Armored Car BA-3 USSR

Kubinka tank museuym virtual tour around HQ Hall N3, WW2 soviet armored cars.

Armored Car BA-3 (USSR)

Designed in 1934. Serially produced since 1934. It was in service with the Soviet Army. Used in battles with Japanese militarists in the Far East.

The tactical and technical characteristics:

Weight – 6 tons
The crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4770 x 2110 x 2350 mm.
Armament: gun -1 piece, caliber – 45 mm., Ammunition – 40 shots
machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition load – 3276 shots
Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 40 horsepower
Maximum speed – 63 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 260 km.
The depth of the water obstacles fording – 1.0 meter

Design features

Base – the chassis of the car GAZ-AAA.

General layout – classic car; the engine is located in front.

Armament: the gun and machine gun are mounted in the turret, the second machine gun is mounted in a ball mount in the frontal sheet of the hull.

Protection – the hull is made of rolled armor plates, the turret is like that of a T-26 light soviet tank; in the rear of the hull there are double doors.

Chassis – carbureted engine, four-cylinder, liquid cooling; mechanical transmission; rear axles with worm gears; wheels with pneumatic tires; spare wheels served as supporting wheels in overcoming boulders.