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| '''Battle of Khalkhin Gol (Nomonhan)''' | '''Battle of Khalkhin Gol (Nomonhan)''' | |||
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| During the Battles of Khalkhin Gol (also known as the Nomonhan Incident), which lasted from May to September in 1939, BT tanks were easily attacked by Japanese "close quarter" teams (tank killer squads) which were armed with petrol bottles (later called "Molotov Cocktails"). The Soviet BT-5 and BT-7 light tanks, which had been operating in temperatures greater than 100F on the Mongolian plains, easily caught fire when a molotov cocktail ignited their gasoline engines. General Georgy Zhukov made it one of his "points" when briefing Joseph Stalin, that his "...BT tanks were a bit fireprone...." Conversely, many Japanese tankers held the Soviet 45mm anti-tank/tank guns in high esteem, noting, "...no sooner did they see the flash from a Russian gun, then they'd notice a hole in their tank, adding that the Soviet gunners were accurate too!" | During the Battles of Khalkhin Gol (also known as the Nomonhan Incident), which lasted from May to September in 1939, BT tanks were easily attacked by Japanese "close quarter" teams (tank killer squads) which were armed with petrol bottles (later called "Molotov Cocktails"). The Soviet BT-5 and BT-7 light tanks, which had been operating in temperatures greater than 100F on the Mongolian plains, easily caught fire when a molotov cocktail ignited their gasoline engines. General Georgy Zhukov made it one of his "points" when briefing Joseph Stalin, that his "...BT tanks were a bit fireprone...." Conversely, many Japanese tankers held the Soviet 45mm anti-tank/tank guns in high esteem, noting, "...no sooner did they see the flash from a Russian gun, then they'd notice a hole in their tank, adding that the Soviet gunners were accurate too!" | |||
| After the Khalkhin Gol War in 1939, the Soviet military had broken into two camps; one side was represented by Spanish Civil War veterans General P. V. Rychagov of the Soviet Air Force, Soviet armour expert General Dimitry Pavlov, and Stalin's favorite, Marshal Grigory Kulik, Chief of Artillery Administration. The other side consisted of the Khalkhin Gol veterans led by Generals Zhukov and G.P. Kravchenko of the Soviet Air Force. Under this cloud of division, the lessons of Russia's "first real war on a massive scale using tanks, artillery, and airplanes" at Nomonhan (Khalkhin Gol) went unheeded. Consequently, during the Finland War (Winter War) the BT-2 and BT-5 tanks were less successful, and it took the Soviet Union three and a half months, and over a million men to do what Zhukov did in just ten days at Nomonhan. | After the Khalkhin Gol War in 1939, the Soviet military had broken into two camps; one side was represented by Spanish Civil War veterans General P. V. Rychagov of the Soviet Air Force, Soviet armour expert General Dimitry Pavlov, and Stalin's favorite, Marshal Grigory Kulik, Chief of Artillery Administration. The other side consisted of the Khalkhin Gol veterans led by Generals Zhukov and G.P. Kravchenko of the Soviet Air Force. Under this cloud of division, the lessons of Russia's "first real war on a massive scale using tanks, artillery, and airplanes" at Nomonhan (Khalkhin Gol) went unheeded. Consequently, during the Finland War (Winter War) the BT-2 and BT-5 tanks were less successful, and it took the Soviet Union three and a half months, and over a million men to do what Zhukov did in just ten days at Nomonhan. | |||
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| ==Variants== | ==Variants== | |||
| ? | + | - BT-1: Christie prototype with no turret. | ||
| ? | + | - BT-2 Model 1932: M-5-400 engine (copy of U.S. Liberty engine), three modifications of turret produced: with single 37 mm gun; 37 mm gun and one DT machine gun; twin DP machine guns mount and a single machine gun. In late 1932 modified to BT-3 but produced under same designation. | ||
| ? | + | - BT-3: same as BT-2, produced according to metric system (instead of Imperial system as used for BT-2). In official documentation referred to as BT-2. | ||
| BT-4: was a design with welded hull and minor changes in the suspension. 3 prototypes produced (with partially riveted hull) | BT-4: was a design with welded hull and minor changes in the suspension. 3 prototypes produced (with partially riveted hull) | |||
| BT-5: larger cylindrical turret, 45 mm gun, coaxial DT machine gun. | BT-5: larger cylindrical turret, 45 mm gun, coaxial DT machine gun. | |||
Version du 8 avril 2011 à 01:50
Careful German engineering made German vehicles the most accurate around. Use these tank's accuracy to their fullest and you will master the battlefield. The famous 88mm L/71 gun boasts the best overall accuracy and is available on many of the tanks, including the Tiger and the Panther. German self-propelled guns may not have as much firepower as their counterparts, but are not matched in accuracy and maneuverability.
German light scout tanks are the most maneuverable, thus making it much easier to zig-zag and avoid gun fire while trying to penetrate enemy lines.
Medium tanks tend to be larger targets then their counterparts. But, if you keep that in mind and stay at a distance from your enemies, the German guns will make short work of them.
If you think you see a large building moving on the battlefield, it's probably a German Heavy. Their thick armor allows German Heavy tanks to safely tread over everything on the battlefield as it creeps towards the enemy base.
German tank destroyers are fairly big and thus, hard to hide, but have the thickest armor in the game. Combine this armor with powerful cannons and the accuracy of a sniper, and these TDs shred tanks tiers above its own from across the field.
Self-propelled guns are accurate and very fast, allowing them to quickly change position after launching a shell, dodging any counter-battery lobbed their direction.
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