The original Christie tanks were designated fast tanks by the Soviets, abbreviated to BT (later referred to as BT-1). Based both on them and on other plans obtained earlier, three unarmed BT-2 prototypes were completed in October 1931 and mass production began in 1932.

Oct 6, 2021 · BT Tank (Fast Tank) is the name of a series of Soviet light wheeled-tracked tanks of the 1930s. Along with the T-26, they formed the basis of the Soviet tank fleet before the Great Patriotic War and in its initial period.

The BT-7 [b] was the last of the BT series of Soviet cavalry tanks that were produced in large numbers between 1935 and 1940. It was lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for the time, and had much better mobility than other contemporary tank designs.

The BT tank series was numerous, forming the cavalry tank arm of the Red Army in the 1930s, and had much better mobility than other contemporary tank designs. For these reasons, there were many experiments and derivatives of the design, mostly conducted at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov, Soviet Ukraine.

Apr 1, 2020 · There the Soviets wasted no time in creating a reverse-engineered vehicle from the Model 1928 Bystrokhodny (“Fast”) Tank or BT-1, resulting in the domestic BT-2.

Mar 4, 2015 · BT-1. Developed in 1932, the BT-1 was practically a carbon-copy of the American ‘Christie’ T-3 chassis – with a 350bhp Liberty petrol-fuelled engine, it was capable of road speeds of 40mph with its tracks on, or up to 65mph without tracks. With a three-man crew, it weighed 10 tonnes, was 18 feet long, 7ft4in wide, and 6ft4in tall.

Like the M1931 Christie tank, the Soviet BT medium tanks could run either on tracks or on the four large road wheels that were on either side of the tank. BT-1, which was produced for only a limited time, had an all-riveted construction, like the Christie.

In 1931 USSR purchased two turretless T3 (or M.1940) and developed series of tanks BT. First model of the BT series, with lightened wheels, armed only with machine guns.

The blueprints for this new vehicles are complete. Moving models of the BT tank in 1:5 scale were also built. The model was tested. It completely satisfies your orders given in the summer of 1934 to turn the BT tank into an even more powerful and maneuverable fighting vehicle.

The original Christie tanks were designated fast tanks by the Soviets, abbreviated to BT (later referred to as BT-1). Based both on them and on other plans obtained earlier, three unarmed BT-2 prototypes were completed in October 1931 and mass production began in 1932.