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Panzer

• Metro 2033

• 3D Model

Type:

Armoured railcar

Propulsion:

Combustion engine

Crew:

Unknown, likely 3 or 4 men

Features:

• Heavy, fully enclosed armour
• Rotating turret with a cannon or a machine gun

Used By:

Fourth Reich

Real-life Counterpart:

Panzer IV Tank (resemblance in general shape)

BMP-1 (built from/origin) ^{[citation or confirmation needed]}

The Panzer is a heavily armored Nazi railcar used for advanced combat. In the game, it appears in the levels «Front Line» and «Trolley Combat». Feared even by the Rangers, it’s among the deadliest weapons used in the Metro.

Contents

• 1 Overview
• 2 Metro 2033
  • 2.1 Tactics
• 3 Related Achievements/Trophies
• 4 Trivia
• 5 Gallery

Overview[]

The Panzer is an armored trolley with a fully-rotating turret, effectively making it a metro-made tank on rails. Unlike the Red Line Tank, its crew compartment is fully enclosed, so the crew is protected by Panzer’s armor at all times, even when firing the main gun and reloading. On the other hand, the visibility might be fairly limited, as there aren’t any apparent optical devices on the vehicle. So the crew probably has to rely on simple periscopes and thin slits in its armor, similar to real-life WWII tanks this vehicle was clearly inspired by.

Metro 2033[]

“	Oh my god, it’s a Panzer!	„
— Pavel

During the game, Artyom comes across two different Panzer tanks. The first is found in the middle of the Front Line bridge, but it has been destroyed by Communist soldiers and has the dead crew around it. Unfortunately, the second one he comes across is fully functional and is after Artyom, along with his companion Pavel. It appears in the level «Trolley Combat», halfway through after shooting through the wooden roadblock. It appears out of an opposite tunnel and chases the pair until reaching an abandoned tunnel where it’s destroyed by Artyom.

There are actually two different variants of the Panzer. The first is the variant seen in game mounted with an anti-tank cannon. There is also a second variant that has the cannon replaced with a heavy machine gun which can only be seen in the launch trailer for Metro 2033 as well as in the PC Benchmark for Metro 2033.

Tactics[]

Although it cannot be destroyed by machine gun fire directly, Artyom has to shoot the second set of bridge supports to collapse the bridge and bring an end to the tank by allowing it to plunge into the waste below the rails, in turn getting the Tank Buster achievement. The Panzer is easy to defeat as for most of the confrontation is it preoccupied by trying to clear its path on the rail, the only way it can kill Artyom is if the player takes too long to shoot the support pillars — this can be avoided by not shooting until the tank is either over the weakened supports or coming up to them as firing before. This is a waste of time and can overheat the gun, which takes a while to cool down.

	Tank Buster	20
	Destroy Facists’ Panzer.

Trivia[]

• This is the only vehicle in game that uses a cannon as its main weapon instead of a machine gun, also meaning it’s the only vehicle in the game to be able to fire explosive shells rather than just bullets.
• The vehicle appears to be a crude imitation of Panzer IV, a medium tank mass produced and extensively used by Nazi Germany throughout World War II that has since become an iconic symbol of Nazi weaponry.
• In the Metro: Last Light level «Seperation», on the elevated tracks, an armoured train has a Panzer turret on its roof.
• Due to the size of the Panzers maingun, it’s possible that it was stripped from a destroyed BMP-1, which is 73mm 2A28 «Grom» smoothbore cannon. However, it seems to have a muzzle brake not present on the original BMP cannon. The muzzle brake is similar to the one used on the early variant of Panzer IV F2, a German WWII tank. This is probably intentional, as the Panzer was heavily inspired by real-life Panzer IV.
  • Aside from the main gun, the Panzer has no more armament, while the Red version of the Panzer in Metro: Last Light has been upgraded with a DShK heavy machine gun.
• In the launch trailer for Metro 2033, a quick clip showed the destroyed Panzer on the Front Line was partly operational.
• In Metro 2033 Redux, Artyom doesn’t get to destroy the Panzer while on the the railcar.
  • It also fires rockets similar to the Red Line’s tank.
• OSKOM tanks seen in Novosibirsk look incredibly similar to this vehicle, the only notable difference being that instead of a cannon, they are armed with a DShK machine gun. The real reason is probably the fact that the developers didn’t want to invest time into creating a completely new model of an armored railcar, given how briefly they are seen. In-universe, it makes no sense for OSKOM to make their tanks look so similar to Panzer IVs, especially the turret would probably be very different (for example, they might just use a turret from one of the destroyed BTRs or BMPs seen on the surface).

