![Soviet big 7](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Soviet_big_7.jpg)
Below is a list of
tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engin ...
s and other
armoured fighting vehicles
An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally combining operational mobility with offensive and defensive capabilities. AFVs can be wheeled or tracked. Examples of AFVs are tanks, armoured cars ...
of the
Russian empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
,
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
, the
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
, and
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
.
Imperial Russia, World War I
!['Polevoy Bronenosets' of Porokhovchsikov](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/%27Polevoy_Bronenosets%27_of_Porokhovchsikov.JPG)
Armored tractors
*Gulkevich's armored tractor
*F. Blinov armored tractor
*Walter armored vehicle
Tanks
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Vezdekhod
The ''Vezdekhod'' (russian: Вездеход) was the first true tank to be developed in the Russian Empire. The word Vezdekhod means "anywhere goer" and in modern Russian means "all-terrain vehicle". The initial project was indeed an ATV. It di ...
*Vezdekhod No.2
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Tsar tank
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Mendeleev Tank (project)
*Rybinsk tank
*Earth Battleship (''Земной броненосец'') - project
Self-propelled guns
*Drizhenko self-propelled gun
*Turtle (Navrotsky Self-propelled gun)
After World War I to early World War II (1918-1940)
Armored cars
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FAI
* FAI-2
*''Broneavtomobil''-series armored cars:
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BA-I
The BA-I (sometimes BAI) is a Soviet three-axle armoured car. Only 82 vehicles of this type were built in 1932-1934, nevertheless the design initiated a series of heavy armoured cars of Izhorskij plant: BA-3, BA-6, BA-9, and BA-10. Some vehicl ...
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BA-3
The BA-3 (russian: Broneavtomobil 3) was a heavy armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1933, followed by a slightly changed model BA-6 in 1936. Both were based mostly on BA-I, the most important development being the new turret, same as i ...
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BA-5
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BA-6
** BA-6S - half-tracked version of BA-6
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BA-9
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BA-10
The BA-10 ( ru , Broneavtomobil 10, italic=yes) was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1938 and produced through 1941. It was the most produced Soviet pre-1941 heavy armored car – 3311 were built in three versions. These versio ...
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BA-11
The BA-11 or Broneavtomobil 11 () was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union. It was intended to replace the BA-10, but production was prevented by the Nazi German invasion of 1941. The BA-11 was a heavy armored car designed based on a ...
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BA-20
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BA-21
The BA-21 was an experimental Soviet armored car from 1938. It was a major modification of the BA-20, using a triaxial truck chassis instead of biaxial. The next year, the design was further developed into the LB-23, which had a better engine. B ...
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BA-23
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BA-27
The BA-27 was a Soviet first series-produced armoured car, manufactured from 1928 to 1931, and used for scouting and infantry support duties early in the Second World War. The BA-27 was a heavy armoured car, having the same turret and armament a ...
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BA-30
The BA-30 was a Soviet half-track armored car developed in 1937. Only a small number were built.
Developments
Developed at the NATI Institute, it was hoped that the BA-30 would be an improvement on the off-road performance of the previous BA s ...
* BAD-1
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BAD-2
* BDT
* BKhM-1000/800
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D-8 Armored Car
D-8 (Dyrenkov-8) was an early Soviet armored vehicle built in 1932–34. Only 60 were built; it was quickly superseded by the FAI armoured car. Both were assembled in the Izhorsky Factory near Leningrad.
Design
As a result of their extensive exp ...
* D-9
* D-12
* D-13
* D-18/37
* DSh
* DTR
* FVV
* GAZ-TK
* KS-18
* PB-4
* PB-7
* ''Matval
Tankettes
![Танкетка Т-17](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A2-17.JPG)
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T-17 -3 built
*T-21
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T-23 - 5 built
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T-27
The T-27 was a tankette produced in the 1930s by the Soviet Union. It was based on the design of the Carden Loyd tankette, bought under license from the United Kingdom in 1930.
Design
The Soviets were not fully satisfied with the Carden Loyd desi ...
based on the
Carden Loyd tankette
The Carden Loyd tankettes were a series of British tankettes of the period between the World Wars, the most successful of which was the Mark VI, the only version built in significant numbers. It became a classic tankette design worldwide, was l ...
*D-7
*D-44
*''Shchitonoska''
*''Fordzon''
Amphibious light tanks
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T-37
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T-38
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T-40
The T-40 amphibious scout tank was an amphibious light tank used by the Soviet Union during World War II. It was armed with one 12.7 mm (0.5 in) DShK machine gun. It was one of the few tanks that could cross an unfordable river without ...
