BT-42
Sign in to saveThe BT-42 was a Finnish assault gun, constructed during the Continuation War. It was constructed from captured Soviet BT-7 light tanks and British 4.5-inch howitzers (114 mm-calibre light howitzer, model 1908) from 1918, which had been donated during the Winter War. Eighteen vehicles were constructed, yet only 1 survives to this day, housed at the Parola Tank Museum.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- BT-42
- Weapon.image
- Bt42 parola 2.jpg
- Weapon.caption
- BT-42 at the Parola Tank Museum
- Weapon.origin
- Finland
- Weapon.type
- Assault gun
- Weapon.service
- 1943–1944
- Weapon.used_by
- Finland
- Weapon.wars
- Continuation War
- Weapon.production_date
- 1942
- Weapon.number
- 18
- Weapon.variants
- BT-43
- Weapon.crew
- 3
- Weapon.weight
- 15 tonnes
- Weapon.armour
- 6-16 mm
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 114 mm (4.5-inch) howitzer (50 rounds)
- Weapon.engine
- Mikulin M-17T V-12 gasoline engine
- Weapon.engine_power
- 500 hp (370 kW)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Bt42 parola 2.jpg
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- service entry
- 1943-01-01
- total produced
- 18
- Commons category
- BT-42
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The BT-42 was a Finnish assault gun, constructed during the Continuation War. It was constructed from captured Soviet BT-7 light tanks and British 4.5-inch howitzers (114 mm-calibre light howitzer, model 1908) from 1918, which had been donated during the Winter War. Eighteen vehicles were constructed, yet only 1 survives to this day, housed at the Parola Tank Museum.
==Development and use== As the Second World War progressed, the Red Army were fielding better and better tanks. The Finnish Army, on the other hand, had to make do with a large number of captured tanks, which were for the most part lightly armored and armed.