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The MS-1 is a Soviet tier 1 light tank. It is the smallest and lightest tank in-game, and with its tail and hat, the most visually distinctive of the starting tanks. It also has a satisfying rumbling "put-put-put" engine sound. Stock, it is slower and weaker than its fellow starter tanks, but it has the thickest armor. The front armor is almost twice as thick as the T1 Cunningham's. It has the fastest turret traverse speed of the three, making aiming a little snappier. In terms of play style, it is a bit slower and more deliberate.

The MS-1 leads to the T-26, BT-2, SU-18, and the AT-1.

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Historical Info

The MS-1, Russian: Maliy Soprovozhdeniya-Perviy, "First Small [Vehicle for] Support") was a late 1920's designed Soviet light tank. Produced from 1928–31, it was based on the Renault FT-17, with the addition of a vertically sprung suspension. At this point in time, Russia did not have any specific armored warfare divisions or units, so a new Special Bureau was specifically created and its first specification tender was for a 3 ton, 2-man light tank capable of 7.5 mph (12.1 km/h). It would be protected by 16 mm of armor and equipped with a 37 mm (1.5 in) gun. By early 1925, the total weight had increased to 5 tons.

Development

A "Tank Bureau" was formed in May 1924 for the development of Soviet tanks. A specification was issued for a 3-tonne two-man light tank capable of 7.5 mph (12.1 km/h). It would be protected by 16 mm of armor and equipped with a 37 mm (1.5 in) gun. By 1925 the allowable weight had increased to 5 tonnes.

The tank was designed by Professor V. Zaslavsky at a new Tank Bureau set up under the Central Directorate of Military Industries. The 35-horsepower truck engine (a copy of the Italian FIAT 15 ter) was supplied by the Moscow AMO Factory, and the gun was a modified copy of the French 37 mm Puteaux SA 18 cannon. The sprung suspension which would allow a tank to travel faster over rough ground was the biggest improvement over the Renault. A prototype called the T-16 was tested in June 1927.

The T-16 was deemed a failure, as it had problems with its transmission failing too often and its inability to cross trenches more than 1.5 meters wide. The T-16's maneuverability was only marginally better than that of the Renault. Meanwhile the КБ ОАТ drew up plans for an improved version of the T-16 which was accepted for production in July as the T-18, with the tank additionally noted as an MC-1 ("low maintenance type 1").

It was the first Soviet tank adopted for serial production. 959 vehicles were produced from 1928 through 1931.

Operating History

Service in the forces of the first Soviet tanks did not leave behind a large number of clear combat examples. An experimental company equipped with T-18s took part in defending the Far Eastern Railway against Manchurian forces in 1929. They were removed from service in 1932 and given over to training. Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union a number of MS-1s were given 45 mm (1.8 in) guns and entered service as the T-18M.


Soviet Tanks
Light Tanks MS-1  • BT-2  • Tetrarch  • T-26  • T-60  • BT-7  • BT-SV  • LTP  • M3 Light  • T-127  • T-46  • T-70  • A-20  • T-50  • T-80  • Valentine II  • T-50-2  • MT-25
Medium Tanks A-32  • T-28  • Matilda IV  • T-34  • T-34-85  • A-43  • KV-13  • T-43  • A-44  • T-44  • Object 416  • T-54  • Object 430 II  • Object 283  • T-62A  • Object 140  • Object 430
Heavy Tanks Churchill III  • KV  • KV-1  • KV-220  • KV-220 Beta-Test  • KV-1S  • KV-2  • T-150  • IS  • KV-3  • IS-3  • IS-6  • KV-4  • KV-5  • IS-8  • ST-I  • IS-4  • IS-7
Tank Destroyers AT-1  • SU-76  • SU-85B  • SU-85  • SU-85I  • SU-100  • SU-100Y  • SU-100M1  • SU-122-44  • SU-152  • ISU-152  • SU-101  • Object 704  • SU-122-54  • Object 263  • Object 268
Self-Propelled Guns SU-18  • SU-26  • SU-5  • SU-122A  • SU-8  • S-51  • SU-14-1  • SU-14-2  • 212A  • Object 261



