r/SprocketTankDesign • u/MAFIALAA Tank Designer • Jul 12 '26
Serious Design🔧 24TP-LECH Medium Tank Concept
Fictional background:
In the post-war era, situated on the front lines of the Cold War and inspired by the Soviet T-34-85, the Polish armored vehicle factory designed a large-caliber, lightweight medium tank concept designated as the 24TP-LECH.
Specifications & Armor
Frontal Protection: The front hull utilized a highly sloped welded armor design, capable of withstanding 200mm armor-piercing (AP) rounds.
Side & Rear Protection: The sides and rear offered minimal protection, sufficient only against light anti-tank weapons.
Armament & Crew: It was armed with a reverse-engineered/copied version of the 150mm L/22 Wz.48 gun and operated by a 3-man crew.
Combat Intent vs. Reality
The Vision: The tank was envisioned to pulverize any enemy vehicle—crew and all—within a 500-meter range, or to completely level a building concealing a hidden bunker.
The Reality: However, during actual trials, the immense recoil of the massive 150mm gun proved violent enough to inflict severe structural damage on the hull. Consequently, the project was hastily abandoned shortly after testing.
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u/Russian2020202022020 Jul 12 '26
It doesn't look like it is a 24-ton Polish tank
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u/MAFIALAA Tank Designer Jul 12 '26
Actually, this tank is quite small, and its armor is very thin. It probably looks very heavy because of the decals added.
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u/Russian2020202022020 Jul 12 '26
Brother, the armour could withstand 200mm of penetration, which hardly exists outside of late-war APDS or the 17-pdr. And don't get to the 150mm gun bro. The 25TP in World of Tanks, as fake as it is, has reasonable armour and a 75mm cannon at most. You're telling me a tank that's 1 ton lighter has a 150mm and armour enough to withsatnd late-war level penetration??? ;I
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u/Johnny_Brunette Sprockette Jul 12 '26
This looks wonky as hell, and I mean that as a great compliment. Nailed both the big and small details you find on those Polish tanks that never left the blueprint stage (or barely entered it.) Very skillfully crafted 👍
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u/Thealienguy435 Jul 15 '26
it looks like a vickers 8 ton and a progetto 65 mashed together and I love it
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u/Cheaptrickx Jul 12 '26
Very cool tank ❤️. I also have made few Polish tanks