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PT-76 Model 2 (amphibious light tank), Soviet Union.
Initial production 1952.
The PT-76 was the standard reconnaissance tank of the Warsaw Pact into the 1970s. It was developed from a Soviet arctic tractor named the "Pinguin." This lightly armored tank is armed with a 76mm main gun and 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. On land, PT-76 has a maximum road speed of 25 (?) mph. Using its twin hydrojet propulsion system, the PT-76 can move a 6 mph in water. The PT-76 was widely exported to the Warsaw Pact, as well as Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, India, Iran, India (?), Iraq, Laos, North Korea, Pakistan, Syria, and Viet Nam. |