Gallery[]

The Panzer in the level «Trolley Combat».

Side view of the Panzer

v · d · eVehicles featured in Metro Games
Railway Vehicles	Aurora • Aurora’s Passenger Carriage • Automatic Train • Cruiser • Krest’s Railcar • Panzer • Railcar • Red Line Armoured Train • Red Line Tank • Regina
Ground Vehicles	Armoured Truck • Hanza Off-road Car • Munai-Bailer Water Truck • Saul’s Van • T-90
Watercraft	Motorboat • River Boat • Rowboat • USS Mayflower
Aircraft	Flight 76715

D6 — Metro: Last Light Wiki Guide

By Bob, Andrew Eisen, Kojo Howe, +5. 8k more

updated Jul 6, 2013

• Notes to find: 2
• Instruments to play: 0

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After Miller’s pep talk, walk on over to the gun store and load up on firearms. When you’re done, you’ll find a Note (1/2) on the table to the left in front of the radio.

Before the fight starts, take note of the ammo containers on the ground. They can replenish all your ammo and med kits at any time so don’t be shy about using healing yourself should the need arise. Plus, if you manage to not die, you’ll earn the True Spartan Achievement/Trophy.

The first part of this firefight is basic. Just kill the Reds as they rush you.

Keep fighting until Artyom is knocked on his butt. Don’t worry, you didn’t do anything wrong. This is a scripted event. Shoot at the bad guys as you’re dragged along the ground. Eventually you’ll be back on your feet. Keep shooting the Reds as they flood in.

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Eventually the Reds will stop and you’ll have a few moments to heal and restock at the ammo box. Grab the sniper rifle. You’re going to want it for the tank that shows up and starts attacking from a platform on the far side of the station.

Ignore the Reds; your buddies will take care of them. Equip your sniper rifle and target the horizontal bar that connects the tanks wheels. Once that’s destroyed, take out each wheel. Once the wheels are gone, target the gun turret on top of the tank. When the metal plats on either side of it slide out of the way, shoot it! Who knew taking out a tank was so simple?

Follow your buddies over the barrier to your left. You’ll find a Note (2/2) by the ammo box in the back corner.

Turn around and pick up the mini gun leaning against the barricade. Use short, controlled bursts to make quick work of the heavily armored Reds that start flooding in.

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Eventually, a big dude (eh, could be a girl) with a flamethrower will storm in protected by a front line of guards with riot shields. Switch back to your sniper rifle and fire shots through the view ports of the riot shields. After you clear enough of the guards out of the way, target the valves on the flamethrower’s fuel tank. Blow it up and enjoy the game’s ending.

Yep, that’s it. Which ending you get depends on your actions throughout the game such as choosing between killing an unsuspecting enemy or knocking him out.

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T-70. The last mass-produced light tank of the Red Army

The T-70 light tank became the last large-scale armored vehicle of this type in the Red Army, and also the second largest wartime tank after the T-34. Even the “steel locust” T-60 is one and a half times inferior to it in terms of the number of copies produced: 5270 versus 8231. Although if it were not for the “sixty”, the “seventy” might not have been born at all, because its creation was the result of attempts to modernize and rearm its predecessor . nine0003

Tank under the index «70»

The beginning of the process of creating the T-70 is most correctly considered the moment when, in September 1941, the idea arose to re-equip the T-60 with a gun more powerful than the TNSh-20 converted from an aircraft 20-mm cannon. The 20-K tank gun, well known to Soviet tank crews and manufacturers, was considered the most suitable. Many light tanks of the pre-war period, including the T-26 and the BT series, were equipped with it, which means that there were no shortages of ammunition and problems with the release. nine0003

True, attempts to fit this gun into the turret, which could be installed on the T-60 without modification, did not work: the gun, machine gun, sight and commander (he is also a gunner and loader) were very crowded in it. And the installation of a new tower required a significant alteration of the entire hull. True, the benefits of such a transformation could be noticeable. And after some deliberation, the designer of the «sixty» Nikolai Astrov at the end of 1941 undertook to remake the entire machine. This approach proved to be more effective than trying to adapt the new turret to the old tank. Moreover, the car, the main contours of which were already outlined in January 1942 years old, turned out pretty good.

