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The most widely used Soviet light tank during WWII was T-26. The army had as many as 11,300 machines of this type. Each of them had a 45-mm cannon with two 7,62x54 mm Degtyarev machine guns.
As of 16 July 2024, at least 94 (3 T-64A, 88 T-64BV and 2 T-64BVK) have been lost in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [51] T-72. Main battle tank. 950[52] 840 T-72B3M, 850 T-72B3 and 650 T-72B/T-72BA in service as of 2021. [114]7,000 T-72/T-72A/T-72B in storage as of 2021.
The “oldest” tank in service is the T-72BM ‘Ural’. The tank was adopted in 1973 and still has the potential for future improvements.
This article deals with the history and development of tanks of the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation; from their first use after World War I, into the interwar period, during World War II, the Cold War and modern era.
Below is a list of tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles of the Russian empire, Soviet Union, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine.
Equipments of the modern Russian federation Army ground forces. T-14 Armata The latest, 5th generation Russian main battle tanks, accepted in service in 2014, after a long development. A radical departure from previous designs, it is also the crowning jewel of a family of IFVs, APCs and specialized vehicles.
7 lip 2014 · The BТ-7 was a high-speed tank that made its debut during the battle against Japanese troops near Lake Khasan (on Russia’s border with North Korea and China) in the summer of 1938.
