WW2 Rail-road armor

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Rail-road armor: Soviet armored trains in WW2:

soviet armored train BP-35 (PR-35 + 2 x PL-37) supported by BA-20 and BA-10 armored railcars

Armored train number 695 of BP-35 type (PR-35 + 2 x PL-37) supported by BA-20 and BA-10 armored cars/railcars

Armored train type	Locomotive	Artillery wagons	Flak wagons	built
VS-60 , 1931	VS-60	2 x VS-60	none
Heavy armored train , 1933	VS-60	2 x PT-35	none	13
BP-35 , 1936	PR-35	2 x PL-35 (from 1938 PL-37)	1 x SPU-BP	47 + 20?
Flak armoured train, 1940			2 cars (15mm armour) armed with 2 x 76mm flaks + 1 x Maxim quad + 2 MG	5
Flak armoured train, 1941			3 to 6 cars armed with 37mm or 76mm flaks	100+
NKPS-42 , 1941	NKPS-42	2 x NKPS-42		~ 20
BP-42 , 1941	PR-43 (armor 30..45mm)	2 x PL-42	2 x	5
Crymeria type , 1941	(armor 30mm)	3 cars		7
OB-3 , 1942	NKPS-42	4 x OB-3	0..1..2 x PVO-4	~ 65
BP-43 , 1943	PR-43	4 x PL-43	2 x PVO-4	27

Max. weight = 400 t, max speed = 45..50 km/h, range = 100km (with the addidional tender the range increases more than twice).

Type	Axis	Armament	Fire range	Ammoload	Armor mm			Crew	Weight t	Built
Type	Axis	Armament	Fire range	Ammoload	side	roof	turret	Crew	Weight t	Built
Armored locomotive VS-60	4+4	none	-	-	10	8	16	10	126
Armored locomotive PR-35	4+4	flak dual Maxim	-		10	8	15	17	129,5
Armored locomotive NKPS-42	4+4	flak quad Maxim or triple PV-1	-		30..50
Armored locomotive PR-43	4+4	flak DShK	-		30..60
Light wagon VS-60	4	2 x 76,2mm 1902 and 2 x Maxim (in 2 turrets) + 4 x Maxim	10 km	540 shells, 10000 rounds	16	8	16	30	67
Heavy wagon PT-35	4	1 x 107mm 1910 and 1 x Maxim (in turret) + 4 x Maxim	15 km	168 shells, 25000 rounds	20	16	20	23	69	27 ⁷
Light wagon PL-35	4	2 x 76,2mm 1902 and 2 x Maxim (in 2 turrets) + 4 x Maxim	12 km	560 shells, 27000 rounds	15	10	15	30	69
Light wagon PL-37	4	2 x 76,2mm 1902/30 and 2 x Maxim (in 2 turrets) + 4 x Maxim	14 km	560 shells, 30000 rounds	20 ⁴	15	20	30	70
Flak wagon SPU-BP	2	quad Maxim		10000	20	-	-	3	12	28
Artillery wagon PL-42	4	2 x 76,2mm F-34 and 2 x DT (in 2 turrets of T-34) + 4 x Maxim	10 km		45	20	52			10
Artillery wagon NKPS-42	4	2 x 76,2mm guns and 2 x MGs (in 2 turrets) + 4 x MGs								~40
Artillery/flak wagon Crymeria type	4	2 x universal 76,2mm guns (Lender or 34K) + some MGs
Light wagon OB-3	2	1 x 76,2mm 1902/30 ¹ and 1 x DT (in turret) + 4 x Maxim ²		180 shells, 6300 rounds	30..80	12
Artillery wagon PL-43	2	1 x 76,2mm F-34 and 1 x DT (in turret T-34) + 2 x DT	10 km	168 shells, 4536 rounds	45	20	52			54
Flak wagon PVO-4	2	2 x 37mm 61-K ³		1200	30	-	-			~120


Type	Axis	Armament	Max speed	Ammoload	Armor mm			Crew	Weight t	Built
Type	Axis	Armament	Max speed	Ammoload	side	roof	turret	Crew	Weight t	Built
Self-propelled wagon D-2		2 x 76,2mm 1902 and 2 x DT (in 2 turrets) + 4 x Maxim + flak dual Maxim	75 km/h	500 shells and 32000 rounds	16	10	16	16		30
Self-propelled wagon MBV	5	3 x 76,2mm KT ⁵ + 5 x DT + 3 flak DT (in 3 turrets of T-28) + 4 x Maxim + 1 x DT + 1 x flak quad Maxim	120 km/h	365 shells and 10962+22000 rounds	16	10	20	~40	40	2
Heavy armored railcar BTD	2	1 x 45mm 20K and 1 x DT (in T-26 turret) + 1 x DT + 3 x Maxim + 1 x flak dual Maxim		154 shells and 1536+21000 rounds	16	8	13	9		5
Armored railcar-trancporter DTP	2	1 x Maxim (in turret) + 6 x DT		4032+3000	8	4				6 ⁶
Armored railcar BD-41		T-40 turret and hull			9	6	10			12

¹ or L-10, F-34, F22, 1927/32, flack 1915
² or other MG
³ or 25mm 72-K
⁴ some wagons were upamoured by 10..20mm, weight up to 80 t
⁵ replaced by L-11, F-34
⁶ incl. 1 DSh
⁷ incl. 1 PT-38 armed witch 122mm A-6

Armored train number 2 "For the Motherland" of BP/35 type with PL/37 railcars

The armored train number 13 "Worker of Tula" of BP-35 type with the PL-37 railcars

Armored locomotive BR-35

Armored train BP-35 in 1941

the 107mm guns of the heavy armoured train

NKPS-42 armored trains OB-3 armored trains BP-43 armored trains

BP-42 armored trains Crimerian armored trains Not-serial armored trains Armored Railcars

Armored trains of the Civilian War:

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