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Hall 5: British and American Tanks
Location ID: | 2130 | Latitude, Longitude: | 55.565998, 36.714603 | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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This is a Tank Mark V from the First World War, a ‘Hermaphrodite’. In 1918-1919 a British force was sent to Russia to help Tsarist White forces fight the Bolsheviks. When the British withdrew, their tanks were left behind and in 1919 many of these were captured by the Reds, becoming the first Soviet tanks. This example would have been one of those vehicles. The Mark V was known as the ‘Ricardo’ to the Soviets, after its engine.
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This is a Vickers-Armstrong experimental design, the A4E11, also known as the L1E1. No examples were sold to the British Army but many were sold abroad, including to China, Thailand and the Soviet Union. This must have been one of the vehicles sold to the USSR.
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The Model 1936 light tank was a Vickers commercial design sold to China, Dutch East India and the Netherlands. The Model 1937 was a development of the Model 1936 with a specially designed turret mounting a 40mm gun. This example is believed to have come from Latvia.
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In 1937 Vickers designed a large light tank, the Mark VII, capable of mounting a 2pdr gun in place of the machine-guns of most of the earlier designs. A small number were sent to the Soviet Army under Lend-Lease arrangements and this is likely to have been one of these.
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War Department serial number T6886 painted on nose plate.
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This is a close support version of the Matilda, mounting a 3in howitzer in place of the standard 2pdr gun, and was probably supplied under Lend-Lease.
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"T122725" previously painted on nose, but not currently visible.
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"RESPOND" painted on nose.
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"67" painted on nose.
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The Valentine was a reliable, adequate, design that was easy to build. Some eight thousand were built, many in Canada. The Soviet Union was sent 2,690 examples; 1,300 British and almost the entire Canadian production run. Whilst they were initially very welcome, it was not very long before they were outclassed by the contemporary Soviet and German designs. This Valentine was clearly one of these Lend-Lease vehicles. It has been provided for displays in the Moscow region. British vehicles can be distinguished from Canadian ones as the British ones had bolted nose plates - this is such a vehicle - whilst the Canadian ones were welded.
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The Valentine Bridgelayer was used by the British Army in Italy, north-west Europe and Burma. Some were also supplied to Russia, and clearly this was one of those vehicles.
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War Department serial number T17188 painted on nose plate.
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Examples of the Churchill Crocodile and Cromwell were shipped to Russia during the war, presumably to demonstrate British design engineering; this would explain their presence here.
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Improvements to the original Centurion design produced the Centurion II, later renamed Centurion 2, whilst up-gunning to the 20pdr gun produced the Mark 3, of which this is an example, with its distinctive muzzle counterweight. This one is displayed with very loose tracks.
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The Centurion Mark 5 was a development of the Mark 3 with a fume extractor and other changes. Increases in fuel capacity produced the Mark 6 and Mark 7. The Mark 8 had a new cupola and fire control system, and when rearmed with the Vickers L7A1 105mm gun was designated Mark 8/2, of which this is an example.
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The Centurion Mark 9 was an up-armoured Mark 7 with the 105mm gun which, with improvements, became the Mark 12. This appears to be a Mark 12; however recent examination indicates that it is an Israeli modified version mounting a new engine, and was therefore probably captured in the Arab-Israeli wars (source: R. Fleming).
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This Conqueror, a Mark 2, was received from the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, in exchange for an IS-2. It is in running order. The IWM acquired two Conquerors which were discovered in August 1986 in the Fingeringhoe salt marshes in Essex and recovered by the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (SEME) based at Bordon. The two tanks, named ‘Cyclops’ and ‘Berescheid’, had served with the British forces in Germany, probably with the 17/21st Lancers, before being moved to Fingeringhoe as range targets. This one was restored by the Duxford Military Vehicle Wing with assistance from the Proof and Experimental Establishment at Shoeburyness, Essex, and FVRDE at Chertsey, Surrey. Use was made of parts from the other one, Berescheid (41 BA 22), which is now in storage at Duxford. The exchange was made on 14 July 1988 between Russian and British delegations, including Colonel General B. P. Ivanov of the Soviet Committee of War Veterans and General Sir Napier Crookenden.
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In 1971 Iran placed an order for some 700 Chieftains, Marks 3/3P and 5/5P. Between 200 and 300 were captured by Iraq during fighting in the Middle East, many of which were undamaged, and this one, a Mark 5/5P, is likely to have come from that source. It has sections of armour cut out of its turret and hull and replaced with tin plate (source: R. Stickland).
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The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) is the British Army’s standard light tank. A number of examples were supplied to Iran and captured by Iraq, the origin of this vehicle. It has Iranian modifications such as extended mudguards.
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A number of Stuarts were provided to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease arrangements, the likely source of the vehicles here.
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This M41 is reputed to have been captured by the Cubans at the Bay of Pigs.
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This M19A1 has modifications which indicate it saw service in Korea.
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This M3 saw extensive service with the British and US Armies before being superseded by the M4 Sherman. Some M3s were supplied to the Soviet Army under Lend-Lease arrangements and that was probably the source of this example.
