Verdeja Tanks

[Seefelder@psn 131]

 

Halo every one, i just wanted to introduce you to the Verdeja Tank family

The Verdejas tanks where designe and build by Félix Verdeja Bardales between 1938 and 1954 in an attempt to replace German Panzer I and Soviet T-26 tanks in Spanish service.The program led to the development of four prototype vehicles, including a self-propelled howitzer armed with a 75 millimeter (3 in) gun. It was designed as an advanced light tank and was one of the first development programs which took into account survivability of the crew as opposed to the protection of the tank itself.

 

The Verdeja No. 0/Prototyp

 

The first prototyp was completed within two months, on the 10th of January 1939, using only scrap and components from other tanks. One that same day, the vehicle was tested on the military training grounds of San Gregorio in Zaragoza in front of a commission led by Yoldi and high ranking infantry and artillery officers. The commission’s view of the prototype was very favorable, being especially impressed by the new tank’s mobility, armor, and the recently-developed suspension. Whilst these may not sound impressive when compared to developments elsewhere, it was by far the most modern tank produced in Spain. They also saw the possibility of creating versions of the vehicle which would only carry the two machine-guns and command versions. Moreover, they took the prototype to the next step, a second test, this time in front of Generalissimo Franco himself.

 

 

         

 

 

Verdeja No 0/ Prototyp

Dimensions (L-W-H)                        4.498 x 2.152 x 1.572 m (14.76 x 7.06 x 5.16 ft) Total weight, battle Ready               6.8 tons Crew                                                3 People Propulsion                                       Ford V8 Model 48 Speed                                              44 km/h Range                                              120 km Armament                                        45/46 mm model 1932 + 2x MG 13 7.92mm Armor                                               7-25 mm     Verdeja No 1 After the successfull trials on January 1939 , Verdeja set out to make some modifications to his tank based on recommendations from the commission and his own ideas to give the vehicle more power and to create something more similar to his original concept. In May 1940, the project was resumed with 100,000 pesetas with the aim of finishing the construction of the Verdeja No. 1 with the provision that it would be finished and ready for testing within three months. Unfortunately for Verdeja, his vehicle was missing some of the desired components, such as the Lincoln ‘Zephyr’ engine, so the underpowered Ford V-8 engine of the prototype was retained.             Verdeja No 1 Dimensions (L-W-H)                        4.498 x 2.152 x 1.572 m (14.76 x 7.06 x 5.16 ft) Total weight, battle Ready               6.8 tons Crew                                                3 People Propulsion                                       Ford V8 Model 48 Speed                                              44 km/h Range                                              220 km Armament                                        45/44 Mark I S.A Plasencia + 2x MG 13 7.92mm Armor                                               7-25 mm   Verdeja No 2   As the Verdeja 1 program dissolved, Verdeja began to design a successor taking into consideration lessons learned during the opening campaigns of the Second World War. The new design featured a redesigned engine bay at the rear of the chassis, which meant moving the drive sprocket to the rear as well. The movement of the engine's location allowed for better cooling of the vehicle's motor and the fighting compartment, as well as allowing the turret to be moved forward. The vehicle's armor was also increased substantially by between five and ten millimetres.This new tank was not approved for production or further development because of finacial issue.        Verdeja No 2 Dimensions (L-W-H)                        5.116 x 2.264 x 1.735 m (16.78 x 7.43 x 5.69 ft) Total weight, battle Ready               11.9 tons Crew                                                3 People Propulsion                                       Lincoln Zephyr 86H Speed                                              46 km/h Range                                              220 km Armament                                        45/44 Mark I S.A Plasencia + 2x MG 13 7.92mm Armor                                               12-40 mm   Verdeja 75/45 mm Being directly converted from another vehicle, the SPG version retained several features of the Verdeja No. 1 including the suspension, undercarriage, and most of the frontal section. The turret, the roof in the rear section and the rear wall which went down to the mudguards were completely removed.             Verdeja 75/45 mm Dimensions (L-W-H)                        4.498 x 2.152 x 1.572 m (14.76 x 7.06 x 5.16 ft) Total weight, battle Ready               6.8 tons Crew                                                3 People Propulsion                                       Ford V8 Model 48 Speed                                              44 km/h Range                                              220 km Armament                                        RR 75 mm/L40 SECN Armor                                               7-25 mm   What do you guys think of this tanks?   Source: www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/spain/Interwar_Spanish_Tanks.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdeja#Verdeja_2 https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/08/20/verdeja-1-tank/ Book: Blindados en España             publisher: La Maquina

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 13, 2019 by *Seefelder

[blaZzinG_FurY@psn 298]

Open for discussion

[Solarmod 1,204]

+1 for Italy.

[eleks12 1,079]

+1 I think Spanish and Latin American tanks will fit well into the Italian tech tree. In form of either Premium/Event machines. But im also fine if the tree is overhauled into a International tree with  Spanish/Latino tanks.

[PrussianOwl 442]

On 14/10/2019 at 11:02, eleks12 said:

+1 I think Spanish and Latin American tanks will fit well into the Italian tech tree. In form of either Premium/Event machines. But im also fine if the tree is overhauled into a International tree with  Spanish/Latino tanks.

Pan-Latin tree when? And +1 from me

Edited October 20, 2019 by PrussianOwl

[MasterOfUltramar 1,711]

+1 Independent Axis nations tree.

[Охраняет-Камни 6,650]

+1 for the Italian tree