BT Fast Tank : the Red Army's Cavalry Tank 1931-45.
When the Red Army needed to mechanize its cavalry branch in the 1930s, the BT fast tank was its solution. Based on the American Christie high-speed tank, the Red Army began a program to adapt the design to its own needs. Early versions were mechanically unreliable and poorly armed but by the mid-193...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2016.
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| Serie: | New Vanguard Ser.
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| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2669748 |
Sommario:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; American Origins; The BT-5 Tank; The BT-7 Tank; The BT-7 Tank in detail; The PT-1 Amphibious Tank; BT Artillery Tanks; Flamethrower Tanks; Engineer Support Tanks; Flying Tanks; Combat Use; Combat Debut in Spain, 1937; Combat in the Far East: Khalkin Gol, 1938â#x80;#x93;39; Deployments in Poland, 1939; The Winter War with Finland, 1939â#x80;#x93;40; The BT Tanks in the Great Patriotic War, 1941â#x80;#x93;45; Further Reading; Index.