Russo-Balt type T - anti-aircraft armored car of the Armed forces of the Russian Empire . It is the first serial armored car of this class, adopted by the armies of the Russian Empire . It was developed in 1914 - 1915 on the basis of the chassis of a Russo-Balt T truck. Had a partial reservation of the body and cab; the armament was a 76-mm anti-aircraft gun of the 1914/15 model , also known as a 3-d Lender anti-aircraft gun [1] . In 1915, as part of a small series, 4 armored vehicles of this type were assembled.
| Russo-Balt type T | |
|---|---|
 Anti-aircraft armored car "Russo-Balt type T" during the tests. Spring of 1915 . | |
| Russo-Balt type T | |
| Classification | anti-aircraft armored car |
| Crew | 6 |
| Story | |
| Manufacturer |  Russian-Baltic Plant , Riga |
| Years of development | 1914 - 1915 |
| Years of production | 1915 |
| Years of operation | 1915 - 1922 |
| The number of issued, pcs. | four |
| Key Operators |  |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 4500 |
| Width mm | 1980 |
| Height mm | 2000 |
| Reservation | |
| Type of armor | chromium nickel |
| Forehead, mm / city. | 6 |
| Board of the case, mm / city. | 6 |
| Bottom mm | four |
| Housing roof, mm | four |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 76 mm gun arr. 1914/15 |
| Gun type | anti-aircraft |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | Russo-Balt, carbureted , in-line, 4-cylinder , liquid-cooled |
| Engine power, l with. | 40 |
| Wheel formula | 4 × 2 |
| Suspension type | dependent, on steel springs |
In addition to armored vehicles, four vehicles were also built - “charging boxes”, designed to transport ammunition and fuel to anti-aircraft armored vehicles in combat conditions. Structurally, cars - “charging boxes” were similar to armored cars, but they used the cargo base of the Russo-Balt M car.
Russo-Balt type T anti-aircraft armored vehicles and “charging boxes” vehicles were actively used by units of the Russian Imperial Army during the First World War [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Solyankin et al., 2002 , p. 334.
- ↑ Solyankin et al., 2002 , p. 334-335.
Literature
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- Bullock, David. Armored Units of the Russian Civil War. Red Army. Illustrated by Andrei Aksenov & Peter Sarson. - Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2006 .-- 48 p. - (New Vanguard). - ISBN 978-1-841-76544-0 ..
Links
- Anti-aircraft armored car on the Russo-Balt chassis type T . Aviarmor.net . Date of treatment August 23, 2011. Archived on August 26, 2012.