BA-3 – Billeder & Video

BA-3 (russisk: Broneavtomobil 3) var en tung pansret bil udviklet i Sovjetunionen i 1933, efterfulgt af en lidt ændret model BA-6 i 1936. Begge var hovedsagelig baseret på BA-I, den vigtigste udvikling var det nye tårn, det samme som i T-26 m 1933 og BT-5 kampvogne, og også udstyret med 45 mm hovedkanonen. Omkring 180 BA-3 biler blev bygget på Izhorskij og Vyksunskij fabrikkerne, indtil produktionen sluttede i 1935. BA-6 fulgte efter med 386 biler produceret mellem 1936 og 1938 på fabrikken i Izhorskij. Det meste af BA-3-produktionen var baseret på Ford-Timken-chassiset, en 6×4-modifikation af den amerikanske Ford AA 4×2-lastbil, men den sidste batch blev bygget på russisk version af det samme chassis - GAZ-AAA, fortsatte med at blive brugt i BA-6. Den største begrænsning af BA-3 var mobiliteten, begrænset til veje eller meget hårdt underlag, resultatet af unødvendig stor vægt. Den innovation, der forbedrede mobiliteten lidt, var hjælpesporene ("Overall"), der kunne monteres på de bageste tandemhjul og konvertere bilen til halvspor.

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The BA-3 armored car was a heavy armored vehicle developed by the Soviet Union in 1933. It was based on a modified Ford-Timken truck chassis and had a welded steel hull with a T-26 tank turret. The main armament was a 45 mm gun, which gave it an advantage over most enemy tanks at the time. The BA-3 also had two 7.62 mm machine guns, one coaxial with the main gun and one in the front hull. The BA-3 had a four-man crew and a top speed of 63 km/h on roads. It could also be fitted with auxiliary tracks on the rear wheels to improve its off-road performance.
The BA-3 was used in various conflicts in the 1930s and 1940s, such as the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, the Winter War, and the early stages of World War II. It was later replaced by the improved BA-6 and BA-10 models, which had better mobility and armor. The BA-3 was one of the most successful Soviet armored cars of its era and influenced the design of later vehicles.