NKL-26
| NKL-26 (Rz 2612) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armor | 10 mm (front only) |
Main armament | 7.62mmDT machine gun |
| Engine | 8.6L (525 ci)Shvetsov M-11G |
Operational range | 250 km |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) |
TheNKL-26was an armouredaerosanintroduced by theSoviet Unionduring theSecond World War,based on the earlier NKL-6 (OSGA-6).[1]It was made of plywood and had a ten-millimetrearmour plateon the front only, and was armed with a 7.62mmDT machine gunin a ring mount. It was powered by anM-11Gaircraft engine.[2]
Each NKL-26 was operated by two crewmen. NKL-26s were organized into battalions of 30 NKL-16s with a transport company of NKL-16s - each with three companies of 10. Each company was organized as three platoons of three vehicles, and a commanders vehicle.
Combat Aerosans often worked with ski infantry battalions, and could carry four ski troops riding outside the vehicle on its skis or towed behind.
References
[edit]- ^Robert Forczyk (2012).Demyansk 1942–43: The frozen fortress.Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 25–26.ISBN9781849085533.Retrieved27 February2018.
- ^David M. Glantz (2005).Colossus Reborn: The Red Army at War: 1941-1943.University Press of Kansas. p. 235.ISBN9780700613533.Retrieved27 February2018.
External links
[edit]- NKL-26 SnowmobileArchived2013-04-16 atarchive.todayat the Russian Battlefield
- Aerosan NKL-26on engines of the red army in ww2
- Aerosan, motorized sled NKL-26
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