Light tanks
![T-34 light tank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/T-34_light_tank.png)
*"Freedom Fighter Lenin" - locally built copy of the
Renault FT
The Renault FT (frequently referred to in post-World War I literature as the FT-17, FT17, or similar) was a French light tank that was among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history. The FT was the first production tank to ...
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T-18 (MS-1)
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T-19
The T-19 was a Soviet light tank design of the interwar years. Conceived as the mainstay of the new Soviet tank armies, it was a development of the T-18, ultimately based on the First World War-era French Renault FT. When ready for production in ...
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T-25 (STZ-25)
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T-26
The T-26 tank was a Soviet light tank used during many conflicts of the Interwar period and in World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and was one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s until its light ...
*T-26-5
*T-33
*T-34 Light Tank
*T-41
*T-43 light tank
*T-43-2
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T-46
*T-51
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BT-2
The BT tanks (russian: Быстроходный танк/БТ, translit=Bystrokhodnyy tank, lit. "fast moving tank" or "high-speed tank") were a series of Soviet light tanks produced in large numbers between 1932 and 1941. They were lightly arm ...
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BT-5
The BT tanks (russian: Быстроходный танк/БТ, translit=Bystrokhodnyy tank, lit. "fast moving tank" or "high-speed tank") were a series of Soviet light tanks produced in large numbers between 1932 and 1941. They were lightly arm ...
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BT-IS
*RBT-5 - BT-5 with torpedo rockets on the turret sides
*BT-6
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BT-7
The BT-7 BT (russian: БТ) is the Russian abbreviation for "fast tank" (, ). 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 ...
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BT-7A - BT-7 armed with 76mm KT-28 gun
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BT-7M, or BT-8
*BT-203
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BT-SV
The BT-SV ( Bystrohodny Tank-Stalin Voroshilov) was an experimental Soviet light tank. In 1936, Soviet engineer Tsiganov proposed a new high-speed (BT) light tank based on the BT-7. The design was to incorporate sloped armor similar to the T-34, ...
, or BT-SW-2
*BT-Tsyganova - a "very fast" version of the BT-7 by N. F. Tsyganova
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Teletank
Teletanks were a series of wireless remotely controlled unmanned tanks produced in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and early 1940s so as to reduce combat risk to soldiers. They saw their first combat use in the Winter War, at the start of World Wa ...
(TT)
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A-20
*STZ-35
*D-38
*PT-1
*TM tank
*0-10
*Teplokhod AN
*D-10
*D-11
*TMM
*LTTB
Medium tanks
![Medium tank A-32](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Medium_tank_A-32.jpg)
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T-12
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T-24
The T-24 was a Soviet medium tank built in 1931. Only twenty four were built, and none saw combat. This was the first tank produced at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov, which was later responsible for the very successful BT series, T-34 and T-54 S ...
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Tank Grotte (TG-1) (experimental)
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T-28
The T-28 was a Soviet multi-turreted medium tank. The prototype was completed in 1931, and production began in late 1932. It was an infantry support tank intended to break through fortified defences. The T-28 was designed to complement the hea ...
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T-29 (experimental)
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A-32 A32, A 32, A.32 or A-32 may refer to:
* Aero A.32, a Czech ground attack aircraft built before World War II
* Brewster XA-32, an American ground attack aircraft from World War II
* Focke-Wulf A 32, a 1930 German small airliner
* HLA-A32, a huma ...
(T-34 prototype)
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T-34
The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. When introduced its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was less powerful than its contemporaries while its 60-degree sloped armour provided good protection against Anti-tank warfare, anti-tan ...
*GUBP
*TA-1
*TA-2
*D-4
*D-5
*IT-3
*Object 112
*Object 115
Heavy tanks
![Sirken heavy tank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Sirken_heavy_tank.jpg)
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T-35
The T-35 was a Soviet multi- turreted heavy tank of the interwar period and early Second World War that saw limited production and service with the Red Army. Often called a land battleship, it was the only five-turreted heavy tank in the world ...
*T-39
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SMK (Experimental)
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T-100 tank
The T-100 was a Soviet twin-turreted heavy tank prototype, designed in 1938–39 as a possible replacement for the T-35 heavy tank. The T-100 was designed by N. Barykov's OKMO design team at S.M. Kirov Factory No. 185 in Leningrad. The T-100 w ...
(Experimental)
*KV-0 (Prototype for KV-1)
*T-30
*TP-1
*TA-3
*Sirkena tank project
*Danchenko tank project
*Object 0-50
*Object 103
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T-100-Z
*IS
*VL (project)
*TG-V
*TG-VI
Tank destroyers and SPGs
![Prototype of SU-14 in trial, 1934](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Prototype_of_SU-14_in_trial%2C_1934.jpg)
*4M
*29K
*AT-1
*SU-1
*SU-2
*SU-3
*SU-4
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SU-5
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SU-6
The Sukhoi Su-6 was a Soviet Union, Soviet attack aircraft, ground-attack aircraft developed during World War II. The mixed-power (rocket and piston engines) high-altitude interceptor Su-7 was based on the single-seat Su-6 prototype.
