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BA-20
Sign in to saveThe BA-20 () was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1934. It was intended to replace the FAI and its field trials were completed in 1935. The BA-20 was then used in the early stages of World War II.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- BA-20
- Weapon.image
- BA-20 1938 during "ProDvizhanie 2025".jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.type
- Armored car
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1936-1945
- Weapon.used_by
- Spanish Second Republic 24px Spanish Nationalists (captured) (captured) (captured)
- Weapon.wars
- Spanish Civil WarSoviet–Japanese border conflictsWinter WarWorld War II
- Weapon.number
- 2,066
- Weapon.crew
- 2-3
- Weapon.weight
- 2.27 tonnes
- Weapon.armour
- 6-9 mm
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 7.62 mm DT machine gun
- Weapon.engine
- GAZ-M1
- Weapon.engine_power
- 50 hp (37 kW)
- Weapon.suspension
- wheeled
- Weapon.pw_ratio
- 20 hp/tonne
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- Design and production
- Service
- Mistaken identification
- Variants and further development
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The BA-20 () was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1934. It was intended to replace the FAI and its field trials were completed in 1935. The BA-20 was then used in the early stages of World War II.
==Design and production== The BA-20 armored car was developed in 1934 for use by HQ staffs, reconnaissance and communications units. It was derived from the civilian GAZ-M1 car using its chassis, which was itself a modified version of a Ford design, produced by the Nizhny Novgorod-based vehicle manufacturer GAZ. Full production of the BA-20 started in 1935. The chassis was built at the Nizhny Novgorod factory; the body was built at the Vyksinskiy plant, where final assembly of the BA-20 occurred as well.