With a slightly different layout and slightly increased dimensions, it received a more powerful engine — twin GAZ-11 automobile engines. The increased power made it possible to strengthen the armor of the new tank and install a turret with a 45-mm gun on it. True, the crew of the car, which received the internal factory index «GAZ-70» or simply «70», still remained small — the same two people as the T-60. This meant that the commander was still overloaded with duties, which means that he did not cope with them very effectively. But the front needed a light tank, and it needed to be built as soon as possible. nine0003

To fight light and small tanks

The new tank entered factory tests in the second decade of February 1942. Despite the fact that the car turned out to be taller and longer than the T-60, and the mass grew to 9 tons versus 6-plus tons for the «sixties», the dual engine made it much more thrust-weighted. This immediately affected the cross-country ability: on snow and off-road, the “seventy” moved faster and more confidently, having a significant power reserve. The performance on rough terrain and country roads was also good, where the tank accelerated to an average of 20 km / h, and on the highway the maximum speed was 45 km / h. nine0003

As the test participants noted in their conclusion, the T-70 was superior to the T-60 in many respects and was a tank that could “fight anti-tank artillery of small caliber, light and small tanks, infantry and mechanized troops of the enemy, as well as serve as an infantry close support tank.» Which is exactly what was required of him. Therefore, experts considered that the T-70 could well be put into service and put into mass production to replace the «sixties». As for the inevitable shortcomings, shortcomings and other shortcomings identified by the commission, GAZ, where it was planned to produce a new tank in the first place, had to eliminate them in the production process. nine0003

Looking ahead, it is worth saying that many shortcomings were indeed eliminated during the serial production and modernization of the T-70, which led to the appearance of the T-70B modification (in various sources it is sometimes called the T-70M). But the main ones — the insufficient number of crew, the weakness of weapons and armor — could not be eliminated, since they were a direct consequence of the design of the tank. In addition, by the middle of 1942, when the T-70s appeared at the front, light tanks were already rapidly becoming obsolete, giving their niche as infantry escort to medium brothers, and they were mainly left with the role of command vehicles and reconnaissance. nine0003

By the way, for reconnaissance, the “seventy” turned out to be perfectly adapted, and precisely thanks to its design. Its car engines were no louder than an ordinary truck, and its small size made it unobtrusive in the woods. Later, when the Red Army crossed the old border and began to fight in the narrow streets of old European cities, another important advantage of the T-70 became clear. The tank felt great in cities, it was easy to evacuate it in case of damage, and the low silhouette made it difficult to aim at it from faustpatrons. nine0003

Add more cross-country ability — and problems

The decision to accept the T-70 into service with the Red Army was signed by the chairman of the State Defense Committee, Joseph Stalin, who closely followed the creation of this tank, on March 6, 1942. This document provided that the Gorky Automobile Plant would become the lead enterprise for the production of these cars. Three days later, two more plants were among the producers: in Sverdlovsk and Kirov. These enterprises were supposed to gradually increase the production of «seventies» to several hundred per month in order to make up for the still catastrophic losses of Soviet tank units. In reality, it was not possible to achieve the set indicators immediately. And yet until September 19For 42 years, when the modernized T-70B was put on the conveyor, three factories produced a total of almost 4900 «seventies».

The appearance of the T-70B was associated with an attempt to increase the tank’s cross-country ability. He got the running gear, as we remember, from the lighter T-60, which also could not boast of the fact that it quickly and easily traveled on any surface. In part, these problems were solved by a more powerful engine of the «seventies», but only in part. In addition, the experience of the first use in real battles showed that by the summer of 19For 42 years, the caliber and penetration of anti-tank artillery have grown, which means that the armor of the T-70 would also be nice to increase.

Work to solve all these problems began in July 1942, and at the end of September the GAZ plant produced the first two T-70Bs. They differed from their predecessors primarily in the new tracks, which were four centimeters wider. Even this small change was enough for the “seventies”, which, in an unmodernized form, were tested in the summer of 1942 showed the results of cross-country ability, the worst in comparison with all foreign classmates, it became much better to cope with off-road. Another important change was the increase in the tank’s ammunition from 70 to 90 shells due to a change in the ammunition rack.

At the front, the new machines were ambiguous. The changes that increased the permeability of the «seventies» led to the fact that between the T-70 and T-70B the interchangeability of chassis parts was lost. This may seem like a trifle from the point of view of today, but in a time of war, when the nearest source of spare parts is their own wrecked cars, and others can sometimes be expected for weeks, this factor is, if not decisive, then very important. nine0003

You have to know how to use a tank!

