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Tanks of the Soviet Union (1917-1991)


Armored Warfare History | Battlefield

For decades, the Soviet Union placed a high priority on fielding a large and capable armored fighting force - to be spearheaded by the all-important tank.

There are a total of [ 80 ] Tanks of the Soviet Union (1917-1991) entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below by initial year of service descending. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Experimental and conceptual vehicles are also included in this listing. This listing also includes foreign-originated tanks adopted during the Soviet years as well as Lend-Lease tanks of World War 2 (1939-1945). Also consider our listing of former and current tanks of the Russian Army.




1
Picture of the BMP-3 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
National Flag Graphic
1987
BMP-3 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) / Light Tank
2
Picture of the BMD-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Desanta)
National Flag Graphic
1985
BMD-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Desanta)
Airborne Amphibious Light Tank / Infantry Fighting Vehicle
3
Picture of the BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
National Flag Graphic
1982
BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)
4
Picture of the T-80 (MBT)
National Flag Graphic
1976
T-80 (MBT)
Main Battle Tank
5
Picture of the T-72 (Ural)
National Flag Graphic
1972
T-72 (Ural)
Main Battle Tank (MBT)
6
Picture of the BMD-1 (Boyevaya Mashina Desanta)
National Flag Graphic
1969
BMD-1 (Boyevaya Mashina Desanta)
Airborne Amphibious Light Tank / Infantry Fighting Vehicle
7
Picture of the BMP-1 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
National Flag Graphic
1966
BMP-1 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) / Light Tank
8
Picture of the T-64
National Flag Graphic
1966
T-64
Main Battle Tank (MBT)
9
Picture of the T-62
National Flag Graphic
1961
T-62
Medium Tank / Main Battle Tank (MBT)
10
Picture of the T-55
National Flag Graphic
1958
T-55
Medium Tank / Main Battle Tank (MBT)
11
Picture of the Object 279 (Obyekt 279)
National Flag Graphic
1957
Object 279 (Obyekt 279)
Super Heavy Tank Project
12
Picture of the IS-10 / T-10 (Josef Stalin)
National Flag Graphic
1953
IS-10 / T-10 (Josef Stalin)
Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
13
Picture of the PT-76
National Flag Graphic
1952
PT-76
Amphibious Light Tank Combat Vehicle
14
Picture of the T-54
National Flag Graphic
1949
T-54
Medium Tank / Main Battle Tank (MBT)
15
Picture of the T-34/100
National Flag Graphic
1945
T-34/100
Medium Tank Prototype
16
Picture of the IS-3 / JS-3 (Josef Stalin)
National Flag Graphic
1945
IS-3 / JS-3 (Josef Stalin)
Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
17
Picture of the M24 Chaffee (Light Tank, M24)
National Flag Graphic
1944
M24 Chaffee (Light Tank, M24)
Reconnaissance Light Tank
18
Picture of the T-44
National Flag Graphic
1944
T-44
Medium Tank
19
Picture of the T-34/85
National Flag Graphic
1943
T-34/85
Up-Gunned Medium Tank
20
Picture of the Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell (A27M)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell (A27M)
Cruiser Tank / Medium Tank
21
Picture of the SdKfz 171 Panzer V / Panther
National Flag Graphic
1943
SdKfz 171 Panzer V / Panther
Medium Tank
22
Picture of the IS-2 / JS-2 (Josef Stalin)
National Flag Graphic
1943
IS-2 / JS-2 (Josef Stalin)
Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
23
Picture of the IS-1 / JS-1 (Josef Stalin)
National Flag Graphic
1943
IS-1 / JS-1 (Josef Stalin)
Heavy Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
24
Picture of the KV-85 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
National Flag Graphic
1943
KV-85 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
Heavy Tank
25
Picture of the T-80 (Object 080)
National Flag Graphic
1943
T-80 (Object 080)
Light Tank
26
Picture of the T-43
National Flag Graphic
1943
T-43
Medium-Heavy Tank / Universal Tank Prototype
27
Picture of the Churchill Crocodile (Churchill Mk VII)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Churchill Crocodile (Churchill Mk VII)
Flame-Throwing Combat Tank
28
Picture of the M4 Sherman (Medium Tank, M4)
National Flag Graphic
1942
M4 Sherman (Medium Tank, M4)
Medium Tank
29
Picture of the T-70
National Flag Graphic
1942
T-70
Light Tank (LT)
30
Picture of the Antonov An-40 (Glider Tank)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Antonov An-40 (Glider Tank)
Prototype, Air-Droppable Glider Tank
31
Picture of the KV-9 (Klimenti Voroshilov) / (Object 229)
National Flag Graphic
1942
KV-9 (Klimenti Voroshilov) / (Object 229)
Self-Propelled Tracked Assault Gun Prototype
32
Picture of the M5 Stuart (Light Tank, M5) (Stuart VI)
National Flag Graphic
1942
M5 Stuart (Light Tank, M5) (Stuart VI)
Light Tank (LT)
33
Picture of the KV-13 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
National Flag Graphic
1942
KV-13 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
Super-Medium / Universal Tank Prototype
34
Picture of the KV-8 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
National Flag Graphic
1942
