Tag: soviet army
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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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SU-100
Type: Tank Destroyer Nation: Soviet Union Period: World War 2 Location: Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Ravensbrück, Fürstenberg/Havel, Germany Inspired by the German turretless StuG assault guns, the Soviet Union had started to develop a similar vehicle based on the T-34 chassis in the summer of 1942. The resulting SU-122 was equipped with a short 122 mm…