With medium and especially heavy tanks rapidly gaining armor thickness and tank guns increasing in caliber, with a rapid change in the range and penetration of anti-tank artillery, the T-70 in all modifications became obsolete faster than it had time to produce. Nevertheless, at the front, he found his niche and fought quite successfully until the end of the war, and was removed from service only in 1946.

At the same time, in the second half of the Great Patriotic War, they already tried not to use the “seventies” in oncoming tank battles and even to accompany infantry because of its thin armor and weak gun, the car was perceived as old-fashioned. But as a reconnaissance tank or support tank for cavalry units, the T-70 coped well with its tasks. nine0003

Characteristic is the review of the T-70 by Lieutenant General Semyon Bogdanov, who already in September 1943 emphasized that the high losses of these machines were primarily due to their illiterate use. At the same time, General Bogdanov noted that the “seventies” compare favorably with other vehicles in that even inexperienced drivers can easily handle them, and it is much easier to evacuate and repair these tanks in the field than the same T-34s. And in terms of its reliability, the “seventies” compare favorably with the same “thirty-fours” or KVs, which the tankers themselves have repeatedly paid attention to. nine0003

And yet, on the battlefield, especially in oncoming tank battles, the T-70 was catastrophically inferior to heavier, armored and well-armed opponents. So in October 1943, the tank was discontinued in favor of the production of the legendary SU-76 self-propelled gun of direct infantry support, designed on its basis. By the way, in self-propelled artillery regiments armed with these vehicles, it was the T-70 that most often played the role of command tanks, including for reasons of unifying spare parts. nine0003

Attempts to modernize the «seventy» and install a two-man turret on it led to the appearance of the T-80, the last mass-produced light tank of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. And on the basis of the T-70, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns armed with heavy machine guns and a 37-mm cannon were developed, but they were never put into service.

Light tank T-70M model 1942. USSR

The T-70 light tank was developed on an initiative basis in the autumn of 1941 years in the Design Bureau of the Gorky Automobile Plant on the basis of automotive units under the leadership of N.A. Astrov and A.A. Lipgart, since already in October it became clear that the T-60 light tank, launched into mass production a month earlier, was practically useless on the battlefield. Its armor was penetrated by all Wehrmacht anti-tank weapons, and its own armament (a 20-mm cannon coaxial with a DT machine gun) was too weak to fight enemy tanks, and an increase in the mass of a combat vehicle, inevitable with increased armor and armament, would lead to an engine output and running gear out of order. Therefore, Astrov presented to the GABTU of the Red Army a project to create a new light tank based on the T-60, which differed from it: in size, more powerful weapons, enhanced armor protection and higher power density. As a power plant on this machine, it was supposed to use twin GAZ-203 automobile engines. The design of a new tank in the GAZ design bureau was carried out very quickly, already at the end of December 1941 years for the tank, which received the factory designation «GAZ-70», they made an armored hull and a cast turret designed by V. Dedkov. However, since the cast turret showed poor resistance even to the armor-piercing shells of the German 20 mm anti-aircraft gun, the tank received a welded turret. The assembly of the tank was completed on February 14, 1942. In terms of armor protection, it surpassed the T-60 (the thickness of the lower frontal hull plate was 45 mm, and the upper one was 35 mm), but the reinforcement of weapons (installation of a 45-mm tank gun) actually nullified those that had one person in the tower — simultaneously performing the functions of commander, gunner and loader. A new light tank for direct infantry support was adopted by the Red Army by a GKO decree of March 6, 1942 years under the index «T-70». Already in April, three enterprises began to master its production at once: in Sverdlovsk — plant No. 37; in Kirov — plant number 38 and in Gorky — GAZ.

The general layout of the T-70 tank was fundamentally the same as that of the T-60 tank. The tank had five compartments: control — in front of the hull, combat — in the middle part, transmission — in front of the hull on the right along the way, engine — in the middle part along the starboard side of the hull and aft. The crew of two was housed in the hull and turret. The driver was in the bow of the hull at the left side. The tank commander was located in the rotating turret, shifted to the port side. In the middle part of the hull along the starboard side on a common frame, two engines coupled in series were installed, which made up a single power unit. The transmission and drive wheels were front-mounted. Tank hulls (they were supplied by the Murom Locomotive Plant) were welded from rolled armor plates installed at rational angles of inclination from 30 ° to 60 °. Armor protection — bulletproof, made of rolled armor plates 15 mm, 25 mm, 35 mm and 45 mm thick. nine0003

