Welll I feel I need to ask more hard questions... :wink: At least two such vehicles were produced. It took part in the Winter War and later in 1941. One such tank was in the 12th Mechanised Corps in 1941 A guess only of course. OT-131/132?
A guess only of course. OT-131/132? OT-131 and OT-132 were different models :p Lets wait for other opinions...if anybody confirms your point, or not... Alex
OT-131 and OT-132 were different models :p Lets wait for other opinions...if anybody confirms your point, or not... Alex I am definitely not a tanker! I had a couple of guesses of models from google of which only a couple/few were produced without the benefit of photos.
I am definitely not a tanker! I had a couple of guesses of models from google of which only a couple/few were produced without the benefit of photos. Don't worry. I think not all Russian tankers can recognise both vehicles.... They really not too widely known... Lets wait a bit more and if nobody can recognise them I'll open their names...:ruflag[1]:
Welll I feel I need to ask more hard questions... :wink: At least two such vehicles were produced. It took part in the Winter War and later in 1941. One such tank was in the 12th Mechanised Corps in 1941 Well... So, I think nobody is aware what this vehicle is.... Ok, I'll tell you... This flamethrower tank has name OT-134 (KhT-134) It was the last attempt to make a flame thrower tank on T-26's chassis. It even was protected by additional armor plates. But T-26 chassis was too weak for carrying too thick armor. So, later flame throwers were made on more heavier chassis.... Regards, Alex
Hi Alex, This is why I did not put down the OT-134. By this there were 1336 made. http://www.battlefield.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=50 OT-130 - a flame-thrower tank, 1938. Armament: flame-thrower, one machine-gun. OT-131 - a flame-thrower tank, 1938. Armament: flame-thrower, one machine-gun. A few tanks were produced. OT-132 - a flame-thrower tank, 1938. Armament: flame-thrower, one machine-gun. A few tanks were produced. OT-133 - a flame-thrower tank 1939. Armament: flame-thrower, 2 machine-guns. OT-134 - a flame-thrower tank 1940. Armament: 45 mm 20K gun, flame-thrower, 2 machine-guns. 1336 tanks were produced.
This unusual tank was hit during the Winter War. rather large amount of those vehicles were built (~50). But been very secret they were used too seldom. The most glorious usage was agaisnt Finland, where some vehicles were lost. Soviet command didn't used (or used in very limited scale) these vehicles against Germans. Fate of residual vehicles is unknown.... Another photo This interesting vehicle is remote controlled tank T-26 equipped with TOZ-IV radio-device (take a look at two antennas behind opened turret hatch). Also these tanks are known as TT-26 (But there were two modifications, with TOZ-IV and TOZ-VI devices. TOZ-IV vehicles were based on OT-130 chassis and TOZ-VI vehicles on ordinary line T-26 tanks) A pair of tanks contained Master tank and Slave one. The 217th Separate Tank Battalion (32 remote controlled tanks and control tanks) and 7th Special Tank Company (7 tanks with TOZ-IV) took part in battles agaisnt Finns in Winter War from Dec. 10 until Dec. 21. On Dec. 17 the 1/217th TB tried to use 3 remote controlled TT-26 and lost one of them hit. The 2/217th abd 3/217th TB tried to use 5 remote controlled tanks together with T-28s All of TT-26 were hit. Until removing from the frontline remote controlled tanks supported infantry like ordinary tanks. On Feb. 10, 1940 one remote controlled tank was filled with explosives and targeted to the pillbox No. 35 in Hottinen area. but it was hit and exploded before it managed to reach the pillbox. On Feb. 14 remote controlled tanks were used for recon of minefields and lost in these missions 4 vehicles. Overall losses of the battalion in fights: 14 killed, 16 wounded, lost 42 tanks (from them 6 irreparable, 21 sent for thorough repair, 15 repaired by own forces) Tanks of the 7th Company were used like ordinary line tanks as remote control device were too shabby In 1941 remote controlled tanks were in the 51st Separate Tank Battalion. The single known document for it on Nov. 21'41 tels that echelon of remote controlled tanks (62 vehicles) stays on Ryazan railway station prepared for evacuation to Syzran'. Further fate of those vehicles is unknown.... Regards, Alex
A T-34 with a JS-85 turret? I have no idea what it's designation can be. Clue:A prototype vehicle was manufactured and subjected to trials. The XXX was never accepted for service. rear view, see it's not a T-34.
T43? Build up to the stopgap T44 design. Tell me, don't ask me. Yes it is T-43, KMDB - T-43 Medium Tank They binned it and came out with T-34/85.
O O O I know this one its a SMK heavy. Bit of a fan of twin turret tanks, was a disaster, got a real pasting in the Finish war. being lacking in outright firepower and mobility. twin turret tanks a re great need to bring them back. Kev
THis is a great Tank. look at the suspension system. Classic KV/IS. Look at the reat turret, thats gotta be a soviet turret, quitre resemblance to the T34 turret. Landmark I reckon.
Could also be a T-100. The T-100 and the SMK (Sergius Mironovitch Kirov) were almost identical in appearance. The first use by the Soviets of the torsion bar suspension, this allowed more space inside the hull than the Christie type and therefore paved the way for a larger turret diameter and larger guns. Interesting to note that the Soviets used abbreviations of famous people to name their heavy tanks. The aformentioned SMK, the KV series named after Klimenti Voroshilov, the Soviet People's Commissar for defence. And the IS series, of course named after uncle Joe, or should that be Ioe.
