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BA-10

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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

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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.