The vehicle sported a 45mm main gun with 7.62mm coaxial armament and was driving by paired GAZ-202 gasoline-fueled engines offering a combined output of 140 horsepower (2x70hp). The type entered service in 1942 and over 8,200 were produced for fighting in World War 2.
Even into the early stages of the war, before the famous T-34 Medium Tank had officially planted itself as the mainstay of the Soviet Army, there was progress being made on newer, more modern light tank systems - such was the need for any and all tracked-and-armored war machines to stave off defeat at the hands of the Germans.įrom 1941 to 1942 design work was had on what would become the "T-70" light tank (detailed elsewhere on this site). The Army sought to modernize its tank fleet during the 1930s and this produced such types as the classic T-26 Light Tank and BT Fast Tank series of combat vehicles - both of which went on to see combat service in the conflict. Prior to, and during, World War 2 (1939-1945) there were a flurry of light tank designs emerging from the Soviet Union.
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