Design an ...
*SU-7
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SU-8
SU-8 is a commonly used epoxy-based negative photoresist. Negative refers to a photoresist whereby the parts exposed to UV become cross-linked, while the remainder of the film remains soluble and can be washed away during development.
As shown ...
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SU-12
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SU-14
*SU-14-1
*SU-14-2
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SU-18
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SU-26
More than 50 different modifications and experimental vehicles based on the T-26 light infantry tank chassis were developed in the USSR in the 1930s, with 23 modifications going into series production. The majority were armoured combat vehicles ...
*SU-37
*SU-45
*T-26-4
Flame-throwing tanks
![OT-26, front](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/OT-26%2C_front.jpeg)
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KhT-26
The T-26 tank was a Soviet light tank used during many conflicts of the Interwar period and in World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and was one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s until its light ...
*OT-27/KhT-27
*MKhT-1
*OT-37/KhT-37
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KhT-130
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KhT-133
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KhT-134
*OT-132
*OT-7
*D-15
*OU-T-26
*Object 218
Other vehicles
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Antonov A-40
The Antonov A-40 ''Krylya Tanka'' (russian: крылья танка, meaning "tank wings") was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans.Winc ...
- (''Krylya Tanka'') single prototype "flying tank"
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Hovercraft tank
Hovercraft tank, or, officially, the amphibious hovering tank ( Russian: ''Земноводный подлетающий танк'') was developed at Moscow aircraft plant #84 in the USSR in 1937 by a group of engineers led by professor Vladimir I ...
World War II (1941-1945)
The list does not include all vehicles, as there were many more experimental, or otherwise rare vehicles.
Armored cars
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BA-64
The BA-64 (''БА-64'', from ''Bronirovaniy Avtomobil'', literally "armoured car") was a Soviet four-wheeled armoured scout car. Built on the chassis of a GAZ-64 or GAZ-67 jeep, it incorporated a hull loosely modeled after that of the Sd.Kfz. ...
*LB-23
*LB-62
*LB-NATI
Tankettes
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PPG tankette
The PPG tankette ( ru , ППГ; Подвижное пулемётное гнездо, ''PPG; Podvizhnoye pulemyotnoye gnezdo''; literally "mobile machine-gun nest"), also known by the prototype name ''Object 217'', was a Soviet tankette produced ...
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NI tank (Odessa tank)
Light tanks
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T-40
The T-40 amphibious scout tank was an amphibious light tank used by the Soviet Union during World War II. It was armed with one 12.7 mm (0.5 in) DShK machine gun. It was one of the few tanks that could cross an unfordable river without ...
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T-50
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T-60
The T-60 scout tank was a light tank produced by the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1942. During this period, 6,292 units were built. The tank was designed to replace the obsolete T-38 amphibious scout tank and saw action during World War II. The Kin ...
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T-70
The T-70 was a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a ...
*T-80 (prototype light tank)
*T-111
*T-116
*T-126 (SP) - up-armored version of T-50
*T-127
*LTP
*MT-25 (proposal tank)
*
LTTB (design only)
Medium tanks
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T-28
The T-28 was a Soviet multi-turreted medium tank. The prototype was completed in 1931, and production began in late 1932. It was an infantry support tank intended to break through fortified defences. The T-28 was designed to complement the hea ...
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T-34
The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. When introduced its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was less powerful than its contemporaries while its 60-degree sloped armour provided good protection against Anti-tank warfare, anti-tan ...
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T-34-57
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T-34-76
The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. When introduced its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was less powerful than its contemporaries while its 60-degree sloped armour provided good protection against anti-tank weapons. The C ...
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T-34-85
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T-34-100
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T-34M (also known as the A-43) (not serially produced)
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T-43 tank (not serially produced)
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T-44
The T-44 is a medium tank first developed and produced near the end of World War II by the Soviet Union. It was the successor to the T-34, offering an improved ride and cross-country performance, along with much greater armor. Designed to be eq ...
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KV-13
The KV-13 (Russian: KB-13) was an experimental Soviet medium tank created during World War II.Solyankin, p. 79.Svirin, p. 97. It was developed on the KV-1 chassis in the SKB-2 design bureau of the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant in late 1941 – earl ...
- a KV "universal" tank
* A-44
Heavy tanks
![Tank Variants KV](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Tank_Variants_KV.jpg)
*T-150
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Kliment Voroshilov tank
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour pro ...
s:
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KV-1
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour pro ...
