Kubinka tank museum, virtual tour.
Soviet Armored car BA-27M (according to the catalog BA-27), USSR, serial
The armored car was developed in 1931. It was mass-produced since 1931. It was in service with the Red Army. Used in battles with Japanese militarists in the Far East.
WW2 Armored car BA-27M, tank museum in Kubinka
Tactical and technical characteristics of BA-27 armored car
– Weight – 4.5 tons
– The crew – 4 people
– Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4830 x 1930 x 2540 mm.
– Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 37 mm., Ammunition, shots – 40 shots
machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2016 rounds
– Armor protection – 8 mm.
– Engine power – 40 horsepower
– Maximum speed – 48 km / h
– Cruising on the highway – 300 km.
– The depth of the water obstacles fording – 1.0 meter
Design features
The base is the “Ford Timken” chassis.
General layout – classic car; the engine is located in front. Armament – the Hotchkiss cannon and the machine gun have shoulder stops for aiming vertically, the tower is rotated using the arrow.
Protection – the body is riveted, from armored rolled sheets, the tower is borrowed from the light tank MS-1.
Chassis – carbureted engine, four-cylinder, liquid cooling; mechanical transmission, consisting of a single-disk clutch, a four-speed gearbox with a multiplier, cardan shafts and two differentials with the main gears of the “worm” type.
Location: Kubinka tank museum HQ Hall N 4
Since 2015 BA-27 armored car war bordered by the glass. Exhibition had also the mannequin with black pre- and WW2 service uniform, but after 2017 moved to Patriot park VKS area.
Main battles participant:
- Local wars and conflicts vs. Japan army, China and Mongolia, pre- WW2
- Battle for Moscow, Battle for Stalingrad etc. WW2