BA-I | |
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Type | Armoured car |
Place of origin | ![]() |
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Production history | |
No. built | 82 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5 tonnes (5.5 short tons) |
Length | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
Width | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
Height | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
Crew | 3 |
Armor | 8 mm |
Main armament | 37mm 7K gun |
Secondary armament | 2x7.62mm DT |
Engine | GAZ-AA 40 hp (30 kW) |
Power/weight | 8 hp/ton |
Suspension | wheeled |
Operational range | 150 km (93 miles) |
Maximum speed | 63 km/h (39 mph) |
The BA-I (sometimes BAI) is a Soviet three-axle armoured car. Only 82 vehicles[1] of this type were built in 1932–1934, nevertheless the design initiated a series of heavy armoured cars of Izhorskij plant: BA-3, BA-6, BA-9, and BA-10. Some vehicles were used in World War II, despite being obsolete at the time.