The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Indonesia, Iraq, Syria, North Korea and North Vietnam.

May 1, 2021 · The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank designed in 1948 which saw service from 1952 up until its gradual retirement from 1967 onwards, partly replaced by the more …

Mar 25, 2024 · The PT-76 was the first new tank developed by the Soviet Union after World War II. It predates other Soviet tanks designed during the Cold War, like the T-62 and the T-72 main...

The PT-76 (named after its main gun) was the first new postwar Soviet light tank. There was a tradition of building light amphibious tanks dating back with the local adaptation of the Vickers amphibious 1929 vehicle and the prewar T-37A, T-38 and wartime T-40, all mass-produced.

Sep 30, 2023 · Developed in the late 1940s, the Soviet PT-76 proved to be an excellent design — as noted by the fact that it has remained in service for nearly seven decades. The fully amphibious tank can be propelled through the water with the help of …

Mar 17, 2017 · But the floating PT-76 chalked up a remarkable record, carrying knife-wielding Himalayan soldiers into battle, sinking gunboats on the Ganges Delta, dueling powerful U.S. Patton tanks in Vietnam,...

Feb 8, 2011 · The Russian Plavayushchiy Tank or PT-76 is a light, amphibious tank developed in the early 1950s. It is operated by a crew of three personnel. About 12,000 of these floating tanks were produced for domestic and export markets from 1958-1967.

Mar 25, 2019 · The Soviet-era PT-76 Amphibious Light Tank was developed shortly after World War 2 (1939-1945) and thus borrowed many of the concepts witnessed in the Grand Conflict.

Oct 3, 2015 · The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank which was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces.

The PT-76 [PT = Plavayushtshiy Tank - Amphibious Tank] is one of several light amphibious tanks developed and used by the Soviet Army. The vehicle entered service in 1954 and is amphibious...