Light Tanks
USA I T1 Cunningham  • II M2 Light Tank  • II T1E6 Gold  • II T2 Light Tank Gold  • II T7 Combat Car Gold  • III M22 Locust Gold  • III M3 Stuart  • III MTLS-1G14 Gold  • IV M5 Stuart  • V M24 Chaffee  • V M7  • VI M24E2 Super Chaffee Gold  • VI T21  • VI T37  • VII T71 CMCD  • VII T71 DA  • VIII T92 Gold  • VIII M41 Walker Bulldog  • IX T49  • X XM551 Sheridan
UK I Cruiser Mk. I  • II M2  • II Cruiser Mk. II  • II Light Mk. VIC Gold  • III Valentine  • III Stuart I-IV  • III Cruiser Mk. III  • IV Cruiser Mk. IV  • V Covenanter  • VI A46 Gold  • VI Crusader  • VII GSR 3301 Setter  • VIII FV1066 Senlac Gold  • VIII LHMTV  • IX GSOR3301 AVR FS  • X Manticore
Germany I Leichttraktor  • II Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. D Gold  • II MKA Gold  • II Pz.Kpfw. 35 R Gold  • II Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735 (f) Gold  • II Pz.Kpfw. 35 (t)  • II Pz.Kpfw. I  • II Pz.Kpfw. II  • III 43 M. Toldi III Gold  • III Pz.Kpfw. M 15 Gold  • III Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t)  • III Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E  • III Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J Gold  • III Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C  • III Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G  • III Pz.Kpfw. T 15 Gold  • IV Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) n.A.  • IV Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs  • V VK 16.02 Leopard  • VI VK 28.01 mit 10,5 cm L/28 Gold  • VI VK 28.01  • VII Aufklärungspanzer Panther Gold  • VII Spähpanzer SP I C  • VIII leKpz M 41 90 mm Gold  • VIII leKpz M 41 90 mm GF Gold  • VIII HWK 12  • VIII HWK 30 Gold  • IX Spähpanzer Ru 251  • X Rheinmetall Panzerwagen
France I Renault FT  • II D1  • II AM 39 Gendron-Somua Gold  • II AMR 35 Gold  • II FCM 36  • II Renault R35  • II Hotchkiss H35  • III AMX 38  • IV AMX 40  • V AMX ELC bis  • VI AMX 12 t  • VI Panhard AMD 178B  • VII AMX 13 75  • VII Hotchkiss EBR  • VII AMX 13 57 Gold  • VII AMX 13 57 GF Gold  • VIII Panhard EBR 75 (FL 10) Gold  • VIII Panhard AML Lynx 6x6  • VIII Bat.-Châtillon 12 t  • VIII ELC EVEN 90 Gold  • IX AMX 13 90  • IX Panhard EBR 90  • X Panhard EBR 105  • X AMX 13 105
USSR I MS-1  • II BT-2  • II T-45 Gold  • II T-26  • II T-60  • II Tetrarch Gold  • III BT-SV Gold  • III LTP Gold  • III M3 Light Gold  • III BT-7 artillery Gold  • III T-116 Gold  • III BT-5  • III T-127 Gold  • III T-46  • III T-70  • IV BT-7  • IV T-80  • IV Valentine II Gold  • V A-20  • V T-50  • VI MT-25  • VI T-50-2 Gold  • VII LTG  • VIII LTTB  • VIII LT-432 Gold  • IX T-54 ltwt.  • X T-100 LT
China II Vickers Mk. E Type B  • III Type 2597 Chi-Ha  • IV M5A1 Stuart  • VI 59-16  • VI Type 64 Gold  • VII Type 62 Gold  • VII WZ-131  • VIII WZ-132  • VIII M41D Gold  • IX WZ-132A  • X WZ-132-1
Japan I Renault Otsu  • II Type 95 Ha-Go  • II Type 97 Te-Ke Gold  • III Type 97 Chi-Ha  • III Type 98 Ke-Ni  • IV Type 5 Ke-Ho
Czechoslovakia I Kolohousenka  • II LT vz. 35  • III LT vz. 38
Sweden I Strv fm/21  • II Strv m/38  • II L-60 Gold  • III Strv m/40L  • III Lago M38 Gold