The Russian AT-1

[Pibwl]

Originally Posted by Taskforce

was it intended to be a tank destroyer or was it intended to be an assault gun? And its 76,2 mm gun, was it a howitzer or an anti-tank gun? Do you know anything about its planned development, was it to be fitted with a 57 mm gun or something simular?

In mid-30s there was no such vehicle, as "tank destroyer" - standard T-26s with 45mm guns were supposed (and were able) to destroy all contemporary tanks. Variant with 76mm gun was supposed to be a close support vehicle, firing mostly HE, against gun nests, small fortifications etc. Initially there was proposed T-26-4 (aka T-26A) with short 76mm KT gun in a turret, but it was abandoned, in a favour of AT-1, with slightly better gun PS-3 in a superstructure. A good drawing is here http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/BeforeWWII/mk9_93/

Only 2 prototypes were completed in 1935. A short evaluation series was ordered, and 8 hulls were made, but they weren't completed. It might seem strange, but the gun's designer P. Syachentov in 1937 became a victim of Stalinist repressions as a "nation's enemy", and therefore his designs were cancelled as well.

By the way, according to Russian sources, it had 34 gun rounds and only single DT BMG, crew was 4.
There is only a general info on armour: 6-15 mm, so front should be 2 (I expect the same hull armour, as T-26).

If you're interested, there was also another similar T-26-based SP-gun prototype SU-1 - it was first attempt to create a support vehicle, tested in 1931, armed with #34 76mm KT-28. It was abandoned in a favour of T-26-4.

Michal

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Pibwl

......By the way, according to Russian sources, it had 34 gun rounds and only single DT BMG, crew was 4.
Michal

Interesting....... it was "Russian sources" that provided all the info that's in the game now for that unit....... INCLUDING the double DT BMG as that unit is the ONLY one in the OOB that uses it so it's inclusion was not the result of an hallucination.

..and NO, I don't keep a record of every change made to the OOB's so I cannot say where that came from exactly but we don't create new weapons "for fun" so what are your "Russian sources" ??

Don

[Pibwl]

Well... either somebody made a mistake, or sources were poor. I'm using T-26 Tank by Maksim Kolomiets (2007). And look at photos and drawing on this page http://wartechnology.ru/?p=814 - there is only one DT on right side of gun.

I know, where this error might have originated. I didn't want to mess more in previous post, but AT-1 had in fact two machineguns. The other one was carried inside as a reserve, and it could be fired through open side and rear walls. I don't think it is useful, however.

Michal