan and entered service there. Some or all of these still exist, in broken-down condition in Afghan scrapyards. The vehicle was marketed to some other{{which?|date=March 2019}} developing countries, but there is no reliable evidence that any were sold.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/US/disston-tractor-tank/ |title=Disston Tractor Tank |author= Willkerrs |date=June 19, 2016 |work=Tank Encyclopedia |accessdate=November 21, 2018}} [1]}}{{Interwar tanks|style=wide}} 2 : Light tanks of the interwar period|Weapons of Afghanistan |
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