![]() These machines had improved suspension required for Russian off-roads, they were shorter than foreign counterparts and were armed with powerful 7,62 mm Degtyaryov machine guns capable of effectively piercing light armor vehicles and eliminating infantry on the battlefield. A couple of years later manufacturers created a combination of the Italian «Fiat-3000» with a suspension from the French «Renault NC27».Īll of these vehicles laid the foundation for the development of the MS-1 (or T-18) light tank. ![]() They were called ‘Russian Renault’ as they were based on the French «Renault FT-17» platform. These machines were used as prototypes to test the best foreign technologies (weaponry, armor, suspension, and driving characteristics) and adapt them in future machines.įirst Soviet tank prototypes appeared in 1920-1921. ![]() The very first Soviet tanks represented nearly exact copies of foreign machines that were either purchased abroad or obtained during WWI.
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