The BT tank was one of a series of Soviet light tanks produced in large numbers between 1932 and 1941. They were lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for their time, and had the best mobility o
BT-5 side view
A-32 prototype undergoing tests in 1939. Notice 76.2 mm L-10 gun and the presence of five road wheels.
BT-7 tanks in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol
A Soviet BT-7 model 1935 destroyed during the 1941 German offensive
The BT-5 was the second tank in the Soviet BT series of tanks. The BT-5 improved on the previous BT-2, such as a new turret fitted with a 45 mm anti-tank gun that was also used on the T-26 and the BT-
A surviving BT-5 at the Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad Museum