BA-64 Armored Car:
Most used Soviet armored car.3 The engine was a copy of the Ford Model "A".3
Some field modificaitons had the MG replaced by a 14.5 mm PTRD antitank rifle.3
BA-64B:
MG was put into a turret.
BA-64 with DShK 1938 MG:
Mounted 12.7 mm MG on top of existing open turret. Small number built during 1944.
| BA-64 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver 21,2,3 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 5,286 lb 2.4 tons1,2, 2.5 tons3 2,450 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 12'1, 12' 1"3 3.66 m1, 3.67 m2 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 6' 2"1,3, 6' 3" 1.88 m2, 1.89 m1 |
| Width | 5'3, 5' 6"1 1.52 m2, 1.69 m1 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 8.25"3 |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 7.62 MG1 7.62 mm DT MG3 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 1,0703 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 4-121 Front: 122 Side: 122 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 0.59"@0°3 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 0.24"@0°3 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | 0.16"@0°3 |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | 0.24"@0°3 |
| Turret Sides | 0.24"@0°3 |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | GAZ M1 GAZ MM1 Model M13 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water3 |
| Cylinders | 43 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 502, 541, 803 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | Synchromesh3 3 forward, 1 reverse3 |
| Steering | Front wheels3 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline3 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 23.8 gallons3 |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°3 Manual3 |
| Max speed | 50 mph1,3 80 kph1,2 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 280 miles, 217-348 miles1, 372 miles3 350-560 km1 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | 1' 8"3 |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | 30° slope3 |
| Suspension (Type) | Semi elliptical leaf spring3 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of liks | |
| Pitch | |
| Tires | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Wheel arrangement | 4x43 |
| Wheel centers | 57"3 |
| Production | 3,5001 1943: Soviet Arsenals3 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
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