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Russian Tanks, 1900–1970: The Complete Illustrated History of Soviet Armoured Theory and Design, Harrisburg Penn.: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-1493-4. Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8
This finding led directly to a new generation of Soviet tanks. In 1939 the most numerous Soviet tank models were the T-26 light tank, and the BT series of fast tanks. Tanks T-26 (1933 built with two turrets) from 133 th Brigade of the 45 th Mechanized Corps (Kyiv military district). "Big Kiev maneuvers". September 1935.
Tanks (There are up to 2,900 tanks in storage in addition to the numbers below) [42] T-54: Main battle tank: 70 [42] Soviet Union: Withdrawn from storage in the beginning of March 2023. [50] T-54-3s, T-54Bs, T-54Ms, T-55As and T-55A Mod. 1981s were seen in videos on trains. [51] At least one was converted into a remote-controlled VBIED and ...
The T-14 Armata (Russian: Т-14 «Армата»; industrial designation Russian: Объект 148, romanized: Obyekt 148, lit. 'Object 148') is a Russian fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform. The Russian Army initially planned to acquire 2,300 T-14s between 2015 and 2020.
Since at least the 1980s, however, many academic sources (notably, AFV expert Steven Zaloga) have used Soviet-style nomenclature: T-34 for the models armed with 76.2 mm guns, and T-34-85 for models armed with 85 mm guns, with minor models distinguished by year, as T-34 Model 1940. Some Russian historians use different names: they refer to the ...
The Cyprus House Defence Committee approved funds in January 2009 for the purchase of 41 Russian-built T-90 tanks. The money was included as part of the 2009 defence budget. Cyprus already operates the Russian-made T-80 tank. [73] In March 2010 it was reported that Cyprus had opted for 41 additional T-80s instead of purchasing T-90s. [74]
Russia is losing proportionally more of its more modern than its older tank models. For example, the T-72B3 — dating from 2010 — and T-72B3 Obr. 2016 — dating from 2016 — are two of the ...
In early June, T-62 tanks equipped with improvised slat armor, similar to that used on more modern Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks, were identified in Kherson Oblast. [ 41 ] Later in June, the Head of North Ossetia–Alania , Sergey Menyaylo , announced that volunteers in the Alania Battalion had received a tank unit equipped with T-62 tanks. [ 42 ]