"KhTZ-16 " Topic
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27 Jul 2012 8:34 a.m. PST
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| Guthroth | 27 Jul 2012 6:06 a.m. PST |
The KhTZ-16 was another improvised tank used by teh Soviets in early WW2. There are plenty of photos on the web, but no dimesnions. Does anyone have a link to some ? |
 John the OFM  | 27 Jul 2012 8:45 a.m. PST |
I wonder how many more of these "garage kit" designs there were, that actually fired a shot in anger? |
 Rrobbyrobot | 27 Jul 2012 9:14 a.m. PST |
I'm sure someone out there knows. But it aint me. Even if few, if any, really fought, they're still interesting. Make me think of the SCW, and other conflicts involving improvised weapons. |
| Guthroth | 27 Jul 2012 10:47 a.m. PST |
This one saw quite a bit of service. If you Google KhTZ-16 you will find a wealth of images showing them knocked out after combat. |
 PzGeneral | 27 Jul 2012 12:57 p.m. PST |
From Wikipedia:
The KhTZ-16 (Russian: ург-16) (after the Kharkiv Tractor Factory; Ukrainian: Kharkivskiy Traktorniy Zavod) was a Soviet improvised armoured vehicle of the Second World War, built on the chassis of an STZ-3 tractor.[1] The vehicles were built in Kharkiv until the factory was evacuated to the east, at which time production moved to Stalingrad. No less than 809 vehicles were planned, but no more than about 60 were actually built. Some vehicles were used in the fighting around Kharkiv in October 1941, but were quickly lost.
The vehicle was operated by a crew of two, and armed with a 45mm anti-tank gun and a 7.62mm DT or Degtyarev light machine gun mounted in a fixed superstructure. link |
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