On 13 February 1931, the Vickers 6-Ton light infantry tank, under the designator T-26, officially entered service in the Red Army as the "main tank for close support of combined arms units and tank units of High Command Reserve". [9][12]

More than 50 different modifications and experimental vehicles based on the T-26 light infantry tank chassis were developed in the USSR in the 1930s, with 23 modifications going into series production.

With less engineering sophistication than contemporary western models, the T-26 was ideally suited for mass-production and ultimately the 10,000th vehicle was built in September 1939. This tank alone made the Red Army, by far, the biggest armored force the world had ever seen.

The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, [nb 1] formerly used by the United States Army. It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War.

T-26 model 1931: Twin-turreted version armed with two DT tank machine guns. The first series-produced variant of the T-26 that was equipped with turrets differing from the initial Vickers design (Soviet turrets were higher and had an observation window).

Sep 27, 2022 · The T-26 was the most numerous tank in the Red Army's armoured force during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. The Soviet T-26 light tanks last saw combat in August 1945, in Manchuria. The T-26 was used extensively in the armies of Spain, China and Turkey.

Jul 12, 2010 · T-26 with a 120mm mortar Post by Mangrove » 04 Jul 2010, 18:24 I do not remember reading on this on any of the Finnish tank reference books although it is quite clear the project was abandoned after the 1944 attack.

May 11, 2020 · The T-26 is a pretty underrated but key step in Soviet tank evolution.

The Covenant Wraith tank is a terrifying specter on any world, brooding darkly and quietly over its territory and ready to unleash a firebomb of explosive plasma from its mortar instantly and with devastating accuracy and lethality.

Feb 26, 2015 · By early 1942 approximately 80 T26 of various models were in service and the armoured battalion was upgraded to Brigade status. During the summer of 1942 this brigade was combined with an elite Jaeger light infantry brigade to form Finland’s first Armoured Division.