KV-8 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
Flamethrower Tank
35
Picture of the M3 Stuart (Light Tank, M3)
National Flag Graphic
1941
M3 Stuart (Light Tank, M3)
Light Tank (LT)
36
Picture of the Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill (A22)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill (A22)
Infantry Tank
37
Picture of the T-60
National Flag Graphic
1941
T-60
Light Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
38
Picture of the T-40
National Flag Graphic
1941
T-40
Amphibious Light Tank
39
Picture of the T-50
National Flag Graphic
1941
T-50
Light Infantry Tank
40
Picture of the T-34M (A-43)
National Flag Graphic
1941
T-34M (A-43)
Medium Tank Project
41
Picture of the NI Tank (Odessa Tank)
National Flag Graphic
1941
NI Tank (Odessa Tank)
Improvised Light Tank
42
Picture of the M3 Lee / M3 Grant (Medium Tank, M3)
National Flag Graphic
1941
M3 Lee / M3 Grant (Medium Tank, M3)
Medium Tank
43
Picture of the T-34
National Flag Graphic
1940
T-34
Medium Tank
44
Picture of the Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine
National Flag Graphic
1940
Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine
Infantry Tank
45
Picture of the KV-2 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
National Flag Graphic
1940
KV-2 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
Heavy Tank / Assault Gun
46
Picture of the LT vz. 38 / PzKpfW 38(t) (SdKfz 140)
National Flag Graphic
1939
LT vz. 38 / PzKpfW 38(t) (SdKfz 140)
Light Tank
47
Picture of the KV-1 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
National Flag Graphic
1939
KV-1 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
Heavy Tank
48
Picture of the SdKfz 161 Panzer IV
National Flag Graphic
1939
SdKfz 161 Panzer IV
Medium Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
49
Picture of the A-20 / A-32
National Flag Graphic
1939
A-20 / A-32
Fast Tank / Medium Tank Prototype
50
Picture of the SMK (Sergai Mironovich Kirov)
National Flag Graphic
1939
SMK (Sergai Mironovich Kirov)
Heavy Multi-Turret Tank Project
51
Picture of the T-100 (Project)
National Flag Graphic
1939
T-100 (Project)
Heavy Tank Project
52
Picture of the Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda (A12)
National Flag Graphic
1939
Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda (A12)
Infantry Tank
53
Picture of the T-25 (STZ-25)
National Flag Graphic
1938
T-25 (STZ-25)
Light Tank Prototype
54
Picture of the T-111 (Object 111)
National Flag Graphic
1938
T-111 (Object 111)
Light Tank / Infantry Support Tank Prototype
55
Picture of the Vickers Mk VII (A17) (Tetrarch)
National Flag Graphic
1938
Vickers Mk VII (A17) (Tetrarch)
Air-Droppable Light Tank
56
Picture of the BT-SV (Stalin-Woroshilov)
National Flag Graphic
1938
BT-SV (Stalin-Woroshilov)
Fast Battle Tank Prototype
57
Picture of the T-38
National Flag Graphic
1937
T-38
Amphibious Light Tank
58
Picture of the Type 95 Ha-Go (Ke-Go / Kyu-Go)
National Flag Graphic
1936
Type 95 Ha-Go (Ke-Go / Kyu-Go)
Light Tank
59
Picture of the 7TP
National Flag Graphic
1936
7TP
Light Tank
60
Picture of the T-35
National Flag Graphic
1935
T-35
Heavy Tank
61
Picture of the T-46
National Flag Graphic
1935
T-46
Light Tank Prototype
62
Picture of the BT-7 (Bystrochodnij Tankov)
National Flag Graphic
1934
BT-7 (Bystrochodnij Tankov)
Light Fast Tank
63
Picture of the T-29
National Flag Graphic
1934
T-29
Medium Tank Prototype
64
Picture of the T-37A
National Flag Graphic
1933
T-37A
Amphibious Light Tank (LT) / Infantry Support Vehicle
65
Picture of the BT-5 (Bystrochodnij Tankov)
National Flag Graphic
1933
BT-5 (Bystrochodnij Tankov)
Light Fast Tank
66
Picture of the T-28
National Flag Graphic
1933
T-28
Medium Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
67
Picture of the T-41
National Flag Graphic
1933
T-41
Amphibious Light Tank
68
Picture of the Vickers Commercial Light Tank
National Flag Graphic
1933
Vickers Commercial Light Tank
Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) / Infantry Support Vehicle
69
Picture of the BT-2 (Bystrochodnij Tankov)
National Flag Graphic
1932
BT-2 (Bystrochodnij Tankov)
Fast Light Tank
70
Picture of the T-42
National Flag Graphic
1932
T-42
Super-Heavy Tank Project
71
Picture of the T-27
National Flag Graphic
1931
T-27
Tankette / Light Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
72
Picture of the T-24
National Flag Graphic
1931
T-24
Medium Tank Prototype
73
Picture of the T-26
National Flag Graphic
1931
T-26
Infantry Light Tank Tracked Combat Vehicle
74
Picture of the T-23
National Flag Graphic
1929
T-23
Tankette / Light Tracked Combat Vehicle Prototype
75
Picture of the T-18 (MS-1)
National Flag Graphic
1928
T-18 (MS-1)
Light Tank
76
Picture of the Vickers 6-Ton (Mark E)
National Flag Graphic
1928
Vickers 6-Ton (Mark E)
Light Tank
77
Picture of the Vickers Medium Mark II
National Flag Graphic
1925
Vickers Medium Mark II
Medium Tank
78
Picture of the Medium Tank Mk A (Whippet)
National Flag Graphic
1918
Medium Tank Mk A (Whippet)
Medium Tank
79
Picture of the Tank Mk V
National Flag Graphic
1918
Tank Mk V
Heavy Tank / Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV)
80
Picture of the Renault FT-17
National Flag Graphic
1917
Renault FT-17
Light Tank
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