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KV-2
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour pro ...
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KV-1S
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour pro ...
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KV-85
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour pro ...
(stopgap) - 135 produced
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KV-220 (Experimental)
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KV-8
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour pr ...
(Flamethrower)
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KV-8S
The Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II. The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour pro ...
(Flamethrower)
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KV-122 (Prototype)
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KV-3 (proposed heavy tank)
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KV-4
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KV-5 (proposed heavy tank)
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IS tank family
The IS tanks (russian: ИС) were a series of heavy tanks developed as a successor to the KV-series by the Soviet Union during World War II. The IS acronym is the anglicized initialism of Joseph Stalin (, '). The heavy tanks were designed as a r ...
tanks:
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IS-1
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IS-2
The IS-2 (russian: ИС-2, sometimes romanized as JS-2The series name is an abbreviation of the name Joseph Stalin (russian: Иосиф Сталин); IS-2 is a direct transliteration of the Russian abbreviation, while JS-2 is an abbreviation of ...
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IS-3
Tank destroyers and assault guns
![САУ СУ-100-Y](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/%D0%A1%D0%90%D0%A3_%D0%A1%D0%A3-100-Y.jpg)
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AT-1 - "Artillery tank" variant of T-26, prototypes only
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SG-122
*SU-57B
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SU-76
The SU-76 ('' Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 76'') was a Soviet light self-propelled gun used during and after World War II. The SU-76 was based on a lengthened version of the T-70 light tank chassis and armed with the 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) ...
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SU-85
The SU-85 ('' Samokhodnaya ustanovka'' 85) was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II, based on the chassis of the T-34 medium tank. Earlier Soviet self-propelled guns were meant to serve as either assault guns, such as the SU-122, ...
*SU-85A
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SU-100
The SU-100 ('' Samokhodnaya Ustanovka'' 100) was a Soviet tank destroyer armed with the D-10S 100 mm anti-tank gun in a casemate superstructure. It was used extensively during the last year of World War II and saw service for many years af ...
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SU-100Y - prototype self-propelled gun
*SU-100S
*SU-100M1
*SU-100M2
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Uralmash-1 (SU-101) - prototypes only
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SU-122
*SU-122P
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SU-122-44 - unbuilt project
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SU-152
The SU-152 (russian: самоходная установка-152, СУ-152, Samokhodnaya Ustanovka-152) is a Soviet self-propelled heavy howitzer used during World War II.
It mounted a 152 mm gun-howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1S heavy tan ...
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ISU-122
The ISU-122 (acronym of'' Istrebitelnaja - or Iosif Stalin-based - Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122'') was a Soviet assault gun used during World War II, mostly in the anti-tank role.
History and purpose
A prototype of the ISU-122 (in Russian ИС ...
*ISU-122S
*ISU-130
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ISU-152
The ISU-152 (russian: Самоходная установка на базе танка ИС с орудием калибра 152мм, ИСУ-152, Samokhodnaya Ustanovka na baze tanka IS s orudiyem kalibra 152mm, meaning " IS tank based self-prope ...
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Object 704
The ISU-152 (russian: Самоходная установка на базе танка ИС с орудием калибра 152мм, ИСУ-152, Samokhodnaya Ustanovka na baze tanka IS s orudiyem kalibra 152mm, meaning " IS tank based self-prope ...
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KV-7 - Experimental self-propelled gun
*U-18
*U-34
*U-35
*ZiK-20
Self-propelled guns
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ZiS-30
The ZiS-30 was a light self-propelled anti-tank gun built for the Soviet Red Army in 1941. It was based on the Komsomolets armoured artillery tractor. They were successful vehicles, but production was limited by the number of Komsomolets tra ...
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SU-100Y
*Object 212A
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S-51
Self-propelled anti-air
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T-90
The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank. It uses a 125mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and compos ...
(Experimental)
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ZUT-37 (Experimental)
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ZSU-37
ZSU-37 was a Soviet-made, light, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by the end of 1943 and produced at Works No. 40 in Mytishchi. It was the first Soviet series-produced tracked SPAAG. ZSU stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Usta ...
Lend-Lease tanks
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Tetrarch
Tetrarch, Tetrarchs, or Tetrarchy may refer to:
* Tetrarchy, the four co-emperors of the Roman Empire instituted by the Emperor Diocletian
* Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs - a sculpture of the four co-emperors of the Roman Empire
* Herodian Tetrarc ...
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Valentine Tank
The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during World War II. More than 8,000 of the type were produced in eleven marks, plus various specialised variants, accounting for approximately a quarter ...
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Churchill Tank
The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, a ...
