T-50 tank

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T-50 light infantry tank
T-50 "20" at the Kubinka Tank Museum
Type	Light infantry tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1941-1945
Used by	Soviet Union Finland
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	S. Ginzburg, L. Troyanov, OKMO
Designed	1939–41
Manufacturer	Factory 174, Leningrad/Chkalov
Produced	1941–42
No. built	69
Specifications ([1])
Mass	14 tonnes (14 long tons; 15 short tons)
Length	5.20 m (17 ft 1 in)
Width	2.47 m (8 ft 1 in)
Height	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Crew	4
Armor	12–37 mm (0.47–1.46 in)
Main armament	45 mm Model 1932/38 20-K gun (150 rds.)
Secondary armament	7.62 mm DT machine gun
Engine	diesel inline-six engine 300 hp (220 kW)
Power/weight	21 hp/tonne (16 kW/tonne)
Suspension	torsion bar
Fuel capacity	350 L (77 imp gal; 92 US gal)
Operational range	220 km (140 mi)
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)

The T-50 was a light infantry tank built by the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II. The design for this vehicle had some advanced features, but was complicated and expensive, and only a short production run of 69 tanks was completed.