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The M4 Sherman was the result of a new design for an American medium tank based on the M2/M3 but mounting a 75mm gun in its turret. It was standardised in October 1941 and, with successive improvements, remained the standard US medium tank until the end of the war. It became the most widely produced, used and important of all tanks in service with the Allied forces during the war. A number of models were built in addition to the M4 with its Continental petrol engine, welded hull and vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS). The M4A1 had a cast hull, the M4A2 had twin General Motors diesel engines and the M4A3 had a Ford petrol engine. The M4A4 had a Chrysler tank engine consisting of five car engines linked together, and which necessitated an extended hull.
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By the end of the Second World War the standard Sherman tank had been improved by the mounting of a new T23 turret with a high velocity 76mm gun, wider tracks and improved horizontal volute spring suspension (HVSS). This Sherman is believed to have been captured in Korea.
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121) M51 Sherman Tank
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This is an example of an Israeli modified Sherman. Although Israel used large numbers of Shermans without significant modifications during the early Arab-Israeli wars, by the end of the 1950’s it was clear that they were being outclassed by enemy tanks. Israel therefore rebuilt many of them with new engines and guns. The M51 Sherman was based on the M4A1 (76mm) HVSS but mounted a shortened version of a French 105mm gun and was powered by a Cummings diesel engine. During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, M51s successfully engaged much more modern Soviet T-62 tanks used by Egypt and Syria. This example was captured during one of these conflicts.
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This M48A5 has Blazer reactive armour fitted around the hull front and turret sides and front. This armour was developed by Israel and is widely used on their M48 and M60 tanks; this vehicle was provided by the Syrians who captured it. It is in running order and is shown during a Kubinka open day.
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This M60A1 has evidence of battle damage and is reputed to have been provided by an Iranian defector. It is shown beside the next vehicle, the M18.
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40108549 (source: Taranov/AFVNDB).
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Hall 6: German Vehicles
The vehicles in the German Hall are arranged approximately chronologically by type in two main rows (details and photographs of these vehicles are given in the two Preserved German Tanks volumes from Armour Archive).
Location ID: | 2135 | Latitude, Longitude: | 55.565585, 36.71463 | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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Serial number “28384”. Number “II01” painted on turret sides.
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“82937” – chassis number stamped inside hull under driver’s visor “83293” – hull number stamped outside hull under bow MG mount “82993” – turret number stamped into centre of roof.
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“432” painted on turret sides and rear of turret stowage box, 23 PzDiv insignia painted on front mud flaps, German crosses painted on hull sides and rear. Painted overall in green and sand camouflage scheme.
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82
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150072 (Fahrgestell Nr).
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Hall 7: Tanks of Other Nationalities
Location ID: | 2140 | Latitude, Longitude: | 55.565224, 36.714581 | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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Collection number 146 painted on left turret side.
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This example mounts a Girod cast turret - this model was sometimes known as the FT-18. The mantlet has been replaced with a fixed metal plate and the armament appears to be fake; this is probably due to battle damage.
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This example was captured while in German service.
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Collection number 315 painted on left hull side.
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This is an early production model with a long-barrelled 75mm gun. Later models mounted 90mm and 105mm guns, and a variety of SS-11 and HOT anti-tank missiles.
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The Carro Veloce (‘fast tank’) CV-33 was a design based on the British Vickers Carden-Loyd Mark VI tankette, four of which were purchased by the Italian Army in 1929. The CV-33 design was cheap and simple and found many export customers, including Albania, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Hungary and Spain. The example here has an additional square commander’s cupola indicating that it was one of those vehicles exported to, and modified by, the Hungarian army.
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A contingent of L6/40 tanks was sent to Russia during the war and was the likely source of this example.
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161) Toldi I Tank
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The Swedish Landsverk L60 Light Tank was a very successful design that was produced under licence by the Manfred Weiss company of Budapest from 1939. It was used by the Hungarian Army under the designation Toldi I and was armed with a 20mm gun.
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The m/38 chassis was used by Landsverk as the basis for an anti-aircraft tank, the Lvkv 40, known as the ‘Anti’. This design was licensed to Hungary where it was produced as the Nimrod.
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163) M-84 Tank
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In 1984 the former Yugoslavia started production of the Soviet T-72 for its own army. The version manufactured was the late-production model designated T-72A by the former Soviet Union, and it was known as the M-84 in the Yugoslav Army.
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This is a Czech version of the BTR-50PK.
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Registration number "13274".
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The LT-38 was a very good light tank design, mounting a useful 37mm gun, and after the German invasion in March 1939 production was continued for the German Army under the designation PzKpfw 38(t).
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For the details and a photograph of this vehicle see PGT2: Hetzer #7.
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167) Toldi IIa Tank
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Swedish / Hungarian
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The Toldi IIa was a development of the Toldi I armed with a 40mm gun, a shortened version of that used in the Turan I.
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168) 41M Turan II Tank
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At the outbreak of the war Hungary looked to Czechoslovakia for medium tanks to equip its army but Skoda and CKD were already committed to producing tanks for the German army. Instead, Skoda provided the plans and manufacturing rights to its S-IIr design and this was produced in Hungary, with modifications, as the 40M Turan I tank. A later up-gunning of this vehicle from a 40mm to a 75mm gun produced the 41M Turan II tank.
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The Turan chassis was also used as the basis for a self-propelled gun mounting a 10.5cm howitzer; this was the 40/43M Zrinyi assault gun.
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This TKS was captured while in German Service.
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This vehicle is displayed complete with an example of the ¾-ton payload trailer that was frequently towed by this model.
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176) Type 59 Tank
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Soviet / Chinese
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