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Matilda II
The Infantry Tank Mark II, best known as the Matilda, was a British infantry tank of the Second World War.Jentz, p. 11.
The design began as the A12 specification in 1936, as a gun-armed counterpart to the first British infantry tank, the machin ...
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M3 Stuart
The M3 Stuart/Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II. An improved version of the tank entered service as the M5 in 1942 to be supplied to British and other Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. ...
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M3 Lee
The M3 Lee, officially Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank used during World War II. The turret was produced in two forms, one for US needs and one modified to British requirements to place the radio next to the commander. In British Co ...
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M4 Sherman
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The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the Military history of the United States during World War II, United States and Allies of World War II, Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman prove ...
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M10 Wolverine
The M10 tank destroyer was an American tank destroyer of World War II. After US entry into World War II and the formation of the Tank Destroyer Force, a suitable vehicle was needed to equip the new battalions. By November 1941, the Army request ...
Captured tanks
This includes modified captured tanks.
*T-III (T-3) - captured
Panzer III
The ''Panzerkampfwagen III'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was Sd.Kfz. 141. It was intended to fight oth ...
*T-V (T-5) - captured
Panther tank
The Panther tank, officially ''Panzerkampfwagen V Panther'' (abbreviated PzKpfw V) with ordnance inventory designation: ''Sd.Kfz.'' 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used on the Eastern and Western Fronts from mid-1943 to ...
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SU-76i - captured Panzer III modified to mount an 76mm S-1 gun on a tank destroyer configuration.
*SU-85i - captured Panzer III modified to mount an 85mm D-5S-85A gun on a tank destroyer configuration.
After World War II (Soviet era, continued)
Armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)
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BMP-1
The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, in service 1966–present. BMP stands for ''Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1'' (russian: link=no, Боевая Машина Пехоты 1; БМП-1), meaning "infantry fighting ...
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BMP-2
The BMP-2 (''Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty'', , literally "combat machine/vehicle (of the) infantry") is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.
Development hist ...
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BMP-3
The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for ''boevaya mashina pehoty'' (, literally "infantry combat vehicle").
Production history
The design of the BMP-3 ('' O ...
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BMD-1
The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for ''Boyevaya Mashina Desanta'' (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally ...
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BMD-2
The BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 1985. It is a variant of BMD-1 with a new turret and some changes done to the hull. BMD stands for ''Boyevaya Mashina Desanta'' (Боевая Машина Десанта, whic ...
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BMD-3
The BMD-3 (''Boyevaya Mashina Desanta '', Russian "Боевая Машина Десанта", literally "Combat Vehicle of the Airborne") is a light infantry fighting vehicle originating in the Soviet Union that is fully amphibious and air-dropp ...
*BMO-1
*BTR-series AFVs:
**BTR-D
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BTR-40
The BTR-40 (БТР, from Бронетранспортёр, or '' Bronetransporter'', literally "armoured transporter† is a Soviet non-amphibious, wheeled armoured personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle. It is often referred to as the ''So ...
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BTR-50
The BTR-50 (BTR stands for ''Bronetransporter'' (БТР, Бронетранспортер), literally "armored transporter") is a Soviet amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) based on the PT-76 light tank. The BTR-50 is tracked, unlike mos ...
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BTR-60
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for ''Bronet ...
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BTR-70
The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier (russian: бронетранспортер/ ''Bronetransporter'', or literally "Armoured Transporter") originally developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1960s under the manufacturing ...
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BTR-80
The BTR-80 (russian: бронетранспортёр, bronyetransportyor, literally "armoured transporter") is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous ...
**BTR-112 (Object 112)
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BTR-152
The BTR-152 is a six-wheeled Soviet armored personnel carrier (БТР, from Бронетранспортер/'' Bronetransporter'', literally "armored transporter"), built on the chassis and drive train of a ZIS-151 utility truck. It entered servi ...
**BTR-E152V
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BRDM-1
The BRDM-1 (''Bronirovannaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina'', Бронированная Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "armored reconnaissance/patrol vehicle") is a Soviet amphibious armored scout ca ...
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BRDM-2
The BRDM-2 (''Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina'', Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured scout car used by states that we ...
*Object 19
*Object 659
*Object 680
*Object 681
*Object 688
*Object 768
*Object 769
*Object 911
*Object 914
*Object 955
*Object 1015
*Object 1200
*GAZ-50
*K-75
*K-78
*GT-L
*GT-LB
*GT-MU
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MT-LB
The MT-LB (russian: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный, translit=Mnogotselevoy tyagach legky bronirovanny, literally "multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored") is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphib ...
*MT-LBu
*obj910
Light tanks
*T-100 light tank
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PT-76
The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like ...
