By Steven J. Zaloga
The tanks used throughout the Spanish Civil struggle are usually not frequently tested in any nice aspect, and are usually categorised as little greater than attempt autos in a handy proving flooring sooner than international struggle II. yet, with groundbreaking learn, armor professional Steven J Zaloga has taken a clean examine the tanks deployed in Spain, reading how destiny tanks and armored strategies have been formed and honed by way of the crews' studies, and the way Germany was once capable of reap the benefits of those classes whereas their Soviet rivals weren't.
Based on lately exposed files of Soviet tankers in Spain and infrequent archival money owed, this ebook describes many of the tanks deployed in Spain, together with the PzKpfw I and the T-26.
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2–9 Lalinde, Leonardo Blanco, “La Empresa Carde y Escoriaza: Producion de material military durante la Guerra Civil Española,” Revista Española de Historia Militar, July–August 2002, pp. 44–50 Manrique, J. , “Algo mas sobre los «carros italianos» en 1936/39,” Revista Española de Historia Militar, May 2000, pp. 169–174, September 2000, pp. 299–303 Surlémont, Raymond, “Armour on Rails in the Spanish Civil War,” Military Modelling, July 1995, pp. 31–34 Surlémont, Raymond, “Blindés Italiens en terre d’Espagne 1936–1939,” Tank Museum News, No.
Com design: the legendary T-34 tank. The original Red Army 1937 requirement for its new A-20 cavalry tank was unexceptional and had the same 45mm gun, with only marginally better armor protection than the BT cavalry tank used in Spain. In 1938, Soviet tank designers debriefed a number of Spanish Civil War veterans and concluded that the next-generation cavalry tank would have to be proof against the current 37mm gun. Furthermore, the Soviet designers concluded that other armies would follow the same path and up-armor their tanks in similar fashion.
The lower half indicated the section, so a circle or diamond with a red bottom was 1st Section, yellow was 2nd, etc. The headquarters company was a variation on this. In the 1st Batallón, the diamond was in the company color, with a black M (Mando), while in the case of the 2nd Batallón, a red circle was used but with a horizontal band in company colors. Vehicle tactical numbers were three digit, the first indicating company, the second indicating section and third indicating the separate vehicle.