T-70 Light Tank

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The T-70 light tank was introduced in 1942 as a production replacement for the T-60. The original T-70 was produced with a parallel engine arrangement; however this was quickly replaced by a later T-70M model, introduced in September 1942, with uprated (85hp) GAZ-203 engines mounted in tandem and with an improved turret. The latter model was originally designated T-70M, but due to the small number of original T-70’s produced this suffix was subsequently dropped, all tanks latterly being described as T-70, of which there were three distinct production models. The three distinct production models can be differentiated by their differing drive sprockets, front hatches and vision devices. Numerous vehicles were produced on the base of the T-70, including the SU-76 (SU-15) and SU-76M (SU-15M) SPG’s, the ZSU-37 and T-90 SPAAG’s and the T-80 light tank. The T-80 was an up-armoured variant manufactured in small numbers. Several variants of the T-70 with up-rated armament were also developed to prototype stage. In May 1999 a T-70 turret was put on display at the Poklonnaya Gora Victory Park museum in Moscow, mounted on a fabricated stand; this may be the same T-70 turret recovered by the Ekipazh (“Crew”) enthusiasts group from a boggy wood elsewhere in Russia. Model Id: 2100 Manufacture: Factory 38 Kuibyshev (KPZ), Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Nizhniy Novgorod Region, Russia (Design parent and manufacturer) Factory 37, Sverdlovs'k, Ukraine (Manufacturer) Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ), Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod Oblast, Nizhniy Novgorod Region, Russia (Manufacturer) 1) Muzeum Broni Pancernej, Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych, Poland Number of Photos: 2 Click here or on the image for this tank's profile page Unique ID: 420 Serial Number: Registration: Name: Other Identification: “9545” and Polish Eagle markings painted on turret sides. This T-70 is in good condition.

2) Kubinka NIIBT Research Collection - Soviet Vehicles, Kubinka, Russia Number of Photos: 1 Click here or on the image for this tank's profile page Unique ID: 515 Serial Number: Registration: Name: Other Identification: Collection number 313 painted on left turret side.

3) Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ), Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia Number of Photos: 0 Click here or on the image for this tank's profile page Unique ID: 1590 Serial Number: Registration: Name: Other Identification: