Kubinka Tank Museum Hall N7 Guide and Virtual Tour

Foreign tanks and Armored vehicles Kubinka collection. France, Italy, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, China, Sweden, Hungary, Japan. Catalogue exhibits list description.

Virtual tour of the 7th pavilion of the tank museum, as it was on the Kubinka from 1972 to 2016.

It is more convenient to start the collection from the pavilion № 7.
We pass into pavilion No. 7. The armored vehicles of France, Italy, Sweden, China, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Japan.
Armored vehicles of France. It is unique in its own way, and it is difficult to confuse it with the fighting machines of any other country. The first is a light tank “Renault FT-17” of the 1917 edition.

This is the first real tank of the First World War, a classic – it was he who determined the layout of the tanks of subsequent generations of most countries in the world: ahead – the division of control, in the center – the combat compartment with a 360-degree revolving tower with weapons, in the rear – the engine-transmission compartment. France supplied these tanks to 20 countries of the world. They became the basis of armored forces of France. A total of 7820 units were produced. After World War I, France had the largest tank fleet in the world, numbering about 4,000 cars. Over the next 10 years, France was mainly engaged in the modernization of old samples. And only on the eve of World War II began to develop new tanks with more powerful armor increased mobility. But in the overwhelming majority it was light tanks. The voluminous cast designs of the armored corps of subsequent tanks, their armament and higher combat characteristics than the first German tanks, are a mute reproach to the adopted Military Doctrine, the Conception of the Armed Forces and the Military Reform of France … These mistakes in the Second World War have cost the French Republic dearly. (see details of the history of the first tanks of France at “Saumur tank museum, Loire, France)

May 1940 The French army has 2,637 new tanks (heavy and medium make up about 30%). The parks store up to 2,000 old tanks, 600 armored vehicles and 3,500 armored personnel carriers.

Germany at the beginning of military operations on the border with France concentrated 2,574 tanks, of which 1,478 were obsolete T-1 and T-2. After the 2nd World War II France to equip its army with new tanks AMX-13 tank -The first in the world with an autoloader, the AMX-30 and armored vehicles “Panhard AML-245” different modifications.
Two, like toys, combat vehicles Italy with a beautiful name of the company “Fiat-Ansaldo” … in the 30s on the basis of units of the company “Fiat” built their tanks and use them in Abyssinia and the German-Italian group of Rommel in Africa. On the Soviet-German front, wedges CV3 / 33, a light tank L6-40 with relatively weak armor and weapons were used.
Sweden before World War II traded licenses for the manufacture of armored vehicles, armored vehicles, as well as good weapons. It was in Sweden to “Bofors” company factories German engineers have made one of the best instruments of the 2nd World War: 88mm anti-aircraft gun, which after processing was mounted also on fighters “Nashorn” tanks “jagdpanther” “Ferdinand” (“Elephant”) and a heavy tank T-VIB (“Royal Tiger”). About 1000 trunks.
Sweden presented the museum with the world’s only main battle tankless tank Strv-103B, which in the 60s occupied the minds of world tank builders. Strv-103B guided his 105-mm tank gun by changing the position of the tank’s body both horizontally and vertically.
Chinese sand tank T-59 is a copy of our native fifty-fours, but in the Chinese version.
Czechoslovakia (company “Skoda” and CKD) in 1939 released a light tank Ltvz38, who has not got the People’s Army of Czechoslovakia, and after the German occupation of more than 400 tanks under the new abbreviation Pz.38 (t) joined in the armored forces of the Wehrmacht. tank design was so successful that on the basis of already obsolete tanks (this machine is known also under the name “Prague-38”), the German engineers developed lightweight fighter “Hetzer” tank, which is produced in the Czech Republic for the Wehrmacht. In 1944, General-Field Marshal G. Guderian issued an order for 2500 fighters. After quite effective application of them on the Soviet-German front for 1945, a new order for another 2,500 tank destroyers was followed. During the war, Czechoslovakia supplied the Wehrmacht with about 7,000 tanks and automatic control systems.

Hungary, in the main, built tanks and automatic control systems under the licenses of Sweden and Czechoslovakia. During the Second World War produced: 614 tanks; 201 ACS; 196 armored personnel carriers. To this, it is necessary to add supplies by Germany in 1942-1945. for Hungary, 253 tanks (including 13 “Tigers” and 5 “Panthers”), 150 ACS, and Soviet tanks T-27 and T-28. Hungary is represented by three armored vehicles Among them are self-propelled artillery “Zrinyi” with a proper name – “Irenka,” of which there are two copies preserved in the world (although produced until the end of the war) – one in front of you, the other – in the Budapest Museum.

Polish technology, there is only one small wedge, manufactured under the license of the English company “Carden-Loyd.” Of 700 tankers, only two remained, one in front of you, the second in Romania.

Japan based on the analysis and study of the experience of the development and combat use of tanks by Britain and France in the First World War begins in the 1920-s to create domestic tanks.

The world’s only collection of Japanese tanks during the Second World War. Miniature tanks, diesel air cooling, the original solution to the problem of a floating tank, the delivery of tanks to any continent … on submarines (the German “Tiger” including, which the Japanese bought from Germany in 1944) … this is all that has been preserved all over the world from melting, except for individual, literally several samples …

For the summer of 2016 some of the exhibits are transported to another place, in May 2017 the pavilion is closed to visitors, the technique is temporarily placed in other pavilions.

Archival photos of the Foreign armored vehicles Pavilion 7

France
Renault FT-17 1917, light tank, serial
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Renault UF carrier, 1931, serial (France)

Sometimes called the “small supply tank” Renault UF “. Mark of the Renault French car company logo, in details.
Developed in 1930 by Renault (France), it was produced serially from 1931 and was in service with the French army. Participated in the defense of France in 1940, then as a “trophy of fascist Germany” during the Second World War.
Weight – 2 tons, Crew – two people
Dimensions: length – 2700 mm, width – 1700 mm., height – 950 mm.
Armor protection – 7 mm. Engine – 35 horsepower, Speed ​​(maximum) – 30 km / h, Power reserve (on the highway) – 180 km.
Design Features: Base – the original. General layout – the engine and power transmission are in the front of the hull.
Armament – Protection. The hull of rolled armored plates, connected by rivets and bolts. On the roof of the hull (above the seats of the crew) are spherical armor caps with observation slots.
Chassis – engine 4-cylinder, gasoline. Transmission – mechanical. Suspension blocked (3 carts per board). It is possible to tow a trailer with a useful cargo platform volume of 0.4 cubic meters. meter on the crawler chassis
PS For 2017 the location is Park Patriot (battle for Moscow hall).

Renault R-35, 1935, WW2 light tank (France)

– The Second World War (Western Front, defense of France 1940)
– The Great Patriotic War (Eastern Front in the service of the Wehrmacht)
Tank was developed in 1935 by the company Renault (France). It was produced serially from 1935 to 1939. Tank was in service with the French army. Participated in the “Defense of France in 1940”, then in the service of the Wehrmacht, including in the Balkans and on the Eastern Front. It entered the Kubinka in the Second World War as captured from Germany.

Weight – 10.4 tons, Crew – 2 people, Dimensions: The length is 4010 mm. width – 1815 mm, height – 2110 mm. Armament: gun – 1 pc., caliber – 37 mm., ammunition – 50 shots; machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7,5 mm., ammunition – 1250 rounds. Armor Protection: forehead – 43 mm., turret – 55 mm.
Engine power – 102 hp, Speed ​​(maximum) – 23 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 150 km. The depth of water obstacles to be surmounted is 0.8 meters.
Design Features: The base is original, the layout is classical.
Armament: Guidance of the gun is made by the mechanism of rotation with a manual drive. Telescopic sight.
Protection. The hull consists of 3 large cast armored parts: frontal, forged, forage, and also from rolled boards, roof and bottom. The sides are connected to the frontal and stern parts with bolts, and with a small box with pins. The bottom is welded to the sides and bolted to the bow and stern. The tower is solid-cast with variable wall thickness.
Chassis: Engine carburetor, 4-cylinder firm “Renault”, transmission mechanical. Onboard manual gears are single-row. Suspension mixed: blocked and single-row.
PS. In 2017, the tank was repainted from the colors of the army of France in the colors of the Wehrmacht (as used in the German service on the Eastern Front against the USSR).

Hotchkiss H-39, 1939, light tank, serial (France)

– Second World War (Western Front) and Arab-Israeli wars
The main lightweight tank supporting cavalry junctions. It was developed in 1934 by the firm “Hotchkiss”. Maximum unified with infantry support tanks “Renault” R-35. It was produced serially from 1935 to 1940. Manufactured 1000 units. In armor protection was superior to all light tanks of the late 30’s.

The tank and self-propelled units on its base took part on the fronts of the Second World War from 1940 to 1945. After the war, a few tanks were preserved by the French gendarmerie, and the Israelis used them in battles on the Sinai Peninsula, even in 1956.
Combat weight – 12, 5 tons, Engine type – carburetor Hotchkiss, Power – 120 hp, The speed is 36 km / h, Power reserve – 150 km.
Armory: forehead – 55 mm, forehead of the turret – 45 mm, Crew – 2 people.
Armament: caliber of the gun – 37 mm, ammunition – 100 shots; caliber of the machine guns – 7,5 mm, ammunition – 2400 shots
Tactical recognition marks (reconstruction, made by model makers).

Somua S-35, 1935, medium tank, serial (France)

The Second World War, the Western Front (Defensive France 1940). It was developed by the company “Somua” (France) in 1934. Produced from 1935, serially. Tank was in the service with the French army. Participated in the defense of France in 1940, then in the service of the Wehrmacht.

Weight – 19.5 tons, Crew – 4 people, Dimensions: Length – 5380 mm, width – 2130 mm., Height – 2630 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 47 mm., ammunition – 84 shots; machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.92 mm, ammunition – 2000 cartridges. Armored protection – 45 mm.
Engine (power) – 220 horsepower, Speed ​​(maximum) – 45 km / h, Power reserve (on the highway) – 240 km. Depth of water obstacles to be overcome – 1.2 meters
Design Features: The base is original, the general layout is classical.
Armament. The gun and the machine gun have separate armored masks and are connected with a telescopic sight.
Protection: The hull consists of 6 main cast armored parts, connected by bolts. The nose has a spherical shape, the side parts are inclined. The turret is solid-cast, hexagonal. The undercarriage is protected with stamped screens.
Chassis: Engine carburetor, 4-stroke, 8-cylinder, liquid cooling. Transmission mechanical with 2-disc main friction clutch of dry friction, 5-speed gearbox. Suspension – mixed: from two 4-roller carts with leaf springs and one rear roller.
Entered the tank museum (Kubinka) during the Second World War.
At photo: Archive photo with the coloring of the authentic service in the army of France for 1940.

AMX-13 (B), 1951, light tank, serial (France)

It was developed by the firm “Turen” (as soviet classification) in 1951. Serial release from 1952 to 1982. He was in service with the French army, NATO countries, the Middle East and Africa. Used in local wars and military conflicts in Africa and the Middle East.

Weight – 14,7 tons, crew – 3 people, Dimensions: length – 6380 mm, width – 2510 mm., Height 2180 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 75 mm, ammunition – 36 shots; machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 3600 rounds; grenade launcher – 4 pieces. Armored protection: the forehead of the body – 50 mm, the turret – 40 mm.
Engine (power) – 250 horsepower, Speed ​​(maximum) – 65 km / h, Cruising range on the highway – 400 km., Depth of water obstacles to be overcome – 1.2 meters.
Design Features: The base is original, uniform for the AMX-13 series
General layout. The power and control compartment are in the front of the hull. The fighting compartment is pushed back.
Armament: The mechanism of loading a gun of a drum type.
Protection. The hull is welded, made of riveted steel. The bow is cast, with a variable angle of inclination. The turret is swinging type (the lower part is cast, the upper one is welded) from rolled and cast parts with an elongated niche.
Chassis: Engine – 8-cylinder, carburetor with a horizontal arrangement of cylinders, liquid cooling. Transmission mechanical. Suspension is individual, torsion, with hydraulic shock absorbers on the front and rear suspension units.
According to some reports (veterans of the museum) the sample arrived from Algeria.

Panhard AMD-35, 1935, armored car, serial (France)

The Second World War, the Western Front (Defensive France 1940) and the Eastern Front (at the service of the Wehrmacht). The French armored car Panhard AMD-35 (second from the left), with a 37 mm cannon and 1 machine gun. Developed in 1934 by the company “Panhard” (France). It was produced serially since 1935. He was in service with the French army.

Weight – 7,5 tons, Crew – 4 people, Dimensions: Length – 3980 mm., Width – 1980 mm., Height – 2350 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber 37mm., ammunition – 53 shots; machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7,5 mm., ammunition – 1250 rounds.
Armored protection: The forehead of the hull and the turret are 13 mm.
Engine (power) – 105 horsepower, The speed (maximum) is 72.5 km / h (forward), 42 km / h (back), Power reserve (on the highway) – 200 km. The depth of overcoming water barriers is 0.5 meters
Design Features: Base – original, wheel formula 4 x 4, General layout – the engine is located in the stern of the hull.
Armament: Automatic gun in a turret of circular rotation.
Protection – body skeleton, sheets from rolled armor and fastened to the frame by rivets. The tower is bent, the shape of a truncated pyramid.
Chassis: Engine 4-stroke, carburetor, liquid cooling “Panhard” 1K. Transmission mechanical with reversible gearbox and demultiplier. The front and rear wheels are steerable, suspension is semi-elliptic springs.
On the picture: The first on the left is the armored car Panhard AML245A (South Africa) with 60 mm. mortar and 2 machine guns.

South Africa (under the license of France + own modernization)

Panar AML 245A, 1959, armored car with 60 mm. mortar and 2 machine guns, serial,
Panar AML 245C, 1961, armored car with 90 mm. gun and 2 machine guns,
Panar AML 245B (AML-H90), armored car with 90 mm. gun and 1 machine gun

Japan, WW2 tanks and Armored Vehicles

• Khalkhin Goal – Mongolia , the local conflict Red Army vs. Japan
• The Great Pasific War in China and World War Two in Manchuria (North China)

Tekey type 94, 1932, small tank, serial

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Japan Teke type 97 small tank

Teke type 97 developed in 1937, pre- and WW2 Japan small tank, serial.

Ha-go type 2595 Japan WW2 light tank

Hago type 95, 1935, light tank, serial.

Ha-go (type 2595) Light Japanese tank was created in 1934 by the Mitsubishi Jukogyo company, using the experience of developing small tanks. Ha-go, the army designation Ke-go (light model), had an arrangement with the rear location of the engine and the front – the elements of the transmission. Department of management combined with combat. The tank hull is assembled on a frame with the help of bolts and rivets. The surface of the hull in the combat compartment and the control compartment is closed with asbestos underfoot. In the protruding frontal hull of the body in the ball system, a frontal machine gun is attached. In a single cylindrical riveted-welded turret, a 37 mm cannon is installed in front, and a machine gun is behind. Up to 1943, 1,161 tanks were manufactured. Tank took part in the battles at Halkin Gol, Guam, Tarawa, Makina, Okinawa, the Philippines and in Malaysia.
Combat weight – 7,4 tons, Engine type – 6 cylinder air cooling engine, the Power -120 hp, the Speed ​​- 45 km / h, the Power reserve – 21 km.
Protection: forehead of the turret – 12mm, forehead – 12mm, Crew is 3 people.
Armament: caliber gun – 37mm type 94), ammunition – 75 rounds; caliber machine gun – 2X 6.5 mm (type 91), ammunition 3300 cartridges.

Tihe type 1, 1941, middle tank, serial
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Hogi, flamethrower 1937, armored carrier
Hogi flamethrower (?), 1937, armored personnel carrier on the railway, serial.

Hogi armored personnel carrier (type 2595) has a completely closed riveted hull, a single turret with machine guns. In the cutouts of the bottom, there are two driving railway wheel pairs lifted and lowered through the power transmission by the engine. The armored personnel carrier was issued since 1936
Combat weight – 12 tons, Engine type – 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine, Power – 84 hp
Speed: on the highway -25 km / h, on the railway track – 50 km / h, Power reserve –
Protection- 8 mm, Crew – 2 people, Landing troops – 6 people.
Armament: caliber machine gun – 7.7 mm (type 97), ammunition -? cartridges.

Japanese WW2 self-propelled crane, 1940, serial

Kamisa type 2, 1942, light amphibian tank with the pantoons, serial
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Japanese Keri type 3 WW2 light tank

Japan. Keri type 3, 1935, light tank, small-serie.

Light Japanese Keri tank (type 3) is an upgrade of the 1943 tank of Ha-go. Tank Keri (light ninth) was created as an assault model equipped with a 57 mm cannon (type 97) mounted in a slightly enlarged riveted turret with a small taper and a developed aft niche. In the rear wall of the turret there was a machine gun in a ball bearing. The Keri tank was equipped with a radio station and a whip antenna. These Japanese tanks were produced by an experimental series.
Combat weight – 7,4 t., Engine type – – two-stroke 6-cylinder diesel air cooling, Power – 120 hp, Speed ​​- 40 km / h, Power reserve – 210 km.
Protection: Turret – 12mm, forehead – 12mm, Crew – 3 people.
Armament: caliber guns – 57mm, ammunition -? PC., the caliber of the machine gun is 2X 7.7 mm (type 97), the braking set is 3300 cartridges.

Italy

• Fiat-Ansaldo CV- 33 (?35),   1933, tankette
• Fiat -Ansaldo L6-40, 1939, light tank

Sweden

• Landsverk L60A, 1934, light tank (? Hungarian Toldi – I )
• Landsverk – Anti LVKV 40,  1940, 40 mm. anti-aircraft assault gun

Yugoslavia

• T-84, 1987, (soviet T-72 license)

China

• T-59 , 1963 (soviet T-54A medium tank), Hall N7  N2

Czechoslovakia

• BREM “Cz”,  Object 729,  1974, repairing – evacuation AV on BMP-1 Hall N7  N2
• OT-810, 1941, half-tracked armored carrier Hall N7  Patriot park
• OT-62 , 1964, amphibious tracked carrier on the base BTR-50PK
• LT-38  “Prague”, 1938, World War 2 light tank
• AG 75 mm “Hetzer”, 1943, assault gun on base LT-38 “Prague” Hall N7  N6

Hungary 

• 38M “Toldi”, 1938 , light tank on chassis “Landsverk” L60 M1936
• Turan II, 1941, medium tank on the chassis Czech Sk-2A
• 40/43M Zrinyi, 1942 105 mm Assault howitzer on chassis Turan

Since 2016 HQ Hall N 7 is closed for visitors. See “Japan AV collection at Patriot Park Hall N 6”

**-at 2017, the Hall N7 is closed (? temporary or not), all Japan AV exhibits are located in the other halls and sites. At the autumn 2017 location: Hall N 5 (HQ) and Hall N 12 (Patriot park). Ask your guide (military expert).

* – AV names are presented like in the official (inside) military catalogue, because of the difficulties of Japanese symbols and labeling, the correct name to be specified