Legendary Russian tanks
September 15, 1916 for the first time in the history of tanks were used. With the development of the military industry tanks became a formidable weapon, a symbol of power and strength of world powers. Our country - is no exception. Recall the 7 legendary Russian tanksMS-1 (T-18) was the first Soviet tank mass. In all there were about 960 units. For the first time in the battle MC-1 were used in the conflict in the CER in 1929, when the attack 9 tanks turned to flight the Chinese infantry. In the second half of the 30's - early 40's, many of these machines was used as a fixed gun emplacements on the border of the Far East and the Karelian Isthmus.Occasionally there are references to the involvement of MC-1 in the fighting and in the first months of World War II. Up to the present day as museum exhibits and monuments remained no more than 10 MS-1.
BT-7 - fast tank. His debut was the military operations against Japanese forces near Lake Khasan the summer of 1938, however, the best BT-7 proved to be a year later in Mongolia in the battles at Halkin-Gol, where the steppes is fully revealed high speed and maneuverability of the tank. Successfully operated the BT-7 during the march of the Red Army in Poland in September 1939, when the rapid advance of mobile tank groups allowed to paralyze the possible active actions of the Polish forces. At the initial stage of the Great Patriotic War, in their fighting qualities of the BT-7 is not inferior to the majority of German tanks and was used until the first half of 1942 The final episode in the battle biography BT-7 was the Soviet-Japanese War broke out in August-September 1945 At the time, these already obsolete tanks were part of the second tank regiments and battalions were going to break for the more powerful T-34 and IS-2.
T-34/76. One of the best medium tanks on the 1940 combines a good armor protection and powerful weapons. 76 mm tank gun could effectively deal with both manpower and equipment. At least until the middle of 1942 he is not satisfied that the enemy could oppose. Often, T-34, having received numerous hits, remained in service. The most productive Soviet tank commander, who fought on the T-34, DF Lavrynenko (4th Tank Brigade) from October to December 1941 destroyed or knocked out two German tanks 52. With the advent in 1943 of the enemy heavy equipment has undergone a major upgrade and T-34. Was enhanced armor protection, added a fifth member of the crew, and the tank is armed with a new 85-mm cannon, capable of short-and medium-range strike virtually all German tanks. New T-34/85 in March 1944 began to come to the front. The T-34 was in many ways not ideal, but simple in production and development, as well as the most popular in the world tank. In the second half of the XX century, the T-34 used in conflicts up to the 90's (the war in Yugoslavia).
KV-1 - Soviet heavy tank. First HF army passed the test in recent weeks, the Russo-Finnish War. At the June 1941 HF could be considered one of the best heavy tanks in the world. Known case in June 1941 in Russenia when one KV-1 bound action German division by nearly two days. In one of the German documents noted: "Almost did not have the means to deal with the monster.The tank can not be bypassed around the boggy terrain. You can not bring up ammunition, seriously wounded died, they could not take out. Trying to eliminate tank fire 50-millimeter anti-tank battery from a distance of 500 meters has led to serious losses in the calculations and guns. The tank is undamaged, despite the fact that, as it turned out, was sentenced to 14 direct hits. From them there were only dent in the armor. When brought up 88-millimeter gun at a distance of 700 meters, the tank calmly waited for it to be delivered to the position and destroyed it. Attempts to undermine the tank sappers were unsuccessful. The charges were insufficient for the huge caterpillars. Finally he was the victim of tricks. 50 German tanks simulated attack from all sides in order to divert attention. Under the cover of her disguise and managed to push the 88-millimeter gun from the rear of the tank. Of the 12 direct hits 3 armor flashed and destroyed a tank. " Unfortunately, most of the time control was lost not because of the combat causes, breakdowns and shortages of fuel. At the end of 1943 to replace the HF came heavy tank.
IS-2 ("Joseph Stalin") heavy tank. Was created to break the heavily fortified enemy positions and deal with heavy enemy tanks.The case when in the course of the Lvov-Sandomierz operation, two IS-2, acting in an ambush, two days destroyed 17 German tanks and self-propelled guns. IS-2 was indispensable as assault weapons in breaking the enemy's defense, especially in the direction of Berlin and at Konigsberg. In the postwar period, the tank was officially modernization and remained in service until 1995
The T-54 was created based on the experience of the Second World War and became a major participant in military conflicts of the second half of the XX century. T-54 and later modified T-55 nuclear protection applied in Hungary (1956), Czechoslovakia (1968), in Vietnam, the wars in the Middle East until the beginning of the XXI century. One of the recent conflicts, where they found the use of the T-55 began fighting in South Ossetia, which was adopted parts of the South Ossetian republic. In addition, the T-55 was the basis for the creation of a number of examples of military engineering equipment.
T-72 - the main tank. The production of this tank was deployed in 1973 since the conflict in Lebanon in 1982 T-72 was used extensively in the wars in the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. Remarkable action of the group of four Russian tanks under the command of Captain Yuri Yakovlev, in August 2008, which for two days led street fighting in Tskhinvali. Having lost one tank (one crew member injured), the group has provided the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers, killing at least 8 tanks and armored opponent.
