Main Agency of Automobiles and Tanks of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union
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Main Automotive-Armoured Tank Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union ' onMouseout='HidePop("64063")' href="/topics/Armoured_warfare">Armoured
Forces) is a department of the Soviet
/Russian Ministry of Defence
which is subordinated to the Chief of Armaments and Munitions of the Armed Forces
, vice-minister of defense . Its director appears to currently be General Major Vladislav Polonskiy, as identified by Krasnaya Zvezda
on September 14, 2004.(Scott & Scott, RMD 2004)
In particular, the GABTU is responsible for assignment of so-called object numbers, which look like Obyekt 195
(195th development project of a land vehicle), to almost all the tanks and other combat vehicles entering service in the Armed Forces of Soviet Union and Russian Federation. These names are sometimes referred to incorrectly as "industry designation" or "factory names".
Armoured warfare
Armoured warfare or tank warfare is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war....
Forces) is a department of the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
/Russian Ministry of Defence
Russian Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation exercises operational leadership of the armed forces of Russia.The Russian Minister of Defence is the nominal commander of all the armed forces, serving under the president of the Russian Federation, in whom executive authority over the military is...
which is subordinated to the Chief of Armaments and Munitions of the Armed Forces
Armed Forces
Armed Forces is Elvis Costello's third album, his second with the Attractions, and the first to officially credit the Attractions on the cover. It was released in the UK by Radar Records and in the U.S. by Columbia in 1979...
, vice-minister of defense . Its director appears to currently be General Major Vladislav Polonskiy, as identified by Krasnaya Zvezda
Krasnaya Zvezda
Krasnaya Zvezda is an official newspaper of Soviet and later Russian Ministry of Defence. It was founded on January 1, 1924. Today its official designation is "Central Organ of the Russian Ministry of Defence."...
on September 14, 2004.(Scott & Scott, RMD 2004)
In particular, the GABTU is responsible for assignment of so-called object numbers, which look like Obyekt 195
T-95
T-95 is the common informal designation of a Russian fifth generation tank that was under development at Uralvagonzavod before being cancelled in May 2011.-History:...
(195th development project of a land vehicle), to almost all the tanks and other combat vehicles entering service in the Armed Forces of Soviet Union and Russian Federation. These names are sometimes referred to incorrectly as "industry designation" or "factory names".
External links
- Chief of Armament and Munition of the Armed Forces (Russian)
- History of GABTU (Russian)