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7TP

In service 1935 - 1939

Polish development of the Vickers 6-Ton and the best tank available in September 1939.

Built byPanstwowe Zaklady Inzynierii

7TP
Light tank 7TP crossing an embankment — Unknown author, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Development history

Poland improved the Vickers 6-Ton with a diesel engine, thicker armour and the excellent Bofors 37 mm gun, which could penetrate any German tank of 1939. Only around 140 were built, far too few to affect the campaign, and surviving vehicles were pressed into German service.

Variants

One canonical record, 2 recorded variants.

  1. 7TP twin-turret

    1935

    Two machine-gun turrets in the Vickers pattern.

  2. 7TP single-turret

    1937

    Swedish Bofors turret with the 37 mm wz. 37 gun.

Notable actions

  • Invasion of Poland 1939
  • Defence of Warsaw 1939