Mono-turreted T-26

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UpdatedFebruary 25, 2007
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T-26 with swivel anti-aircraft machine-gun device. Plant No. 185 named after S.M. Kirov, 1936 T-26 with swivel anti-aircraft machine-gun device. Plant No. 185 named after S.M. Kirov, 1936

T-26 with pivot anti-aircraft machine-gun. S.M. Kirov plant No. 185, 1936 [1]
Roof of the motor section.

Top view of the engine compartment. Cover over the air outlet was introduced immediately after the start of initial production. The concave cover to the air intake was introduced after the Spanish campaign following experience of "Molotov cocktails" being used against the tanks.[5]
Frontal view

Front view. Installation of headlight in movable cover was typical of the last production series. Horn can be seen to the right of the headlight.[2]
Literature
  1. M. Kolomiets, M. Svirin,"T-26 Legkiy Tank" Frontovaya Illystratsiya, No 1, 2003
  2. Legkiy tank T-26, Bronekollektsia, spetsialnyi vypusk No. 2
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