OT-130 (KhT-130)

(Flame Thrower Tank)

Updated February 25, 2007
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OT-130 on NIIBT testing area, 1940 OT-130 on NIIBT testing area, 1940 [1]

OT-130 of the 210th Separate Chemical Tank Battalion in action. Finland, 1940

OT-130 of the 210th Separate Chemical Tank Battalion in action. Finland, 1940

OT-130 of the 210th Separate Chemical Tank Battalion in action. Finland, 1940 [1,2]
OT-130 flamethrower tank OT-130 flamethrower tank OT-130 flamethrower tank OT-130 flamethrower tank OT-130 flame thrower tank [3]
OT-130 blueprints OT-130 blueprints [1]
OT-130 Mod. 1938 [4] NEW
Last remaining OT-130 on display at Borzya

Last remaining OT-130 on display at Borzya, Chita region home of military unit No. 05776 . Note that the unit has tracks and driving-wheels from a British "Stuart" tank and that one of the centre suspension members is missing. [1]
OT-130 from the 210th Separate Chemical Battalion/7th Army. Karelian Isthmus, Feb. 1940 [4] NEW
OT-130 of the Finnish Separate Tank Battalion. Spring 1940 [4] NEW
OT-130 organic to on of the units of the Western Special Military District. June 1941 [4] NEW

Literature
  1. Legkiy tank T-26, Bronekollektsia, spetsialnyi vypusk No. 2
  2. M. Kolomiets. "Tanki v Zimnei Voine 1939-40", Frontovaya Illyustratsia, 3/2001
  3. A.G. Soliankin, M.V. Pavlov, I.V. Pavlov, I.G. Zheltov, "Otechestvennye bronirovannye mashiny. XX vek", Vol. 1, "Otechestvennye bronirovannye mashiny. 1905-1941", Moscow, Exprint, 2002
  4. M. Kolomiets, M. Svirin, "T-26. Mashiny na ego baze", Moscow, Frontovaya Illustratsiya/Frontline Illustration, 4/2003
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