IT-1
| IT-1 (tank) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Missile tank Anti-tank missile carrier |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1968–1973 |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer | A.E. Nudelman |
| Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod |
| No. built | 220 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 34.5 t (38.0 short tons; 34.0 long tons) |
| Length | 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) |
| Armor | Cast turret 220 mm at 73 ° turret front 165 mm turret sides 30 to 58 mm turret roof 65 mm turret rear 102 mm at 30° hull front 16 to 30 mm hull roof 20 mm hull floor 80 mm at 90° hull sides |
Main armament | 2K4 Missile launcher (recharge of 15 3M7 Drakon anti-tank missiles) |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2000 rounds) |
| Engine | V-55 12-cylinder 4-stroke one-chamber 38.88 liter water-cooled diesel 581 hp (433 kW) at 2,000 rpm |
| Power/weight | 14.5 hp/tonne (10.8 kW/tonne) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 391 km (243 mi) on road (650 km (400 mi) with two 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) extra fuel tanks) |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) (road) 35 km/h (22 mph) (cross country) |
The IT-1 (Russian: Истребитель танков–1 - 'Istrebitel tankov–1', lit. 'tank destroyer-1') was a Soviet Cold War missile tank based on the hull of the T-62. The tank fired specially designed 3M7 Drakon missiles from a pop-up launcher. It saw a very limited service between 1968 and 1970. The large deadzone around the tank created by the missiles' minimum range combined with the limited amount of ammunition carried made it unpopular with the military. Also, the 520 kg of guidance equipment needed for the missile was impractical. Eventually, the tanks were converted into recovery vehicles. A turbine-powered version was also developed named the IT-1T.