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	Topics BA-10 Topic Home The BA-10 was an armored car developed in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed... in the 1930s. The BA-10 was developed from the very similar BA-3BA-3 The BA-3 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.... and BA-6BA-6 Summary The BA-6 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.... heavy armored cars. It had the same chassis and firepower as the older vehicles, with the same strengths and weaknesses. During the late 1930s, Soviet armoured fighting vehicle designers were using sloped armor on all new designs, and redesigning existing vehicles to take advantage of it. The BA-10 used a slightly smaller, better-sloped armor layout, which improved protection while saving weight. The turret was the same as one fitted to very late T-35T-35 The T-35 was a Soviet multi-turreted heavy tank of the interwar period and early Second World War that saw limited productio... heavy tanks. The thickest armor was 15 mm, compared to 10 mm on the BA-6. The greater engine power (50 hp compared to 40 hp on the BA-6) made the thicker armor practical. Like the BA-6, the BA-10 could be converted to a half-trackHalf-track A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels on the front for steering, and caterpillar tracks on the ... by fitting auxiliary tracksCaterpillar track Caterpillar tracks are large tracks used on tanks, construction equipment and certain other off-road vehicles.... to the rear pair of dual tandem wheels. On early BA-10s, these tracks were stowed strapped on top of the fenders. Later vehicles had an enclosed stowage box for the tracks in the same location. The tracks were often fitted when the vehicle needed to move across snow or soft ground, such as mud. The BA-10 was used against the Germans on the Eastern FrontEastern Front (World War II) The Eastern Front of World War II was the theatre of war covering the conflict in central and eastern Europe from June 22, 1... during World War IIWorld War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers ,... , but was rarely seen after the winter of 1941–42. Later in the war, the heavy scoutingReconnaissance Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical... role was taken over by light tanks such as the T-60T-60 The T-60 scout tank was a light tank produced by the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1942.... and T-70T-70 The T-70 light tank was used by the Army of the Soviet Union during World War Two, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for re... . A few BA-10s were seen as late as 1943 on the LeningradSaint Petersburg Saint Petersburg listen is a city located in northwestern Russia on the delta of the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf... front.