Virtual tour in Russian to Kubika the tank museum, Moscow. Hall “Armored cars”.
Amphibious armored vehicle PB-4, small batch
Designed in 1935. An experimental batch has been released. Armored car was in the service for the Red Army. Not used in battles (?)
Amphibious armored vehicle PB-4, at Kubinka tank museim, archive photo 2014
Tactical and technical characteristics of the PB-4 armored car:
Weight – 5.28 tons
The crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 5300 x 1980 x 2295 mm.
Armament: gun -1 piece, caliber – 45 mm., Ammunition – 52 rounds
machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2268 rounds
Armor protection – 7 mm.
Engine power – 40 horsepower
Maximum speed – 50 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 197 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 4 km / h
Design features
Base – Ford Timken truck
General layout – the body has shapes and sizes that make it possible to move afloat; pontoons are attached to the body from the sides.
Armament – horizontal guidance angles 360 “, vertical from -2” to + 20 “.
Protection – hull and turret of rolled armor plates.
Chassis – a four-cylinder, carbureted engine, liquid cooling (for cooling afloat, a heat exchanger is washed in the water cooling system, washed by outboard water); mechanical transmission; both rear axles are driving; a three-blade propeller driven by a rear axle is used as a water propulsion; turning afloat by turning the front wheels.
Item location:
– Original location for a standard military tour 1972 -2014 – Kubinka museum HQ Hall 4
– Since 2015 amphibious BA-4 armored car was moved to Patriot park area VSK