In the upper front plate of the hull there was a driver’s hatch, in the armored cover of which a rotary periscopic viewing device was mounted (on the machines of the first releases, a viewing slot with a triplex was made in the hatch cover). In addition, on the right in the frontal sheet there was a hatch for access to the transmission units, which was closed with a bolted armor cover. The roof of the hull consisted of a turret sheet supported by a longitudinal beam and a bulkhead of the aft compartment and a removable sheet above the engine compartment and an air intake armor, mounted on hinges and serving at the same time for access to the engines. The welded 8-sided turret, made of armor plates 35 mm thick, was mounted on a ball bearing in the middle part of the hull and had the shape of a truncated pyramid. The welded joints of the tower were reinforced with armor squares. The frontal part of the tower had a cast swinging mask 50 mm thick with loopholes for installing a cannon, a machine gun and a sight. In the roof of the tower there was a round-shaped hatch for boarding and disembarking the tank commander. A periscope viewing mirror device was mounted in the armored hatch cover, which provided the commander with an all-round view. nine0003

The sides of the turret had openings for firing personal weapons, which were closed with armor plugs. A 45-mm tank gun of the 1938 model of the year and a 7. 62-mm DT machine gun coaxial with it were installed in the turret. For the convenience of the tank commander, the gun was shifted to the right of the longitudinal axis of the turret. The machine gun was mounted in a ball mount. The aiming angles of the twin installation along the vertical ranged from — 6 ° to + 20 °. When firing, sights were used: a telescopic TMFP (a TOP sight was installed on some tanks) and a mechanical one as a backup. nine0003

Direct fire range was 3600 m, maximum — 4800 m. Rate of fire — 12 rds / min. The gear turret traverse mechanism was mounted to the left of the commander, and the twin mount’s screw hoist was mounted to the right. The trigger mechanism of the gun was connected by a cable to the right foot pedal, and the machine gun to the left. The tank’s ammunition included 90 shots with armor-piercing and fragmentation shells for the cannon (of which 20 shots were in the store) and 945 rounds for the DT machine gun (15 stores). The initial speed of an armor-piercing projectile weighing 1. 42 kg was 760 m/s, a fragmentation projectile weighing 2.13 kg was 335 m/s. After firing an armor-piercing projectile, the spent cartridge case was ejected automatically. When firing a fragmentation projectile, due to the shorter recoil length of the gun, the shutter was opened and the cartridge case was removed manually. Created in spring 19For 42 years, a new 45-mm armor-piercing-sabot projectile pierced an armor plate 50 mm thick at a distance of 500 m. The GAZ-203 power unit consisted of two four-stroke six-cylinder GAZ-202 carburetor engines with a total power of 140 hp. The crankshafts of the engines were connected by a coupling with elastic bushings. The flywheel crankcase of the front engine was connected by a link to the starboard side to prevent lateral vibrations of the power unit. The battery ignition system, lubrication system and fuel (except tanks) system for each engine were independent. For accelerated start-up of engines in winter, a heater heater was used, powered by a portable blowtorch. The engines were started from two electric starters connected in parallel or with the help of a starting handle. nine0003

Two fuel tanks with a total capacity of 440 liters were placed on the left side of the aft compartment of the hull in a compartment isolated by armored partitions. The mechanical transmission consisted of a two-disc semi-centrifugal dry friction main clutch; a four-speed automotive-type gearbox that provided four forward gears and one reverse gear; main gear with bevel gear; two dry multi-disc final clutches with belt brakes with ferodo linings and two simple single-row final drives. The main clutch and gearbox were assembled from parts borrowed from the ZIS-5 truck. The tank propulsion unit (as applied to one side) included a drive wheel with a removable lantern gear, five single-sided rubber-coated track rollers and three all-metal support rollers, a steering wheel with a crank track tensioning mechanism and a small-link caterpillar of 91 track. The design of the guide wheel and track roller were unified. The width of the cast track track was 260 mm. Suspension — individual torsion without shock absorbers. In command tanks, a 9R or 12RT HF radio station was mounted, located in the tower, and an internal intercom TPU-2F. Line tanks were equipped with a light signaling device for internal communication between the commander and the driver and an internal intercom TPU-2. The mass of the tank was 9.8 tons. nine0003

