An armored personnel carrier BTR-40 of the 1950 model. Armor – 8 mm. The speed – 78 km / h. Crew – 2 people. Landing troops – 8 people. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow The BTR-40 (БТР, from Бронетранспортёр, or Bronetransporter, literally “armoured transporter”.†)…

Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1. Armor – bulletproof. The speed on land – 66 km / h, on water – 7 km / h. Crew – 3 people, landing – 8 people. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, in service…

Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-2D. The speed – 73 km / h. Crew – 3 people. Landing troops – 7 people. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally “combat machine/vehicle (of the) infantry”)…

A Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle. Developed in 1966. Crew – 3, combat team – 8, armament – 73 mm  2 A28 Grom smoothbore gun; 7.62 PKT machine gun; anti-tank guided missile system 9M14M Malutka, armor – 7-33 mm, speed – 65 km/h (ground), 8 km/h (water)…

Model 1940 (German designation: T-34/76A) – This was a production model built in 1940, armed with a L-11 76.2 mm tank gun; it had a welded or cast two-man turret. Due to a shortage of new V-2 diesel engines, the initial production run from the Gorky factory…

Production of the T-34-85 began in January 1944 at Factory No. 112, first using the D-5T 85 mm gun. Parallel to the production of the T-34-85 with the D-5T gun, production of the T-34-85 using the S-53 gun (later to be modified and redesignated as the ZIS…

TK (TK-3) TKS: Polish tankette The TK (TK-3) and TKS were Polish tankettes developed during the 1930s and used in the Second World War. The TK (also known as the TK-3) tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 based on the chassis of the British Carden…

The Soviet armored personnel carrier BTR-152 V-1 of the 1958 model. Armor – 13 mm. The speed – 65 km / h. Crew – 2 people. Landing troops – 17 people. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow The BTR-152 is a six-wheeled Soviet armored personnel carrier (APC) built…

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. into the war.…

The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, in service 1966–present. It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO before its correct designation was known. The Soviet military leadership saw any future wars as being conducted…

MT-LB. Ramenskoye city park. The MT-LB (literally “multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored”) is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphibious, tracked armored fighting vehicle in use since the 1970s. It was also produced in Poland, where (starting in the mid…

The EE-9 Cascavel (translated to Rattlesnake) is a six-wheeled Brazilian armoured car developed primarily for reconnaissance. It was engineered by Engesa in 1970 as a replacement for Brazil’s ageing fleet of M8 Greyhounds. The vehicle was first fitted with…

The Panhard EBR (Panhard Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, French: Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle) is an armoured car designed by Panhard for the French Army and later used across the globe, notably by the French Army during the Algerian War and by the Portuguese…

The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by Ateliers de construction d’Issy-les-Moulineaux (AMX, then GIAT) and first delivered to the French Army in August 1966. The first five tanks were issued to the 501st Régiment de Chars de Combat (Tank Regiment) in…