'Tachanka' Machine Gun Cart

'Tachanka' Machine Gun Cart

Manufacturer:

Numerous and Varied

Role:

Mobile Machine Gun

Russian Designation: 'Tachanka'

Year Adopted:

Uncertain at present

Weight: Variable

Operational Status:

Soviet Union - Obsolete
Used during Civil War and shortly thereafter

Armament:

1 x 7.62mm 1910 Maxim Machine Gun

Crew:

Highly Variable, but usually three men (Driver, Gunner, Assistant Gunner)

Armor: None

Length:

Variable

Height:

Variable

Width:

Variable

Maximum Speed:

Variable (Horse Drawn)

 

 

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