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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
BT-7
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The BT-7 was the last of the BT series of Soviet cavalry tanks that were produced in large numbers between 1935 and 1940. It was lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for the time, and had much
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…BT-SV-2 Cherepakha ("turtle"): another prototype, this took armour sloping to an extreme BT-7M (1938, prototypes designated A-8; sometimes referred to as BT-8): new V-2 diesel engine replacing earlier gasoline engines. A-20 (also known as BT-20…
BT-7M, 1940, with tracks removed from the wheels and carried on the hull
German infantry and Soviet armoured forces meet along the agreed-upon demarcation line after the 1939 Invasion of Poland.