BA-6 Voiture blindée | |
|---|---|
| Pays | URSS (URSS) |
| Type | Voiture blindée |
| Sujet | Album de 51 photos d’un BA-6 Voiture blindée |
La BA-3 (russe: Broneavtomobil 3) était une voiture blindée lourde développée en Union soviétique en 1933, suivie d’un modèle BA-6 légèrement modifié en 1936. Les deux étaient basés principalement sur BA-I, le développement le plus important étant la nouvelle tourelle, identique à dans les chars T-26 m 1933 et BT-5, et également équipé du canon principal de 45 mm. Environ 180 voitures BA-3 ont été construites dans les usines d’Izhorskij et de Vyksunskij, jusqu’à la fin de la production en 1935. Ba-6 a suivi avec 386 voitures produites entre 1936 et 1938 dans l’usine d’Izhorskij. La majeure partie de la production de BA-3 était basée sur le châssis Ford-Timken, une modification de 6×4 du camion américain Ford AA 4×2, mais le dernier lot a été construit sur la version russe du même châssis - GAZ-AAA, a continué à être utilisé dans BA-6. La plus grande limitation de la BA-3 a été la mobilité, limitée aux routes ou au terrain très dur, le résultat d’un poids inutilement important. L’innovation qui a légèrement amélioré la mobilité ont été les auxiliaires (« Globale ») pistes qui pourraient être montés sur les roues arrière tandem, la conversion de la voiture en demi-piste.
Source: BA-3/6 sur Wikipedia
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Lla BA-6 (Broneavtomobil-6) était un « lourd » armored car developed by the Soviet Union in the mid-1930s. It was essentially an improved version of the earlier BA-3, designed to be highly mobile on roads while providing significant firepower, often acting as a highly mobile, reconnaissance-capable light tank.
Key Features and Specifications
- Rôle: Heavy Armored Car, reconnaissance, and infantry support.
- Châssis: Built on the modified 6×4 chassis of the Soviet Camion GAZ-AAA (itself a Ford Model AA derivative), giving it six wheels with four powered in the rear.
- Main Armament: The most significant feature was its main gun: the 45 mm Model 1932 (20-K) anti-tank gun, the same weapon used on the early T-26 light tank. This gun was capable of penetrating the armor of most tanks of the early 1930s.
- Secondary Armament: Coaxial and hull-mounted 7.62 mm DT machine guns.
- Off-Road Mobility: Despite its 6×4 configuration, off-road performance was poor. To mitigate this, the BA-6 carried removable tracks that could be fitted over the dual rear wheels to convert it into a pseudo-half-track for better traction in mud or snow.
Effectiveness and Limitations
The BA-6 and its successor, the BA-10, were considered successful designs for their era, combining excellent firepower with good road mobility. They were used extensively in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Japanese in 1939 and the early stages of World War II.
Strengths (Early War)
- Feu: Lla 45 mm gun was a major advantage, making it one of the most heavily armed armored cars in the world at the time, capable of engaging enemy tanks.
- Mobilité: Fast and agile on good roads, making it ideal for reconnaissance and deep raids.
Weaknesses (Mid-War Onwards)
- Armure: The BA-6 suffered from the common flaw of pre-war armored cars—thin armor (typically 4–9 mm), which could be penetrated by heavy machine guns and was easily defeated by even the smallest anti-tank guns (like the German PaK 35/36 mentioned previously).
- Off-Road Performance: Despite the use of spare tracks, its wheeled chassis struggled immensely in the thick mud or snow, a major liability on the Eastern Front.
Like its German counterpart (the PaK 35/36), the BA-6 quickly became obsolete after the German invasion in 1941, as the Wehrmacht introduced tanks with thicker armor. The Soviets eventually shifted production emphasis toward light tanks and the much smaller, lighter, and more capable BA-64 armored car for true reconnaissance duties.
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