TACAM R-1
Romanian tank destroyer project
| TACAM R-1 | |
|---|---|
 Reconstruction of what the TACAM R-1 would have looked like, based on its description. | |
| Type | Tank Destroyer |
| Place of origin |  Kingdom of Romania |
| Service history | |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1943 |
| Specifications (R-1) | |
| Length | 3.2 metres (10 ft) |
| Width | 1.73 metres (5.7 ft) |
Main armament | 1 x 45 mm 45 mm 20-K |
Secondary armament | 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun |
| Engine | 6-cylinder, water-cooled Praga RHP 55 horsepower (41 kW) |
| Transmission | 5-speed Praga-Wilson |
| Suspension | leaf spring |
The TACAM R-1 (Tun Anticar pe Afet Mobil R-1 – "Anti-tank gun on R-1 mobile gun carriage") was a small tank destroyer for use by Romania during World War II. It was designed on 22 November 1943 at the request of the Romanian General Staff. Fourteen R-1 vehicles were to be rearmed with 45 mm 20-K guns. Although this vehicle was designed to be used only for security duties, the project was cancelled because it was eventually regarded as a waste of badly needed industrial capacity, the 45 mm gun having been obsolete against most Soviet tanks by then.[1]
See also
- R-1 tank
- other TACAM tank destroyers
Notes
- ^ Axworthy, p. 228
References
- Mark Axworthy, Cornel Scafeș, Cristian Crăciunoiu,Third Axis. Fourth Ally. Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941-1945, Arms and Armour, London, 1995. ISBN 1-85409-267-7
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