T 26 light tank (Soviet Union) @ Kubinka Tank Museum, Moscow oblast, Russia/ Лёгкий танк Т-26 (СССР) в Бронетанковом музее в г. Кубинка (Московская обл.)
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T-26 was based on the British Vickers design and was the mainstay of the Red Army in 1930s. The tank had two versions: single turret or twin turrets with machine guns. The type's production stopped in 1941, but it was used in action throughout WW II. Many units were given to the Republican army fighting in the Spanish Civil War.
Kubinka is one of the largest tank collections in the world. The museum not only displays virtually every tank ever produced in Soviet Union, but it also features a large collection of foreign tanks, particularly from the WW II period: from trophy German and Japanese tanks to American and British tanks.
Getting here does require quite a bit of effort, and the guards on premises are rather surly, but nonetheless you will find the visit very rewarding and interesting. I have a lot more photos from Kubinka, and will add them later.
T 26 light tank (Soviet Union) @ Kubinka Tank Museum, Moscow oblast, Russia/ Лёгкий танк Т-26 (СССР) в Бронетанковом музее в г. Кубинка (Московская обл.)
To see the rest of my photos from Russia please click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/28095414@N02/sets/72157605883738629/
T-26 was based on the British Vickers design and was the mainstay of the Red Army in 1930s. The tank had two versions: single turret or twin turrets with machine guns. The type's production stopped in 1941, but it was used in action throughout WW II. Many units were given to the Republican army fighting in the Spanish Civil War.
Kubinka is one of the largest tank collections in the world. The museum not only displays virtually every tank ever produced in Soviet Union, but it also features a large collection of foreign tanks, particularly from the WW II period: from trophy German and Japanese tanks to American and British tanks.
Getting here does require quite a bit of effort, and the guards on premises are rather surly, but nonetheless you will find the visit very rewarding and interesting. I have a lot more photos from Kubinka, and will add them later.