SOVIET HEAVY TANK AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF SOVIET ORDNANCE OBSERVED IN HUNGARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A040100150001-9
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 7, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person Is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY USSR/Hungary
SUBJECT Soviet Heavy Tank and Miscellaneous I:temsDATE DISTR. 7 February 1958
of Soviet Ordnance Observed in Hungary
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A two-page report of So?"iet military equipment
includes a description of an unidentified tank
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eighi.rg 70-80 tons', and it also lists other Soviet military
equipment seen in Budapest during the Uuzr~garian uprising.
possible that the vehicle actually s g. e was the '.i-10 heavy tank.,
and locations in Flingary and East Germany. Although in each case the
ton age estimate is too high~it appears quite
Oommeit: This report is one of a number (see referenced' reports)
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UNIDENTIFIED SOVIET HEAVY TANK AND IDENTIFIED ITEM OF
SOVIET EJIPMENT OBSERVED IN HUNGARY
Introduction
information on an unidentified Soviet heavy tank
observed in BUDAPEST between the 10th and 15th of November 1956.
report contains
it was larger than the T-54 or the T-34 and had a crew of four or
five men. At the time) the tank was heavily guarded
The report also includes a list of identified Soviet equipment
A. UNIDENTIFIED SOVIET HEAVY TANK
1. Characteristics (Estimated)
Weight
Length
70 to 80 tons
light meters
by
Soviet troops.
Height (including turret) Three meters
Width Three and one-half to four meters
Road Wheels Six or eight on each side
Track Return Rollers Three on each side
2. Turret
the turret was streamlined and similar to the turret
of the T-54 tank, except that it was larger and had three hatches, two of them
with periscope devices.
3. Main Armament
he caliber of the main gun,
appears to larger an the gun mounted on the JS-3 tanks.
The gun was approximately seven meters long and it had a double baffle muzzle
brake.
4. Secondary Armament
only one machine gun on this tank. It appeared to be a
12-mm or 14-mm -machine gun and was mounted on the right side of the turret top.
5. Tank Hal
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The tank hull appeared to be very long, wide, and heavily armored. It was
streamlined and the curved lines of the turret were even with those of the. hull.
Both the hull and turret had a very smooth surface.
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6. Drivers Hatch
The drivers hatch was located similar to that of the JS-3 tank, just
forward of the turret, in the center of the hull.
7. Suspension System
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number
eight.
this tank had very wide tracks and] a track fender
over supper por ono rac a. not remember the exact
of road wheels but they were an even number, either six or
B. IDENTIFISD:S0VIET BQUIPMBNT
identified I items h
during the revolution in Hungary
7.62-mm Submachine Gun, "Kalaehnikov" (AK)
7.62-rmm, Light Machine Gun, RPD
14.5 Heavy AA Machine Gun,(ZP-2 and ZP-4)
160-men Mortar
100-mm AT Gun, M1955
Rifle Grenade Launcher, Spigot Type
Armored Personnel Carrier, BTR-40
Armored Personnel Carrier, BTR-152
Fullttr6sh9d Amphibious Cargo Vehicle
Amphibious Tank, P-76
Truck, 4x4, GAZ-69A
Truck, 4x2, ZIS-150
Truck, 6x6, ZIS-151
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