Armored Cars

UpdatedJuly 26, 2006
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Light Armored Cars
  D-8 D-12 FAI FAI-ZhD FAI-M BA-20 BA-20ZhD BA-20M BA-64 BA-64B
Year 1932 1932 1933 1933 1938 1936 1936 1940 1942 1943
Battle weight, ton 1.6 1.65 2.28 1.9 2 2.3 2.78 2.52 2.36 2.425
Crew 2 2 2 2(3)*1 2(3)*1 3 2 2
Dimensions, mm:  
length/hull 3540 3540 3690 3690 4310 4100 4811 4310 3660 3660
width 1705 1705 1675 1730 1750 1800 1740 1750 1530 1700
height 1680 2015 2240 2240 2240 2300 2300 2130 1900 1900
road clearance 224 224 224 224 230 230 230 235 210 210
Arms:  
MG (number, type) 1 DT 1 Maxim;1 DT 1 DT 1 DT 2 DT*2 1 1
caliber, mm 7.62 7.62;7.62 7.62 7.62
Ammo, cartridges 2079 2090&2079 1323 2520 1512 1386 1260 1260
Armor, mm  
hull front 7 7 6 6 9 ? ?
hull side 7 7 6 6 ? ?
hull rear 7 7 6 6 ? ?
hull roof 3 3 4 4 ? ?
hull bottom 3 3 3 5 4 4 ? ?
turret No No 6 5 6 9 ? ?
Speed, km/h  
maximal 85 85 80 80/85*3 90 90 50/80*3 85-90 80 80
average by unpaved road 30 30 23.6 30 35 36 30 40 ? ?
Obstacle negotiation  
rise, deg. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 30 30
descent, deg. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 ? ?
list, deg. 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 17 25
ditch, m ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 0.24 ? ?
vertical wall, m ? ? 0.35 0.35 ? ?
wade, m 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.9
average ground pressure, kgs/cm² 2.27 2.27 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.7
Range, km  
unpaved road 190 190 170 170 250 270 430 335 600*6 600*6
highway 225 225 200 200 315 350 550 450
Fuel, liters 40 40 40 40 60 70 100 90 90 90
Engine:  
trademark Ford-A GAZ-A GAZ-M1 GAZ-MM
type* 4/4/I/C/L
Max. power, h.p.(kW) 40 (29.4) 40 (29.4) 50 (36.8)
rotation frequency with max. power, min-1 2200 2200 2800
Transmission: Mechanical
Gearbox:  
type Mechanical
number of gears 3./1 4/1*7
Suspension, type spring hanger Independant
Wheel arrangement 4x2 4x4
Turning radius, m 5.2 5.5 5.2 6 6.1 6.1 6.35 6.5 6.5
Communication facilities:  
type of radio station No 71-TK-1*4 71-TK-3*5 12RP*8 12RPB
interphone No Tank-phone ? ?

The table is made based on [1], [2]

 

* - 4/12/V/K/L means: 4 - stroke, 12 cylinder, V- cylinder arrangement, C - carburetor, D-Diesel, L - Liquid cooling system. I- in-line engine (rem. AMVAS), A- Air cooling system

 

*1 - in brackets for vehicles equipped with radio transmitter.

*2 - One of them reserve.

*3 - On wheels/by railway.

*4 - If installed.

*5 - See also data for it here

*6 - No specification highway/unpaved road is given.

*7 - In original table: "4-step automobile gearbox";