*Object 685
*Object 788
*Object 906
*Object 911B
*Object 934
*R-39 (Object 101)
Medium and main battle tanks
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T-54/T-55
The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the World War II, Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945.Steven Zaloga, T-54 and T-55 Mai ...
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T-62
The T-62 is a Soviet Union, Soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961. As a further development of the T-54/T-55, T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick ...
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T-64
The T-64 is a Soviet tank manufactured in Kharkiv, and designed by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau. The tank was introduced in the early 1960s. It was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62: the T-64 served in tank divisions, while ...
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T-72
The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. The T-72 was a development of the T-64, which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks ha ...
*T-74
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T-80
The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the later T-72. The chief designer of the T-80 was So ...
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Object 140
*Object 142
*Object 167
*Object 172
*Object 172-2M "Buyvol"
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Object 187 Object 187 (Объект 187), was a Soviet experimental main battle tank developed between the late 1980s and middle 1990s. It remains a relatively unpublicized development because of high levels of secrecy surrounding the project.
Design
The tank ...
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Object 292
The Obiekt 292, or Object 292 (Объект 292), was an experimental tank of design bureau of the Kirov Plant (JSC Spetsmash) and scientists of the All-Russian Research Institute Transmash. The prototype was based on the T-80U and with its turre ...
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Object 416
The Object 416 (Russian: Объект 416) is a Soviet prototype self-propelled artillery. It never went beyond prototype stage. It was intended to be a low profile tank destroyer.
History
Object 416 was an odd experimental Soviet medium tank co ...
*Object 430
*Object 432
*Object 435
*Object 476
*Object 477 "Molot"
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Object 478
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Object 490
The Obiekt 490 "Poplar", or Object 490, was an experimental Soviet tank developed in the early 1980s.
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Object 490A
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Object 785
The Obiekt 785, or Object 785 (Объект 785), was a Soviet experimental main battle tank built in the late 1970s. It was an improved variant of the T-80B, with seven road wheels.
The tank was testing the new generation 125 mm 2A82 smoot ...
*Object 907
*Object 920
Heavy tanks
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IS-4
The IS-4, also known as the Object 701, was a Soviet heavy tank that started development in 1943 and began production in 1946. Derived from the IS-2 and part of the IS tank family, the IS-4 featured a longer hull and increased armor. With the ...
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IS-6 (Experimental)
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IS-7
The IS-7 heavy tank, also known by its project name Object 260, is a Soviet tank that began development in 1945. The vehicle existed only in prototype form and was cancelled in favor of the T-10 tank.
Design and production
The IS-7 heavy tank ...
(Experimental)
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T-10 (IS-10)
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T-10M
The T-10 (also known as Object 730 or, IS-8) was a Soviet heavy tank of the Cold War, the final development of the IS tank series. During development, it was called IS-8 and IS-9. It was accepted into production in 1952 as the IS-10 (''Iosif ...
(1957–1994)
*Object 266
*Object 267
*Object 269
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Object 277
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Object 278
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Object 279
The Obiekt 279, or Object 279, (Объект 279) was a Soviet experimental heavy tank developed at the end of 1959.
This special purpose tank was intended to fight on cross country terrain, inaccessible to conventional tanks, acting as a heavy b ...
(Experimental)
*Object 705
*Object 706
*Object 726
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Object 770
The Object 770 (Объект 770), was a prototype Soviet heavy tank designed in 1956, and was one of the last heavy tanks ever produced. It was developed alongside the Object 277 and the Object 279 following the Decree of the Council of Minister ...
Tank destroyers and assault guns
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Object 263 (Cancelled in design phase)
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Object 268
The Object 268 was a prototype Soviet tank destroyer developed from 1952 to 1956 by the Kirov factory, Leningrad, on the basis of the T-10 heavy tank.
This tank destroyer was heavily armoured, and featured a 152mm M64 gun, derived from the ...
(Experimental)
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SU-100P
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SU-152P
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SU-152G
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Object 120 SU-152 "Taran" (Experimental)
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SU-122-54
*K-73
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ASU-57
The ASU-57 was a small, lightly constructed Soviet assault gun specifically designed for use by Soviet airborne divisions. From 1960 onwards, it was gradually phased out in favour of the ASU-85.
Development history
The task to develop a lightw ...
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ASU-76
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ASU-85
The ASU-85 (russian: Авиадесантная самоходная установка, АСУ-85, Aviadesantnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, ASU-85 – airborne self-propelled mount) is a Soviet-designed airborne self-propelled gun of the Cold War ...
