Category: Special Purpose Vehicle
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PT-76 (Model 1954)
Type: Light Tank/Special Purpose VehicleNation: Soviet UnionPeriod: Cold WarLocation: Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr (Depot), Dresden, Germany Archimedes would be proud The PT-76 was developed from 1949 onwards by the renowned engineer Josef Kotin who previously had supervised the design of the KV-1, IS-2, SU-152 and ISU-152. When the Soviet Navy became interested in the new…
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VT-55A
Type: Special Purpose Vehicle Nation: Soviet Union Period: Cold War Location: Panzerfahrschule Heyse, Steinhöfel, Germany The VT-55A is a Czech armoured recovery vehicle developed from the licence-built Soviet BTS-2, which itself was based on the chassis of the T-55A medium tank. It was produced from 1969 to 1983 and used by several other Warsaw Pact…