9/9/2023 0 Comments Light modern tankTurrets with observation slits, than the original British version of the The 1931 model of the twin turreted T-26 had higher One of the reasons it was chosen over competing designs wasīecause it was suited for mass production as it was relatively cheap andĮasy to build. The Russians copied the Vickers 6 ton tank design and made a fewĬhanges. It had a top road speed of 31 km/h (19 mph) and off Was powered by a 4-cylinder petrol flat air-cooled engine with which It could also be used for reconnaissance work. It was not intended to take onĮnemy tanks in combat. This tanks was intended to be used as a mobile machine gun post thatĬould cross enemy barbed wire and trenches and break through their linesįollowed by supporting infantry units. Soviet Army service on 13th February 1931. The Russiansĭesignated this British designed tank the T-26. Other tanks were also purchased at the same time. Light tank that was based on their Vickers Mark E export tank chassis. May 1930where they were sold 15 Vickers 6-ton Model A (twin turret) Notice the shell holes in the right turret.Ī delegation was sent to Vickers in England. Surviving WW2 Red Army T-26 twin-turret Light Tank Russians decided they too need more modern tanks as they only had a fewĬaptured WW1 tanks from the Civil War and the T-18 light tank that was That they were rearming with modern French and British tanks. Military threat came from their neighbour Poland. In the late 1920's the Soviet High Command believed their biggest T-26 twin-turret preserved WW2 Red Army Light Tank Surviving Soviet WW2 Tanks
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