TL-7 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 360hp
- Penetration
- 252mm
- DPM
- 1,731
- Reload
- 43.00s
- Rate of fire
- 4.81/min
- Aim time
- 2.60s
- Accuracy
- 0.400m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.280
- Shell velocity
- 1,060m/s
- Caliber
- 120mm
- Gun depression
- 15°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 50km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15km/h
- Engine power
- 480hp
- Power/weight
- 17.1hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 30.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 24.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 1.00
- Medium terrain
- 1.10
- Soft terrain
- 1.90
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,100hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 100mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 200mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 260hp
- Track HP
- 230hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 370m
- Signal range
- 745m
- Camo (still)
- 0.3%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.2%
- Weight
- 28.0t
TL-7 historical reference
In June 1954, nine drafts for potential successors of the M48 medium tank were proposed by the Detroit Arsenal. The aim of these projects was to develop a vehicle with a combat weight of about 30 tons that would improve upon the M48's mobility and firepower. In the end, the TL-1 project was selected, but works on the light and well-armed TL-7 tank continued. The results of this work were presented on April 7, 1955, but the project was ultimately canceled in favor of the T95 program. No prototypes were built.