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Hello !
Today, I’d like to suggest the addition of anti-aircraft machine guns to low rank Soviet tanks.
As you may know, AA MGs were added to some German tanks, like the Panthers, a few years ago.
I’ll introduce you to the Soviet tanks that could benefit from getting an AA MG. Obviously, it’s not a big deal and the game won’t be unplayable because the T-28 doesn’t get a 4th DT but they look nice, can be useful in some circumstances and are generally easy to add.
First of all, to address a concern you may have, while Soviet tanks are usually depicted without any kind of roof MG, they were not that uncommon and are, say, more frequently seen than on tanks like the Pz. III series.
The following list encompasses the tanks that either have photographic evidence of having received an AA MG or physically could have received one but didn’t. The MG used is the classic DT that’s already used as a coaxial MG in a lot of tanks.
- BT-5
- BT-7 (and TD)
- BT-7M
- RBT-5 (could mount it)
- T-26 (and 1st. Gv.T.Br.)
- T-26E (could mount it)
- T-28 (1938)
- T-28
- T-28E
- T-35
- KV-1 (L-11)
- KV-1 (ZiS-5)
- KV-1E
- SMK (could mount it)
Historical photos
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