Tank Archives

https://www.tankarchives.ca//an-amphbians-missed-chance.ht The PT-76 was accepted into service in 1952 and continues to serve in some nations. A modernization project was developed to give it a 57 mm autocannon, boosting its firepower and making it a threat against modern military vehicles.

The Valentine IX tank traded its 40 mm 2-pounder gun, coaxial machine gun, and 10 mm of side armour for a 57 mm 6-pounder gun. This was a potent anti-tank weapon, roughly equivalent to the Soviet 57 mm ZIS-2 gun. Although the Valentine IX was of limited use against infantry, the Red Army used them to shore up anti-tank capabilities of units equipped with M4A2 tanks, among others.

Soviet officers inspect a demolished Tiger tank in Hungary. The German army executed its last armoured offensive here, aiming to push the Soviet forces back at Lake Balaton. This attempt failed, and a large amount of German forces were cut off and destroyed, allowing the Red Army to strike at Austria and Czechoslovakia.

Today marks 90 years since the acceptance of the T-26 light infantry support tank into service. This vehicle, a Soviet version of the British Vickers Mk.E, became the most numerous pre-war tank in the Red Army. Over 11 thousand tanks from the T-26 family were built, including chemical (flamethrower) KhT-26, KhT-130, and KhT-133 tanks. The last 150 tanks were built in the summer of 1941 from a backlog of parts after production officially ended. The T-26 was the main Soviet tan...k at the start of the Great Patriotic War. The last time it was used was the summer of 1945 in combat against Japan. Some nations kept it in service until 1960. The Museum of National Military History has many tanks from the T-26 family. The main versions: two turreted type (produced 1931-1933), single cylindrical turret type (1933-1937), single conical turret type (1939-1941) and the KhT-26 (the most common Soviet flamethrower tank) are displayed. All tanks are in working order using original components and restored as closely to the originals as possible both internally and externally. See more

T-40 tank from Patriot Park after recently undergoing a round of restoration.

Jagdpanzer 38(t) at the Bovington Tank Museum. It is displayed next to a Jagdpanther, showing the contrast between light and heavy tank destroyers. The Jagdpanzer 38(t) was considerably smaller than its larger and heavier cousins. This made it a smaller target, but was also incredibly uncomfortable for its crew.