Surviving Russian amphibious Tanks Last update : 27 December 2016 Listed here are the T-37, T-38 and T-40 amphibious tanks that still exist today. Massimo Foti, August 2014 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/massimofoti/15522022127/ T-37A – Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) – running condition Captured by the Finnish Army on 18 December 1939 during a battle with the Russian 273 rd mountain-rifle regiment nearby Pelkosenniemi (Source : book "the Soviet tanks in the Finnish army" Part 4 ; "The tank in the field of battle" magazine No.25, 2005). It was originally a command tank with antenna, but somewhere (probably in Soviet before 1939 or early days of the invasion of Finland) the antenna was removed. Colour and star is not original, and the flotation devices have been replaced by replica - this was done at the former Tank Museum in the 1970's. When the tank arrived to Sweden in January 1940 it was all White (Stefan Karlsson). Yuri Pasholok, September 2016 - https://www.facebook.com/ T-37A – Patriot Park, Kubinka (Russia) – running condition Serial number 731. It was built on 18 April 1934 (http://www.kubinka.ru/newindex.php?id=168&lang=1 )
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Surviving Russian amphibious Tanks Last update : 27 December 2016
Listed here are the T-37, T-38 and T-40 amphibious tanks that still exist today.
Massimo Foti, August 2014 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/massimofoti/15522022127/
T-37A – Arsenalen Tank Museum, Strängnäs (Sweden) – running condition
Captured by the Finnish Army on 18 December 1939 during a battle with the Russian 273rd mountain-rifle regiment nearby Pelkosenniemi (Source : book "the Soviet tanks in the Finnish army" Part 4 ; "The tank in the field of battle" magazine No.25, 2005). It was originally a command tank with antenna, but somewhere (probably in Soviet before 1939 or early days of the invasion of Finland) the antenna was removed. Colour and star is not original, and the flotation devices have been replaced by replica - this was done at
the former Tank Museum in the 1970's. When the tank arrived to Sweden in January 1940 it was all White (Stefan Karlsson).
Yuri Pasholok, September 2016 - https://www.facebook.com/
T-37A – Patriot Park, Kubinka (Russia) – running condition
Serial number 731. It was built on 18 April 1934 (http://www.kubinka.ru/newindex.php?id=168&lang=1)
“sany4”, February 2016 - http://sany4.tourister.ru/photoalbum/26411
T-37A – Museum of military equipment "Battle Glory of the Urals", Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russia) – running condition
Two T-37s – Vadim Zadorozhny Museum, Arhangelskoe, Moscow Oblast (Russia) These vehicles could be reproductions or may contain some original parts, any information are the most welcome
T-37 PT – Vadim Zadorozhny Museum, Arhangelskoe, Moscow Oblast (Russia) This vehicle could be a reproduction or may contain some original parts, any information are the most welcome
Vladimir Yakubov - http://svsm.org/gallery/t-38
T-38Sh – Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow (Russia)
This vehicle was up-gunned with a 20 mm ShVAK cannon (http://legion-afv.narod.ru/ website)
T-38-KV (Ps. 601-9) – Finnish Armour Museum, Parola (Finland)
This tank was rebuilt by the Finnish army, it is made from a T-38 tank hull. It is part of the 15 old T-38 tanks which were modified into target tanks for antitank training. They were in use from 1944 to 1961
Yuri Pasholok, September 2016 - https://www.facebook.com/
T-40 – Patriot Park, Kubinka (Russia)
This is the experimental tank which represents the Т-40S, rearmed with a 20mm ShVAK gun (Alex Pankov)
This document is a compilation of photos published on the web. I would like to thank especially Rafał Białęcki, who deserved a great part of the job on this document, and also the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of the AFV News Discussion Board). For any question, you can email me at [email protected]
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