The T-26 is a Soviet light tank from the interwar period and World War II. The first prototypes of this vehicle were made in 1931, and the car entered service in 1931-1932. Approximately 12,000 vehicles of this type were produced in the course of production, along with derivative versions and specialized vehicles! The combat weight of the T-26 tank in the basic version was up to 8.2 tons. The drive was provided by a single, 12-cylinder GAZ carburetor engine with a power of 90-91 HP. The basic armament consisted of a single 45 mm wz.1932 or wz.1934 gun and 1 to 3 DT 7.62 mm machine guns.
In fact, the T-26 was a far-reaching development of the British Vickers 6-Ton. The vehicle was also the basic Soviet infantry support vehicle in the 1930s and at the beginning of World War II. It is also worth remembering that the first prototypes of the car and the first production batches had two turrets (T-26 models 1931 and 1932), only from 1933 the tank was manufactured in a single turret variant with a 45 mm gun as the main armament. In the course of production, several variants of the T-26 and specialized versions were created, including: the T-26 model 1938 (version with a new turret, with sloped walls), ChT-130 and ChT-133 (specialized vehicles with flamethrowers) and a wagon ST-26 (bridge tank). The T-26 vehicles took part in numerous conflicts in the 1930s, including the border incidents in Manchuria in 1934-1945 and the civil war in Spain (1936-1939). Tanks of this type were also used on a considerable scale during the aggression against Poland in September 1939, during the Winter War (1939-1940), as well as during the war with Japan in 1939-1940. They were also used on a large scale in the initial phase of the German-Soviet war in 1941. It is worth noting that there are opinions that the latest versions of the T-26 (for example, the 1938 or 1939 model) were not significantly inferior to the German tanks during the Barbarossa or Typhoon operations.
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The Battle of Stalingrad is widely regarded as the bloodiest single battle World War II. It was fought between the Red Army and the Axis forces - especially the Wehrmacht - on the Eastern Front from August 1942 to February 1943. It happened as a result of the implementation by the Wehrmacht of a plan code-named Fall Blau, which was aimed at taking over the southern areas of the USSR, reaching the Caucasus and seizing oil fields in Maykop and Baku. However, in the course of the implementation of this plan, as a result of, inter alia, the intervention of Adolf Hitler, the seizure of the city of Stalingrad became one of the main objectives of the operation. For Nazi Germany, this decision turned out to be one of the worst in the history of World War II. The Stalingrad battle turned into horribly bloody and very heavy city fights, during which every house or street was fought, and the front line often ran through rooms or staircases in apartment blocks! Ultimately, as a result of it, the Wehrmacht suffered a great defeat, and the entire 6th Army was taken prisoner by the Soviets, including Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus. It is estimated that during the entire Battle of Stalingrad, the Axis forces lost about 850,000 soldiers - killed, wounded and captured. The Battle of Stalingrad also marked a turn in the war on the Eastern Front, which from then on began to take a favorable turn for the USSR.
The Schweres Wurfgerät 40 (SWG 40 for short) is a German multi-lead unguided missile launcher from the Second World War. Prototypes of this weapon were created in the second half of the 1930s, and entered service at the turn of 1940/1941. The SWG 40 could fire two types of shells with a caliber of 280 mm and 320 mm. The range of their shots was from about 1900 to about 2200 meters, and the weight of the projectile was 79 or 82 kilograms. The Schweres Wurfgerät 40 was developed as a missile artillery system dedicated primarily to destroying surface targets and enemy manpower. It was assumed from the very beginning that the shells would have a greater firepower than the classic 105 or 150 mm artillery shells, which was also largely accomplished. Due to the use of a largely wooden launcher, the production costs of the system were relatively favorable, in view of the effect of using this weapon. It is worth adding that the Schweres Wurfgerät 40 was used not only in a towed version, but also in a mobile version - on the Sd.Kfz.251/1 "Stuka zu Fuss" transporter or on a captured French tracked tractor Chenilette UE.