"Renault" Bratolyubov-Nekrasov - cannon and machine gun armored car of the Armed forces of the Russian Empire . It was developed in 1914 - 1915 for the 11th automobile company using the chassis of the French company Renault . The reservation project was developed by Captain Nekrasov with the active participation of Lieutenant General R.A. Durlyakhova [1] (Durlyacher [2] ) and engineer-inventor A.A. Bratolyubova. The only copy of the armored car was built in the workshops of A.A. Bratolyubov in 1915. The armored car was intended for the escort of transport columns on the march, as a result of which incomplete booking (lack of an armored roof) was considered acceptable [2] . The armament of the armored car consisted of a 37-mm gun Hotchkiss and 7.62-mm machine gun " Maxim " [3] . The crew was 4 people.
| Renault Bratolyubov - Nekrasov | |
|---|---|
 Armored car "Renault" Bratolyubov-Nekrasov as part of the 11th automobile company. Field Army, 1916 | |
| Renault Bratolyubov-Nekrasov | |
| Classification | cannon and machine gun armored car |
| Crew | four |
| Story | |
| Manufacturer |  Workshops of A. A. Bratolyubov |
| Years of development | 1914 - 1915 |
| Years of production | 1915 |
| Years of operation | 1915-1921 |
| The number of issued, pcs. | one |
| Key Operators |  |
| Reservation | |
| Type of armor | chromium nickel |
| Forehead, mm / city. | four |
| Board of the case, mm / city. | four |
| Feed housing, mm / city. | four |
| Bottom mm | four |
| Armament | |
| Gun type | 1 × 37 mm gun Hotchkiss |
| Corners GN, hail. | 90 ° |
| Machine guns | 1 × 7.62 mm Maxim |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | Renault, carbureted , in-line, 4-cylinder , liquid-cooled |
| Wheel formula | 4 × 2 |
| Suspension type | dependent, on steel springs |
During the First World War, the armored car was limitedly used during the fighting of the 11th automobile company [3] . Data on the fate of the car after the October Revolution are not available, however, in any case, it was scattered no later than 1920-1921 [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Solyankin et al., 2002 , p. 296.
- ↑ 1 2 Baryatinsky, Kolomiets, 2000 , p. 42.
- ↑ 1 2 Solyankin et al., 2002 , p. 303.
- ↑ Baryatinsky, Kolomiets, 2000 , p. 45.
Literature
- Baryatinsky M. B. , Kolomiets M. V. Armored cars of the Russian army 1906-1917. - M .: Technique-youth, 2000. - 108 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-88879-029-X .
- Kolomiets M.V. Armor of the Russian army. Armored cars and armored trains in the First World War. - M .: Yauza, 2008 .-- 448 p. - (From the double-headed eagle to the red banner). - 4000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-699-27455-0 .
- A.G. Solyankin, M.V. Pavlov, I.V. Pavlov. I. G. Zheltov. Domestic armored vehicles. XX century. - M .: Exprint, 2002. - T. 1. 1905-1941. - 344 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-94038-030-1 .
- Kholyavsky G. L. Encyclopedia of armored weapons and equipment. Wheeled and semi-tracked armored vehicles and armored personnel carriers. - Mn. : Harvest, 2004 .-- 656 c.: Ill. - (Library of military history). - 5100 copies. - ISBN 985-13-1765-9 .
Links
- Armored car Nekrasov / Russo-Balt type D . Aviarmor.net . Date of treatment July 4, 2011. Archived on May 14, 2012.