BT-42
| BT-42 | |
|---|---|
BT-42 at the Parola Tank Museum | |
| Type | Assault gun |
| Place of origin | Finland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1944 |
| Used by | Finland |
| Wars | Continuation War |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1942 |
| No. built | 18 |
| Variants | BT-43 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 15 tonnes |
| Length | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armor | 6-16 mm |
Main armament | 114 mm (4.5-inch) howitzer (50 rounds) |
| Engine | Mikulin M-17T V-12 gasoline engine 500 hp (370 kW) |
| Power/weight | 33.33 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Christie |
| Ground clearance | 0.31 m |
Operational range | 375 km (233 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 53 km/h (33 mph) |
The BT-42 was a Finnish assault gun, constructed during the Continuation War. It was constructed from captured Soviet BT-7 light tanks and British 4.5-inch howitzers (114 mm-calibre light howitzer, model 1908) from 1918, which had been donated during the Winter War. Eighteen vehicles were constructed, yet only 1 survives to this day, housed at the Parola Tank Museum.