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BA-30
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The BA-30 was a Soviet half-track armored car developed in 1937. Only a small number were built.

Key facts

Weapon.name
BA-30
Weapon.image
BA-30 armored car.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.type
Half-track
Weapon.is_vehicle
yes
Weapon.length
4.94 m
Weapon.width
2.4 m
Weapon.height
4.6 m
Weapon.weight
4.6 tonnes
Weapon.suspension
half track
Weapon.speed
37 km/h
Weapon.vehicle_range
253 km
Weapon.primary_armament
DT machine gun (1512 rounds)
Weapon.armour
6 mm
Weapon.engine
GAZ-M1 gasoline engine
Weapon.crew
3
Weapon.engine_power
50 hp (37 kW)
Weapon.pw_ratio
10.9 hp/tonne

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Developments
  • Unapproved
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The BA-30 was a Soviet half-track armored car developed in 1937. Only a small number were built.

==Developments== thumb|left|The BA-20, after which the BA-30s fully welded hull was designed Developed at the NATI Institute, it was hoped that the BA-30 would be an improvement on the off-road performance of the previous BA series and was based on the chassis of the NATI-3 half-tracked transporter, whereas its armored hull was fully welded like the BA-20.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BA-30” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.