\n\tBetween 1931 and 1940, a total of 11,307 T-26 tanks in various configurations were built in the Soviet Union, ranging from twin-turret and single-turret tanks to artillery, flamethrower and other variants. The first Soviet SU self-propelled guns, armed with 76 mm, 122 mm and 152 mm guns, were also built on the T-26 chassis. The T-26 had a crew of three tankers. It was the Soviet version of the British Vickers Mk E tank, which was designed for infantry support. According to Chinese assessments based on experience operating both models, the Soviet T-26 was superior to the Vickers.<\/div>\n
\n\tAmong the tankers serving in T-26 tanks at the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War were relatives of two members of staff at the Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex: Mikhail Ignatievich Metla, grandfather of Executive Director Alexander Metla, and Nikolai Alexandrovich Prokazov, grandfather of the author of this article, artist Boris Prokazov.<\/div>\n
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\n\tThe T-26 replica incorporates a genuine T-26 turret with its turret ring and an original tank-mounted version of the 45 mm gun. The 45 mm tank gun was recently donated to us by the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. The engine and gearbox from a UAZ «Hunter» were donated by the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee.<\/div>\n
\n\tBME-Diesel LLC, MAZ-MAN CJSC and the Minsktrans Tram Depot provided assistance free of charge in manufacturing the road wheels for the running gear. Sergei Zhirkov and his wife Lyudmila donated several road wheels, a machine-gun ball mount and sections of T-26 tank track.<\/div>\n
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