Soviet PT-76 — Fully Amphibious Light Tank

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Soviet PT-76 — Fully Amphibious Light Tank” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/soviet-pt-76-fully-amphibious-light-tank/.

 

[Cedric]

Frontal armor of 0.43 inches sloped at 80 degrees is not bad. The formula Thickness Line of Sight = Thickness Normal/Cos(angle of slope) means it had an equivalent thickness of about 2.5 inches while saving some weight.