The Legkij Tank Provornova (LTP) is a
light tank
A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner armor and a less powerful main gun, tailored for better tactical mobility and ease of ...
designed by Lieutenant K. J. Provornov in July 1942. Blueprints for the LTP were discovered in the
Main Automotive-Armoured Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation inventions department, but no prototypes have ever been made.
See also
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Spähpanzer SP I.C.
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T-46 (tank)
The T-46 was a Soviet fast light tank developed in 1935, as an improvement to the earlier T-26. The design was later discarded by the government, after the prototypes were built and tested. The project ended up being too expensive and a poor desig ...
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Tanks in World War II
Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Even though tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, production was limited to relatively small numbers in a few countries. However, during World War II, mos ...
References
World War II light tanks
World War II tanks of the Soviet Union
Light tanks of the Soviet Union
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