*BSU-11-57F
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2S14 Zhalo-S
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2S15 Norov
*Germes
*Object 574
Self-propelled guns
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Object 261
* Object 327
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2A3 Kondensator 2P
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2S1 Gvozdika
The 2S1 ''Gvozdika'' (russian: link=no, 2С1 «Гвоздика», "Carnation") is a Soviet self-propelled howitzer based on the MT-LBu multi-purpose chassis, mounting a 122 mm 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative Rus ...
* 2S2 Fialka
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2S3 Akatsiya
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2S4 Tyulpan
The 2S4 ''Tyulpan'' (often spelled ''Tulpan'', russian: 2С4 «Тюльпан»; en, tulip) is a Soviet 240 mm self-propelled heavy mortar. "2S4" is its GRAU designation. The Tyulpan is the largest mortar system in use today.
History
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2S5 Giatsint-S
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2S7 Pion
The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled 203mm cannon. "2S7" is its GRAU designation. More than 250 units were built, some sources say 500, others up to 1,000. They were distributed around the former Soviet states in the diss ...
* 2S8 Astra
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2S9 Nona S9 may refer to:
Transportation
* SIAI S.9, a 1918 Italian flying boat
* Aircraft registration prefix of São Tomé and Príncipe
* USS ''S-9'' (SS-114), a 1920 S-class submarine of the United States Navy
* County Route S9 (California)
* Ran ...
* 2S11 Giatsint-SK
* 2S17-2 Nona-SV
* 2S18 Pat-S
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2S19 Msta
* 2S21 Msta-K
* 2S22 Kolba-Z
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2S23 Nona-SVK
* 2S24 Deva
* 2S27 Rif
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2S30 Iset
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2S31 Vena S31 may refer to:
Aviation
* Blériot-SPAD S.31, a French racing aircraft
* Letov Š-31, a Czechoslovakian fighter aircraft
* Lopez Island Airport, in San Juan County, Washington, United States
* Short S.31, a British bomber prototype
* Sikorsky ...
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2B1 Oka
2B1 Oka (russian: 2Б1 Ока) is a Soviet 420 mm self-propelled heavy artillery. ''2B1'' is its GRAU designation.
Development
An experimental model was ready in 1957. Its chassis (Object 273), was designed and built by the Kirov Plant. ...
* ''Otsek''
* ''Obzhimka''
Self-propelled anti-air
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ZSU-57-2
The ZSU-57-2 Ob'yekt 500 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for '' Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka'' (russian: link=no, Зенитная Самоходная Установ ...
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ZSU-23-4
The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored Soviet self-propelled, radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system (SPAAG).
Etymology
The acronym "ZSU" stands for ''Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka'' (russian: Зенитная Самоходная Ус ...
(Shilka)
*ZSU-37-2 Yenisei
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2K22 (Tunguska)
*Object 130
*Object 530
*ZTPU-2
*ZPRK Roman
Tanks and AFVs with ATGMs
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IT-1
The IT-1 (russian: Истребитель танков–1 - 'Istrebitel tankov–1', lit. 'tank destroyer-1') was a Soviet cold war missile tank based on the hull of the T-62. The tank fired specially designed 3M7 Drakon missiles from a pop-up ...
*Object 170
*Object 282
*Object 286
*Object 431
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Object 287
Taifun 9M15 (russian: тайфу́н, ''typhoon'') was a Soviet missile developed to arm the Object 287 tank based on the T-64 tank chassis. The tank was armed with two 73 mm 2A28 low pressure guns mounted either side of a popup missile launcher. ...
*Object 747
*Object 757
*Object 772
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Object 775
The Obiekt 775, or Object 775 (Объект 775), was a Soviet experimental missile tank built in 1964.
The tank had an extremely low profile, with a crew of two which sat in an isolated compartment in the turret. The main armament was a 125  ...
*Object 778
*Object 780
*Object 906B
*Object 920
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2P27
The 3M6 ''Shmel'' (russian: 3М6 «Шмель»; en, bumblebee) is an MCLOS wire-guided Anti-tank missile of the Soviet Union. Its GRAU designation is "3M6" and its NATO reporting name is AT-1 Snapper.
Too large to be manportable, it was typ ...
Shmel'
*2P32 Falanga
*9P19 Glaz
*9P110 Obod
*9P122
*9P124
*9P133
*9P137 Fleyta
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9P148 Konkurs
*9P149 Shturm-S
Rocket launchers
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TOS-1
TOS-1 (russian: тяжёлая огнемётная система ОС-1}, Heavy Flamethrower System) is a Soviet 220 mm 30-barrel (original system, Object 634 or TOS-1M) or 24-barrel (Object 634B or TOS-1A) multiple rocket launcher capab ...