*8 - or RB-64-142200;

upMedium&Heavy Armored Cars
  BA-27 BA-27 BA-27M BAI BA-3 BA-6 BA-6ZhD BA-6M BA-10 BA-10ZhD BA-10M BA-11
Year 1928 1928 1931 1933 1934 1934 1935 1936 1938 1938 1939 1939
Battle weight, kg 4.4 4.1 4.5 5 5.82 5.12 5.9 4.8 5.1 5.8 5.36 8.13
Crew 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Dimensions, mm:  
length/hull 4617 4830 4830 4770 4825 4900 4815 4655 4650 4970 4650 5295
width 1710 1930 1930 2010 1960 2070 2075 2300 2070 2017 2070 2490
height 2520 2540 2540 2350 2494 2360 2380 2150 2210 2190 2210 2390
road clearance 250 220 240 254 240 240 240 235 225 225 225 265
Arms:  
Gun (type) "Gochkis" Mod. 1932 Mod. 1938 Mod. 1934
caliber, mm 37 45 45 45
MG (number, type) 1 DT 2 DT 2 DT 2 DT
caliber, mm 7.62 7.62 7.62 7.62
Ammo  
gun shells 40 34 60 60 60 50 49 104
cartridges 2016 3023 3402 3276 3276 2520 2079 3087
Armor, mm  
hull front 7-8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 9
hull side 7-8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 9
hull rear 7-8 8 8 8 8 8 10 6-10 6-10 10 8
hull roof 4-5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
hull bottom 7-8 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
turret 7-8 8 8 8 8 10 10/15 10/15 10/15 9
Speed, km/h  
maximal 30 50 48 63 60 43 43/55*1 52 53 53/53*1 53 64
average by unpaved road 15 20 22 20 20 20 20 20 13.9
Obstacle negotiation  
rise, deg. 15 15 23 20 20 20 20 20 22
descent, deg. 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
list, deg. 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
ditch, m 0.4 ? 0.45 ? ? ? ? ? ?
vertical wall, m ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
wade, m 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
average ground pressure, kgs/cm² 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.2 3 2.85 3 3.15 3.68 5.3 3.15
Range, km  
unpaved road 100 ? ? 95 143 150 110 170 202 202 202 175
highway 150 270-300 415 150 248 265 150 250 260 260 260 316
Fuel, liters 89 75 150 40 65 65 65 94 118 118 118 150
  BA-27 BA-27 BA-27M BAI BA-3 BA-6 BA-6ZhD BA-6M BA-10 BA-10ZhD BA-10M BA-11
Engine:  
trademark AMO Ford-AA GAZ-AA GAZ-M1 ZIS-16
type* 4/4/I/C/L 4/6/I/C/L
Max. power, h.p.(kW) 35(25.8) 40 (29.4) 50 (36.8) 90 (66.2)
rotation frequency with max. power, min-1 1400 2200 2800 2800
Transmission: Mechanical
Gearbox:  
type Mechanical
number of gears 4./1 4./1 (double reduction gearbox)
Suspension, type spring hanger
Wheel arrangement 4x2 6x4
Turning radius, m ? ? 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.9-7.8 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Communication facilities:  
type of radio station No 71-TK-1 71-TK-3 71-TK-1
interphone No TPU*2 TPU-2

The table is made based on [1]

 

* - 4/12/V/K/L means: 4 - stroke, 12 cylinder, V- cylinder arrangement, C - carburetor, D-Diesel, L - Liquid cooling system. I- in-line engine (rem. AMVAS), A- Air cooling system

 

*1 - On wheels/by railway.

*2 - TPU = Tankvovoye Peregovornoye Ustroystvo/ Tank Communication Device;

Abbreviations

DT - "Degtyarev Tank" machine-gun

MG - machine-gun

ZhD - "Zheleznodorozhnyi", (Railway) variant;

Literature
  1. "Otechestvennye bronirovannye mashiny. XX vek" : nauchnoe izdanie v 4-kh tomakh/ Solyankin A.G., Pavlov M.V., Pavlov I.V., Zheltov I.G./ Tom 1.  "Otechestvennye bronirovannye mashiny. 1904-1941" , Moscow, Exprint, 2002
  2. "Otechestvennye bronirovannye mashiny. XX vek" : nauchnoe izdanie v 4-kh tomakh/ Solyankin A.G., Pavlov M.V., Pavlov I.V., Zheltov I.G./ Tom 2.  "Otechestvennye bronirovannye mashiny. 1941-1945" , Moscow, Exprint, 2005
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