This Friday we decided to take a step back and see what tanks we haven't mentioned yet. Today's post is dedicated to Panzer II Ausf. C and T-26. Check the description of each tank below and don't forget to tell us which model you like more and why.
Panzer II Ausf. F
Panzer II Ausf. F is a light German tank designed to fill in for the larger Panzer III and Panzer IV models while they were developed. Nonetheless, Panzer II played an important role in early war during the Polish and French campaigns and was used in North Africa and on the Eastern front against the Soviet Union. The hull was designed with a flat 35 mm plate on its front, and the armor of the superstructure and turret were built up to 30 mm on the front with 15 mm to the sides and rear. The tank was armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 auto-cannon and MG 34 machine gun. The 2 cm auto-cannon proved to be ineffective against many Allied tanks, but the tank was very light and mobile. Panzer II was replaced by more effective Panzer III and Panzer IV models by 1941.
T-26 model 1933
T-26 model 1933 is a Soviet light infantry tank used in World War II and during the wars in the 1930s. The turret was cylindrical, relatively low, simple in design, with rear storage, housing a high velocity 45 mm gun with anti-tank capabilities. The secondary armament consisted of three machine-guns which were provided to cope with dedicated anti-tank crews. At the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, T-26s were the most numerous tanks in the Red Army. Despite a clear superiority over the German Panzer I, II and some parity with the Czech-built Panzer 35(t) and 38(t) fielded by the Wehrmacht, they were no match for the 50 mm and 75 mm armed Panzer III and IV which formed the main cluster of every Panzer Division. Their relatively thin armor could withstand Pak 36 gunfire, but not any other German anti-tank gun. As the war progressed, the T-26 was gradually replaced through attrition by the vastly superior T-34. The remaining T-26s participated in battles with the Germans and their allies during the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Battle of the Caucasus.