From October 1942, GAZ, and from November, Plant No. 38 switched to the production of modernized T-70M tanks with a reinforced chassis and transmission. They have increased the width (from 260 to 300 mm) and the pitch of the tracks, the width of the road wheels, as well as the diameter of the suspension torsion bars and gear rims of the drive wheels. The number of tracks in the track has been reduced from 91 to 80. In addition, the carrier rollers, stopping brakes and final drives have been strengthened. The design of the tank has undergone a number of other minor changes, in particular, the observation slot on the driver’s hatch was replaced with a periscope observation device, the gun ammunition was reduced to 70 rounds, and a place for installing a radio station appeared on all tanks. As a result, the mass of the tank increased to 10.1 tons. nine0003

The light tank T-70 and its improved version T-70M were in service with tank brigades and regiments of the so-called mixed organization, together with the medium tank T-34. A separate tank brigade had 32 T-34 tanks and 21 T-70 tanks. Moreover, there were both separate tank brigades and brigades as part of tank corps. The tank regiment was armed with 23 T-34 and 16 T-70 tanks, while tank regiments could be part of mechanized brigades or be separate. Also, T-70 tanks were in service with armored battalions (consisting of two companies of BA-64 armored vehicles and one company of T-70 light tanks), which were used as attached reconnaissance units in mechanized and tank corps. nine0003

These tanks received their first baptism of fire during the battles in the South-Western direction in June — July 1942, where they suffered heavy losses. Already the first battles revealed their low combat qualities, the armament did not allow them to fight German medium tanks, and the armor protection was insufficient when using the T-70 as tanks for direct infantry support. In addition, the presence of only two tankers in the crew, one of which was extremely overloaded with numerous duties, as well as the lack of communications equipment on combat vehicles, made it extremely difficult to use them as part of units and led to increased losses. The final stage in the fate of these tanks was the Battle of Kursk. So, as of July 4, 19For 43 years, the tank units of the Central Front included one tank army, two separate tank corps, two separate tank brigades, 15 separate tank and 6 self-propelled artillery regiments, these units included 1487 tanks (880 T-34, 75 KV and KV -1s, 151 American and English, 67 T-60 and 314 T-70) and 96 self-propelled guns. In addition, 166 tanks (24 KV, 87 T-34 and 55 T-70) were in the technical reserve of the front. Thus, by the beginning of the Battle of Kursk, 369 T-70s accounted for 22% of the entire tank fleet of the troops of the Central Front. During the German offensive that began on July 5, the troops of this front entered into heavy battles with the enemy, while suffering heavy losses. For example, the 2nd Tank Army, which had 447 combat vehicles (305 T-34s, 125 T-70s and 17 T-60s) by the beginning of the fighting, lost 85 T-34s and 49T-70, knocked out 92 T-34 and 44 T-70, blown up by mines 11 T-34, T-70.

During the Prokhorov battle, T-70 tanks accounted for up to 50% of the vehicles participating in the battle. Thus, the possibility of surviving, not to mention emerging victorious, in an open battle with German tanks for the T-70 was almost negligible. Nevertheless, in the hands of skilled tankmen, the T-70 tank was a formidable weapon. So, for example, on July 6, 1943, in the battles for the village of Pokrovka in the Oboyan direction, the crew of the T-70 tank out of 49th Guards Tank Brigade, commanded by Lieutenant B.V. Pavlovich, knocked out three medium German tanks and one Panther. Although by the spring of 1944, light T-70 tanks were excluded from the states of the tank units of the Red Army, nevertheless, in some brigades they continued to be used for quite a long time. In addition, some tanks of this type were used in self-propelled artillery battalions, regiments and brigades of the SU-76 as command vehicles. Often they were equipped with tank units in motorcycle units. Tanks T-70 and T-70M took part in the fighting until the end of the Great Patriotic War. However, by the end of the war, the number of T-70s in the troops was very small. For example, as of May 10, 19For 45 years, the tank units of the 2nd Ukrainian Front consisted of 381 tanks and self-propelled guns, of which only 9 were T-70s (one each in the 51st Guards Self-Propelled Brigade and the 112th Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion and 7 in the 28th Separate

On the basis of the units of the T-70M tank, the T-80 light tank was created, adapted for fighting in a city with narrow streets, and a number of self-propelled artillery installations, including anti-aircraft (SU-76, SU-76M, ZSU-37, etc.)

From the end of December 1942, Plant No. 38 stopped producing tanks and switched to the production of SU-76 self-propelled guns.