Armored Car BA-6 USSR

Kubinka tank museum virtual tour. Hall N 4 soviet cars.

Armored Car BA-6 (USSR)

Designed in 1935. It was produced in series since 1935. It was in service with the Soviet Army. Used in battles on the Halkin-Gol River.

Armored car BA-6 Kubinka tank museum

Armored car BA-6, Kubinka tank museum

Tactical and technical characteristics of the armored car BA-6:

Weight – 5.1 tons
The crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4900 x 2070 x 2360 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 45 mm., Ammunition – 60 rounds
machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 3276 rounds
Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 40 horsepower
Maximum speed – 43 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 197 km.
The depth of the water obstacles fording – 0.8 meters

Design features

Base – armored car BA-3 (chassis car GAZ-AAA)

The general layout is classic, the engine is located in front.

Armament – cannon pointing angles 360 “, vertical from -2” to +22 “; turret mechanical rotation mechanism, with manual transmission.

Protection – a body of rolled armor plates, in the aft there are double-leaf doors; turret like a soviet T-26 light tank.

Chassis – four-cylinder, carburetor engine, liquid cooling; four-speed gearbox with a multiplier; rear axles – leading with bevel differentials and “worm” main gears; Tires – bulletproof, filled with sponge rubber.