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408:Battle of Khalkhyn Gol
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350:Ford-Timken
338:T-26 m 1933
322:armored car
282:Operational
276:wheeled 6x4
231:(60 rounds)
151: built
44:Armored car
27:Armored car
1644:Categories
1582:Improvised
884:Amphibious
737:2023-03-23
547:2011-10-24
520:References
412:Winter War
369:half-track
273:Suspension
243:2×7.62 mm
138:(captured)
1563:T-43 tank
1438:Komintern
1340:Aerosleds
1333:Aerosleds
1020:IS-2/IS-3
1015:KV-1/KV-2
963:T-70/T-80
917:BT-2/BT-5
868:Tankettes
571:1765-0828
499:Operators
237:Secondary
1474:Kommunar
463:BA-6 ZhD
459:BA-3 ZhD
453:Variants
420:AAC-1937
239:armament
224:armament
77:Mongolia
1599:NI tank
1589:KhTZ-16
1367:ASD-400
1114:ISU-152
1109:ISU-122
443:BA-32-1
393:railway
361:GAZ-AAA
357:Ford AA
353:chassis
314:Russian
136:Finland
1553:SU-101
1428:T-26-T
1357:NKL-26
1352:NKL-16
1347:ANT-IV
1248:Medium
1130:ZSU-37
1104:SU-152
1099:SU-122
1094:SU-100
1074:ZiS-30
972:Medium
857:Soviet
809:Soviet
757:
726:Oryx.
569:
513:Turkey
510:
400:Turkey
380:porous
365:tracks
251:Engine
190:Height
174:Length
133:
124:Turkey
121:
98:
74:
60:
1548:SU-14
1489:YA-12
1484:STZ-5
1479:STZ-3
1291:BA-11
1284:Heavy
1275:BA-10
1255:BA-27
1239:BA-30
1224:BA-64
1219:BA-20
1192:Light
1140:T-70Z
1135:T-60Z
1089:SU-85
1084:SU-76
1003:Heavy
936:Light
891:T-37A
860:tanks
470:BA-6M
447:BAF B
439:BAF A
385:BA-10
284:range
212:Armor
182:Width
1543:S-51
1362:RF-8
1270:BA-6
1265:BA-3
1260:BA-I
1234:PB-7
1229:PB-4
1209:D-13
1204:D-12
1145:T-90
1079:SU-5
1010:T-35
994:T-44
989:T-43
984:T-34
979:T-28
958:T-60
953:T-50
948:T-26
943:T-18
927:BT-8
922:BT-7
910:Fast
901:T-40
896:T-38
875:T-27
755:ISBN
732:Oryx
567:ISSN
491:The
481:DShK
477:BA-9
475:The
468:The
461:and
457:The
428:T-70
426:and
424:T-60
342:BT-5
340:and
334:BA-I
330:BA-6
310:BA-3
308:The
222:Main
198:Crew
164:Mass
40:Type
18:BA-6
1214:FAI
1199:D-8
814:of
493:BAZ
256:GAZ
149:No.
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1594:IZ
730:.
528:^
449:.
430:.
376:GK
371:.
316::
258:-A
245:DT
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1516:t
1509:v
1401:e
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1387:v
1325:e
1318:t
1311:v
1179:e
1172:t
1165:v
1054:e
1047:t
1040:v
849:e
842:t
835:v
801:e
794:t
787:v
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