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 The British Vickers 6-ton design was videly exported tank design, which saw service in many countries, including Poland, China, Bulgaria and Finland. For the Finnish Army these tanks were exported without weapons in 1936. Equipping of these vehicles was still underway when the Winter War broke out, and only one tank company could be equipped with haste and saw combat in the disastrous battle at Honkaniemi, resulting in destruction of 6 Finnish tanks. The British Vickers 6-ton design was videly exported tank design, which saw service in many countries, including Poland, China, Bulgaria and Finland. For the Finnish Army these tanks were exported without weapons in 1936. Equipping of these vehicles was still underway when the Winter War broke out, and only one tank company could be equipped with haste and saw combat in the disastrous battle at Honkaniemi, resulting in destruction of 6 Finnish tanks.
  
-The weaponry of the tank was quite crude. Main gun attached was the Swedish made 37mm Bofors (Finnish designation 37 Psv.K/36) along with a coax Maxim M/09/31 maxinehun. The sights were simplistic crosshair, which caused issues accuracy on longer ranges. The coax-machinegun was also cramped and could not be reloaded quickly, since it required deattaching and turning the machinegun. The hull also had a tank version of the renowned Suomi KP31 as secondary automatic weapon.+The weaponry of the tank was quite crude. Main gun attached was the Swedish made 37mm Bofors (Finnish designation 37 Psv.K/36) along with a coax Maxim M/09/31 maxinegun. The sights were simplistic crosshair, which caused issues accuracy on longer ranges. The coax-machinegun was also cramped and could not be reloaded quickly, since it required deattaching and turning the machinegun. The hull also had a tank version of the renowned Suomi KP31 as secondary automatic weapon.
  
 __Vickers T-26E__ __Vickers T-26E__
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 The Soviet military had also licensed the Vickers 6-ton design, which resulted in improved tank known as the T-26. Later model 1933 had superior firepower to the Finnish desings with its 45mm main gun and coaxical DT-machinegun. The remaining Finnish Vickers tanks were upgraded to "T-26E"-status with fitted soviet 45mm guns and DT mounts. The Soviet military had also licensed the Vickers 6-ton design, which resulted in improved tank known as the T-26. Later model 1933 had superior firepower to the Finnish desings with its 45mm main gun and coaxical DT-machinegun. The remaining Finnish Vickers tanks were upgraded to "T-26E"-status with fitted soviet 45mm guns and DT mounts.
  
-__T-26 Obr. 1931 (Finnish designation T-26A)__+__T-26 Obr. 1931  
 +(Finnish designation T-26A)__
  
 The earliest license build Soviet T-26 tank was fitted only with two separate DT equipped MG-turrets and acted as a "tankette"-design for infantry support. As such these tanks fell to disuse later down the war due the limited capability against enemy armor. This T-26 along with the other vehicles of the type were nicknamed "Vickers" or "Viku" by Finnish tankers. The earliest license build Soviet T-26 tank was fitted only with two separate DT equipped MG-turrets and acted as a "tankette"-design for infantry support. As such these tanks fell to disuse later down the war due the limited capability against enemy armor. This T-26 along with the other vehicles of the type were nicknamed "Vickers" or "Viku" by Finnish tankers.
  
-__T-26 Obr. 1933 (Finnish designation T-26B)__+__T-26 Obr. 1933  
 +(Finnish designation T-26B)__
  
-__T-26 Obr. 1938 (Finnish designation T-26C)__+__T-26 Obr. 1938  
 +(Finnish designation T-26C)__
  
-__T-26 Obr. 1939 (Finnish designation T-26C)__+The turret of T-26 was remade and armor much improved in the 1938 production run. 
  
-__Kht-130 (Finnish designation T-26LH)__+__T-26 Obr. 1939  
 +(Finnish designation T-26C)__
  
-__Kht-133 (Finnish designation T-26LH)__+The hull armor of the late production T-26 was improved with additional sloped armor shapes, causing the hull to be shaped in conical form. Additionally the gun mantlet's armor was imrpoved. This design was the last serial production version of the T-26 light tank. 
 + 
 +__Kht-130  
 +(Finnish designation T-26LH)__ 
 + 
 +This "chemical tank" was flame thrower version of the trusted T-26 Obr. 1933. The 45mm main gun was replaced by scary flamethrower with longer range than its infantry counterparts. These tanks were used in the onslaught of Karelian isthmus in 1940 by Soviet chemical tank battalions. 
 + 
 +__Kht-133  
 +(Finnish designation T-26LH)__ 
 + 
 +The improvements of T-26 Obr. 1939 found its way to the "chemical" variants of the tank as well. This better armored flamethrower tank is a formidable early war foe to any infantryman. Entrenched or not.
  
 **T-20 Komsomolets** **T-20 Komsomolets**
  
-__T-20 (Finnish designation A-20)__+__T-20  
 +(Finnish designation A-20)__
  
 **T-38 Ambhibian tank** **T-38 Ambhibian tank**
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 __T-60 Obr. 1942__ __T-60 Obr. 1942__
 +
  
 **T-70** **T-70**
  
 __T-70 Obr. 1942__ __T-70 Obr. 1942__
 +
  
 **"Christie"-family** **"Christie"-family**
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 __BT-42__ __BT-42__
 +
  
 **T-28** **T-28**
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 __T-28 Obr. 1937__ __T-28 Obr. 1937__
  
-__T-28E Obr. 1940__+__T-28 "Ekranami" Obr. 1940__ 
  
 **T-34 family** **T-34 family**
  
-__T-34 Obr. 1941 (Finnish designation T-34B)__+__T-34 Obr. 1941  
 +(Finnish designation T-34B)__
  
-__T-34 Obr. 1943 (Finnish designation T-34E)__+The Finnish variant has cut-out fenders and different type of lights. 
 + 
 +__T-34 Obr. 1943  
 +(Finnish designation T-34E)__ 
 + 
 +The Finnish variant has cut-out fenders and different type of lights.
  
 __T-34/85 Obr. 1944__ __T-34/85 Obr. 1944__
  
-**KV-1**+The Finnish variant does not differ from the Soviet variant due the hasty adoption of the captured tank model in 1944. 
 + 
 +**KV-1 "Kliment Voroshilov"**
  
 __KV-1 Obr. 1940__ __KV-1 Obr. 1940__
  
-__KV-1E Obr. 1940 (Finnish designation KV-1B)__+__KV-1 "Ekranami" Obr. 1940  
 +(Finnish designation KV-1B)__ 
 + 
 +The Finnish variant has cut-out fenders and different type of lights. 
 + 
 +__KV-1 Obr. 1942  
 +(Finnish designation KV-1A)__ 
 + 
 +The Finnish variant has cut-out fenders and different type of lights.
  
-__KV-1 Obr. 1942 (Finnish designation KV-1A)__ 
  
-**StuG III Ausf. G**+**StuG III Ausf. G "Sturmi"**
  
 __Stu 40 G (early)__ __Stu 40 G (early)__
  
 __Stu 40 G (late)__ __Stu 40 G (late)__
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