Like most super-heavy tanks developed in the 1920s-1930s around the world, the T-42 had almost no practical utility. The sheer size and weight of such a tank made it a perfect target, despite anti-air measures, and the movement characteristics of the tank were also in doubt.

The 25-ton tank had a top speed of 35 km/h on paved roads and a range of 165 km in open terrain. The transmission and traction systems, along with the steering gears proved unreliable during tests. Representatives of UMM and VOAO formed a committee to study the test results.

The German engineer Edward Grotte designed a 1000t tank for the soviets called the Tank Grotte 1000t(TG-5?) It is armed with 2x305mm naval guns,bigger that Ratte's 280-mm cannons.Also,it has five 152mm KV-2 guns ,four 76-mm T-34 guns and a AA mount at the back.

Often called a land battleship, it was the only five-turreted heavy tank in the world to reach production, but proved to be slow and mechanically unreliable. Most of the T-35 tanks still operational at the time of Operation Barbarossa were lost …

The 240 hp (176.5 kw), air-cooled, carburetor engine for the TG Tank, was specifically designed by Grote. The armament comprised of one 76 mm-cannon, one 37 mm- cannon and 4 or 5 machineguns. OGPU and NKVM were instructed to proceed …

GENERAL DATA; Other Desig­nations: TG (also Tank Grote or Grotte [the designer's name] and sometimes T-22) Manufac­turer(s) Bolshevik Factory No. 232 (in Leningrad)

Medium tank Weight: 38 tons Length: 7.50 m Width: 3.00 m Armour: - mm Guns: 76.2, 37.00 mm Crew: 5 Engine: 200-300 hps Speed: 35 km/h (road) TG (tank Grote or Grotte after the constructor) was a medium weight tank designed in the summer of 1931 in Leningrad, when the prototype was ready for test.

2018年10月31日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the T-42 Super-Heavy Tank Project including pictures.

The TG tank had unprecedentedly powerful armament for an average tank of that time. The main armament of the tank was the 76.2 mm semi-automatic A-19 (PS-19) gun, the most powerful tank...

Imperial TG-5 - Tank of the Russian Empire. It had used to be a Soviet soldier. It looks like the regular TG-5, but with a different (yellowish) coloring and the coat of arms of the RI instead of a star on the body. The main gun is 200 mm caliber. Front turret with …