*BM-24T
*Object 280
Flame-throwing tanks
*OT-54
*TO-55
*Object 483
Laser tanks
*1K11 Stilet
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1K17 Szhatie
The 1K17 Szhatie (Russian: 1К17 Сжатие — "Compression") is a self-propelled laser vehicle of Soviet origin. The platform uses a Msta-S chassis with a battery of laser projectors mounted in the turret. It was developed by the Soviet Union ...
*SLK Sangvin
Other vehicles and AFVs
*SPU-117 (Object 117)
*Object 288
*Progvev-T
Post-Soviet Vehicles
Armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)
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T-15 IFV (
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
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BMD-4 (Russia)
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BTR-90
BTR-90 (GAZ-5923) (russian: бронетранспортёр, translit= Bronetransportyor, lit=Armoured Transporter) is an 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carrier developed in Russia, designed in 1993 and first shown publicly in 1994. It is a large ...
(Russia)
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BMPT Terminator
The BMPT "Terminator" ( - Tank Support Fighting Vehicle) is an armored fighting vehicle (AFV), designed and manufactured by the Russian company Uralvagonzavod. This vehicle was designed for supporting tanks and other AFVs in urban areas. The BM ...
(Russia)
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Kamaz Typhoon
Kamaz Typhoon (russian: Камаз-63968 Тайфун) is a family of Russian multi-functional, modular, armoured MRAP vehicles manufactured by the Russian truck builder Kamaz. The Typhoon family is part of Russia's Typhoon program. As of 20 ...
(Russia)
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GAZ Tigr (Russia)
Light tanks
![2S25 Sprut-SD, Moscow parade 2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/2S25_Sprut-SD%2C_Moscow_parade_2009.JPG)
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2S25 Sprut-SD
The 2S25 Sprut-SD (Russian: 2С25 «Спрут-СД»; 2S25 "Kraken-SD") is a self-propelled anti-tank gun developed and to be manufactured by the Volgograd Tractor Plant to meet the requirements of the VDV. In mid-2001, the Volgograd tractor p ...
(Russia)
Medium and main battle tanks
![T-90A - TankBiathlon2013-12](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/T-90A_-_TankBiathlon2013-12.jpg)
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T-84
The T-84 is a Ukrainian main battle tank (MBT), based on the Soviet T-80 MBT introduced in 1976, specifically the diesel engine version: T-80UD. The T-84 was first built in 1994 and entered service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1999. Its h ...
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
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T-90
The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank. It uses a 125mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and compos ...
(Russia)
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Black Eagle
The black eagle (''Ictinaetus malaiensis'') is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae, and is the only member of the genus ''Ictinaetus''. They soar over forests in the hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South ...
(Russia)
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T-95
T-95 is the common informal designation of the Russian fourth-generation main battle tank internally designated as the Object 195, that was under development at Uralvagonzavod from 1988 until its cancelation in 2010. Little about the tank is pub ...
(Russia)
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T-14 Armata
The T-14 Armata ( rus, Т-14 «Армата»; industrial designation russian: Объект 148, Ob'yekt 148, Object 148), is a next-generation Russian main battle tank based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform.
The Russian Army initially p ...
(Russia)
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BM Oplot
The T-84 is a Ukrainian main battle tank (MBT), based on the Soviet T-80 MBT introduced in 1976, specifically the diesel engine version: T-80UD. The T-84 was first built in 1994 and entered service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1999. Its ...
(Ukraine)
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T-55-64 "Frankenstein" tank (T-55 turret on T-64 hull) (Ukraine)
Self-propelled guns
![AlabinoTraining0904-34](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/AlabinoTraining0904-34.jpg)
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2S19 Msta-S
The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running ...
(Russia)
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2S35 Koalitsiya-SV (Russia)
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2S42 Lotus (Russia)
Notes
References
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*Milsom, John (1971). ''Russian Tanks, 1900–1970: The Complete Illustrated History of Soviet Armoured Theory and Design'', Harrisburg Penn.: Stackpole Books. .
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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.
See also
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Tanks in the Soviet Union
This article deals with the history and development of tanks of the Soviet Union and its successor state Russian Federation from their first use after World War I, into the interwar period, during World War II, the Cold War and modern era.
Over ...
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List of armoured fighting vehicles of Ukraine
This is a list of armoured fighting vehicles originating in Ukraine, including the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Ukraine's main tank factory is the Malyshev Factory, established 1895 as the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory, KhPZ. It started bui ...
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List of Soviet tank factories This is a list of the former Soviet tank factories. Today most of them are located in the Russian Federation, while only the Malyshev Factory is located in Ukraine.
This list includes the heavy steel manufacturing plants where main production and a ...
Soviet tanks
Tan
Tan or TAN may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
* Black and Tans, a nickname for British special constables during the Irish War of Independence. By extension "Tans" can now also colloquially refer to English or British people in general, es ...