T-26 Light Tank Backbone of the Red Army

The T-26 was the first major Soviet armour program of the 1930s, beginning as a license-built version of the British Vickers 6-ton export tank. Although the T-26 retained the basic Vickers hull and suspension, the Red Army began to make extensive changes to the turret and armament, starting with the addition of a 45mm tank gun in 1933. The T-26 was built in larger numbers than any other tank prior to World War II. Indeed, more T-26 tanks were manufactured than the combined tank production of Germany, France, Britain, and the United States in 1931-40. This book surveys the development of the T-26 as well as its combat record in the Spanish Civil War, the war in China, the border wars with Poland and Finland in 1939-40, and the disastrous battles of 1941 during Operation Barbarossa.>

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Steven Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Steven J. (Author) Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Mitarbeit: Henry Morshead (Illustration), Henry (Illustrator) Morshead (Illustration), Morshead Henry (Illustration)
• Verlag: Osprey Publishers
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.01.2015
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945)
• EAN: 9781472806253
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-0625-3
• Anzahl Seiten: 48
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 17.8 x 23.9 x 0.3 cm
• Serie: New Vanguard > 218; New Vanguard
• Themen: China, European History, Maps, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, illustrated, Military vehicles, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Soviet Union, Second World War, Operation Barbarossa, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, USSR, Soviet Union, Spanish Civil War, Tanks & military land vehicles, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, artillery, 20th twentieth century, WWII WW2, Second World War 2 II, armoured armored fighting vehicle AFV, armour armor, Vickers 6-ton export, Poland Finland, 45mm gun