Soviet light tanks, BMD, BTR

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“Soviet light tanks, AF, BMD, BTR-D”, photo archives of the hall before 2014

The official catalog of the museum (**) of Pavilion N3

“Soviet light tanks, self-propelled units, landing vehicles and BTR-D” ***  (prepared by Mikhail Blinov)

N – Brand —- Object — Year of manufacture — Designation – type of production

1. Т-27,  — , 1931, tankette,  serial
2. T-26,  — , 1932, light two-turret tank, serial
3. T-26,  —-  ,      , light tank, serial
4. OT-130, — , 1938, flamethrower tank, serial
5. BT-5,  —- , 1933, wheeled tracked tank, serial
6. T-37A, —  , 1933, amphibious tank, serial
7. T-30,  —  , 1940, light tank, small serie
8. T-40, —  , 1940, amphibious, serial
9. T-126,  —  , 1940, light tank,  single sample
10. Т-50,   —  , 1940, light tank, small serie
11. T-60,  —  , 1941, light tank, serial
12. T-70,  —  , 1942, light tank, serial
13. ZSU-37,  —  , 1944, anti aircraft gun, serial
14. SU-76,  —  , 1943, assault gun, serial
15. T-80,  —  , 1943, light tank, small serie
16. K-75,  —  , 1947, tracked armored carrier, one sample
17. K-78,  —  , 1950, tracked amphibious armored carrier, one sample
18. K-90,  —  , 1950, light amphibious tank, single sample
19. PT-76, Object 740B, 1951, light amphibious tank, serial
20. ZPTU-2, Object 750, 1955, anti aircraft on the base BTR-50P, small serie
21. ZPTU-4, Object 750, 1959, anti aircraft assault gun on BTR-50P, small serie
22. BTR-50PK, Object 750PK, 1957, amphibious tracked armored carrier, serial
23. BTR-50PN, Object 750 (905),1960, commander carrier, serial
24. PT-76M, Object 907, 1960, light amphibious tank, single sample
25. PT-85, Object 906, 1963, light amphibious tank, one sample
26. -, Object 685, 1976, light amphibious airborne tank, one sample
27. -, Object 934, 1975, light amphibious airborne tank, one sample
28. -, Object 940, 1976, commander carrier, one sample
29. ASU-76, Object 570, 1949, airborne assault gun, single sample
30. ASU-57P, Object К-73, 1949 (?), amphibious assault gun, one sample
31. ASU-57, Object 572, 1951, light airborne assault gun, serial
32. ASU-57P, Object 574, 1954, amphibious airborne assault gun, single sample
33. SU-85, Object 573, 1956, light AG, serial
34. BMD-1, Object  915, 1969, fighting paratrooper vehicle, serial
35. BTR-D, Object  925, 1974, paratrooper armored carrier, serial
36. BREM-D, —  , 1984, armored recovery vehicle, serial
37. BMD-2, Object 916К, 1986, combat paratrooper vehicle, serial
38. BMD-3, Object 950, 1986, same
39. BT-2,  —  , 1931, wheeled / tracked tank (on monument outside), serial

* – there are some inaccuracies in the Catalog, corrections and clarifications in the possibility are also given
** – from January 2012 – “Central Museum of Armored Weapons and Equipment”
*** – this official catalog includes all the samples of the 3 pavilions that were in it since the museum was founded (1972) until its “reorganization” (2014). At the moment, most of the rare pre-war equipment in the pavilion is missing. The right half of the pavilion is occupied by a playing field for fans to play in controlled models of tanks.
Some samples were temporarily moved to Patriot Park and other museum pavilions (N4)

Time Machine. Back to the past of the pavilion.
This pavilion is most changed till 2014. Recently, the right half of the pavilion has been cleared from the lungs of Soviet tanks (pre-war) and organized the games site for the bench moving models. The former exhibits of the pavilion are scattered in different places, including 15 kilometers (in the park, “The Patriot” and repair hangars). We display the official exhibits catalog, which were here in the years since 1972 till 2014, and the archival and the modern photos of this pavilion.

2016. For the summer of 2016 only the left half of the pavilion left with the VDV technique. All armored vehicles of the Second World War were taken to different places, partly to the Patriot Park, partly to other pavilions, and a bit overhaul shops.

Recently, the right half of the pavilion has been cleared of light Soviet tanks (pre-war period) and a gaming range for bench moving models is organized.

Hall N3, the modern view in 2015. Note the right side was changed into the scale-model polygon.

Some of the exhibits of this pavilion:

The pavilion is especially represented by the VDV (descent paratroops, nickname “Uncle Vasia” units) AV  from the creation to the modern Russian army

2013 Virtual tour, continue…

• WW2 battlefields (Pskov region) researche and extracting the T-70 light tank

1972- 2013 Pavilion N3

Archival views of Pavilion N3 “Soviet light tanks, self-propelled units, landing vehicles and BTR-D”, as it was before the reorganization of 2014