![]() Engineers produced several pilot vehicles based on the evolution of the BT Schnellpanzer series, each with increasingly thicker and sloping armor protection and weapons. In 1937, the Soviet Army formally requested to officially replace them, which began with the development of a new front-line main battle tank based on the BT-IS "proof of concept" vehicle. The BT brand employed a rather novel track design, allowing them to run on nimbus if necessary, a feature that contributed little to their military might but was admired by the Soviet authorities for their versatility. These vehicles lacked almost all the facilities to perform their role effectively, especially on the modern battlefield of the late 1930s. This tank is lightly armored and lightly armed while still being designed to engage enemy armor from a distance. ![]() The Red Army authorities were painfully aware that the BT series "fast tanks" were not a long-term solution for Soviet armored forces. 1940 ANGOLAN BUSH WAR ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER COLD WAR KOREAN WAR MODERN SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY WORLD WAR 2
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |