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However, the topic is present in the T-35-1/T-35-2 page. For about a year, it plugged a vital gap in Russian forces, while production of medium tanks was stepped up. SU-152, unknown unit, eastern Prussia, early 1945. German SU-76M, 5th SS Panzerdivision “Wiking”, Poland, summer 1944. The tanks played a vital part. Thailand A SU-122 at Kursk, July 1943, freshly arrived from the factory with a rather unusual sand livery over the usual olive green. I could be better if you could say about all Russian tanks like kl vi or some other tanks like a-20 bt 2 but this site it’s very good starters, Hello Filippos, Отечественные Бронированные Машины, Том 2 1941-1945. Up-gunned T-38T with a 20 mm (0.79 in) ShVAK in 1938, used for tests. Pavlov, I.V. It was fast and powerful, with a highly reliable engine, simple to manufacture (and the base design was simplified even more during the war), had a high-velocity 76 mm (2.99 in) gun suitable against any German tank of the time. Some 70 were up-gunned with a HV 45 mm (1.77 in) gun in 1941, and used as bunkers. Get all 4 Tank Encyclopedia Magazine issues for 25% off. 650 built – 1932-33, successful cruiser or fast tank (based on the Christie M1931). Polish SU-152, eastern Germany, 1945. I was absolutely sure, that there was an article about the soviet Tank Grote. Heavy tank design was also influenced by the need for breakthrough tanks. Note the BT soviet high speed tracked (rolled) light tank based on USA Christie chassis (same like the branch of service emblem). Russian arms production during WW2 amounted to 99,150 armored vehicles (including all kinds of assault guns, tank destroyers and self-propelled guns) from June 1941 to May 1945. A Model 1942 late production vehicle on the Southern Front, with an unusual camouflage, summer 1944. Here is an Ukrainian steppe summer livery for this Beutepanzer SU-85(R), which fought with the XXIIIrd Panzerdivision. A BA-64B on the Southern Front sector, early 1944. Nevertheless, it gave new confidence to the crews which could have a fighting chance against the best German tanks. 701. BA-6 of the Spanish Republican Army, defense of Madrid, May 1937. The first Soviet attempt was a rather feeble effort in “reverse engineering” so common to Soviet technology of … A few were built, but their development paved the way for the more ambitious KV-85. This year they’re coming out with not one, but three tank-orientated WW2 movies. A camouflaged early production T-37A, part of the September 1939 Polish invasion. Impressed, the Russian commission bought two Christie M1931 tanks (which arrived turretless, much to the Soviets’ chagrin) and the license to manufacture them. I read that a lot of the slogans were put there by the workers in the tank assembly plants. The only tanks of the BT series sent to Spain were BT-5s. December and January 1942 saw a Red Army massive scale counter-attack, the first of this campaign. In 1945, after Germany surrendered, they threw all this might against the Japanese forces in Manchuria, which was largely under-equipped. Turretless Beutepanzer T-70 (captured T-70) used as supply carrier. The BT-7 entered service in 1935, having been developed from a specification set down in 1931. T-38 of an organic unit of the Independent Light Tank Battalion, Leningrad Front, Nevskaya Operative group, October 1942. After his death in January 1924, Stalin took his place and, after years of forced agrarian reforms, tried in the 1930s to raise the USSR to the level of the western industries. Captured Finnish Komsomolets. It also has the “horseshoe” radio type antenna. SU-76M, unknown unit, winter 1943-1944 T-70M offered by funds from the Schoolchildren Avt. Another landmark in this incredible story is the fast relocation of all heavy war industries beyond the Ural range, in an unprecedented and ruthless way, followed by a complete production reorganization around a few tank types. Hello, What is the color of the primer coat for Russian tanks during WWII? Another British product which was held in high esteem by the Soviet government was the Vickers light amphibious tank, designed for the export market. The ZiS-30 tank hunter which was based on the T-20. The T-60 was therefore given thicker armor than its predecessor. I think IS-10 is T-10 or IS-8. Italy A BT-5 model 1933 from the Spanish Nationalist forces, 1938. Павлов, И.В. Notice the wooden beam, attached with leather straps. Czechoslovakia KV-1S, late production, unknown unit, Berlin, May 1945. The first one was everything the perfect tank could be in 1941. These quickly deteriorated the track links. It is said that the Russians could have won the Second World War without any support from the US or Commonwealth forces, above all because of their large quantity of produced T-34 tanks. Designed in 1938 and entering service in 1940, the KV-1 was designed to break through fixed defenses. I wanted to know if you are going to/working on the SU-57B? I am looking for details of Soviet Armoured Recovery vehicles, circa 1943. Shop high-quality unique Ww2 Russian Light Tank T-Shirts designed and sold by artists. The Russian film industry continues to move forward towards a slick, near-Hollywood tier level, with its WW2 movies at least. Bolivia The T-44 was a short-lived attempt to create a “universal tank” (marrying aspects of the T-34 and KV-1) to ease mass production by commonality. The Soviet IS-1, the true successor to the KV series (named after Joseph Stalin and sometimes written as JS-1). But my other mates Ian and Wayne – who paint for Battle Front – give them British Khaki uniforms, i.e. Only one tank was built, and it had a tremendous influence on the first Soviet design, the T-28. / Domestic Armored Vehicles, Vol. BT-5, late model, stripped winter camouflage, December 1941. The T-26, the most widely produced tank of the thirties. The series continued on until the death of Stalin in 1953. (CNN) — Russia is taking back World War II-era tanks from Laos because, well, Moscow needs a star, lots of them. The BT-7 cavalry tank was derived from the Christie design. Many such vehicles were disabled and evacuated by their crews, then towed and repaired by the Wehrmacht, which tried to replace depleted units. 75 built – 1945, light SPAAG, based on the T-60/T-70 chassis. Hungary Chassis were converted to carry rocket launchers or tow artillery instead. The turret inspired later Cold War designs. It was completely disassembled, studied and reproduced by workers of the factory “Red Sormovo” in 1920. Only 360 were delivered. It was produced from 1928 to 1931, armed with a 37 mm (1.46 in) and a machine-gun. Captured Finnish T-37A, spring 1941. Mostly, turretless tanks were used, or tractors. But did it have enough power to get the job done? T-37A in winter livery. SU-76M, 7th Mechanized Corps, winter 1943-44