BA-10
Sign in to saveAlso known as BA10, Broneavtomobil 10
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- BA-10
- Weapon.image
- Ba10 parola 1.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 200
- Weapon.caption
- BA-10M armored car, displayed in Finnish Tank Museum, Parola.
- Weapon.type
- Armored car
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- (captured) (captured) (captured) (ex-Finnish)
- Weapon.number
- 3311
- Weapon.crew
- 4
- Weapon.armour
- 6–15 mm
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 45 mm gun 20-K (49 rounds)
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 2× 7.62 DT machine guns (2079 rounds).
- Weapon.engine
- GAZ-MM
- Weapon.engine_power
- 50 hp (37 kW)
- Weapon.suspension
- wheeled
- Weapon.pw_ratio
- 10 hp/tonne
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 5.1
- Image
- Бронеавтомобиль БА-10 в Музее отечественной военной истории.jpg
- Height
- 2.47
- Width
- 2100
- Length
- 4.45
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- native label
- БА-10
- Commons category
- BA-10
- total produced
- 3413
- service entry
- 1938-00-00
- ride height
- 230
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The BA-10 () was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1938 and produced through 1941. It was the most produced Soviet pre-1941 heavy armored car – 3311 were built in three versions. These versions were the BA-10, the BA-10M (improved version with new radio), and the BA-10ZhD (equipped for dual railway/road use). The basic BA-10 design was developed from the BA-3 and BA-6 heavy armored cars. It had an improved GAZ-AAA chassis and improved armor (up to 15mm at front and turret). It was intended that the BA-10 would be replaced in 1941 by the BA-11 with diesel engine and more sophisticated armor design, but the outbreak of war prevented BA-11 production. The BA-10 was in Red Army service until 1945. Significant numbers of captured BA-10s were used by Finland (at least 24, 3 of which were sold to Sweden), Germany and other Axis powers in Europe.
==Development== During the late 1930s, Soviet armoured fighting vehicle designers incorporated sloped armor into all their new designs, and redesigned some existing vehicles to take advantage of it. The BA-10 used a slightly smaller, better-sloped armor layout than that of the BA-6, thus improving protection while saving weight. The greater engine power (, compared to on the BA-6) made the vehicle more reliable.