Bronekater pr.1125 Early Version with 76.2mm KT-28 Turret
Bronekater - Armoured Gun Boats
Kerch-Eltigen Amphibious Operation, November 1943
Storm of the Reichsbrücke, Vienna Operation, April 1945
Bronekater - Armoured Gun Boats
Concerning the Russian topography with plenty of large rivers and lakes, it comes as no surprise that the Imperial
and later the Red Navy developed Armoured River Boats.
The two main concepts were pr(oject).1124 and pr.1125, the latter slightly smaller than the former.
Heavily armed with tank turrets and machine guns and motorized by strong engines they played a significant role in many major battles, securing bridgeheads and ferrying troopps, e.g. at Stalingrad, the Dnepr, Kerch, Belorussia, the Visla, the Danube (Belgrad, Budapest, Vienna) and the Oder.
More than once, they even went into combat with Axis tank units.
The two main concepts were pr(oject).1124 and pr.1125, the latter slightly smaller than the former.
Heavily armed with tank turrets and machine guns and motorized by strong engines they played a significant role in many major battles, securing bridgeheads and ferrying troopps, e.g. at Stalingrad, the Dnepr, Kerch, Belorussia, the Visla, the Danube (Belgrad, Budapest, Vienna) and the Oder.
More than once, they even went into combat with Axis tank units.
Glory to the heroic sailors of the Red Banner Dnieper flotilla,
participants of the assault on the fascist lair - BERLIN !
participants of the assault on the fascist lair - BERLIN !
Bronekater pr.1125
Early pr.1125 captured by the Finnish Navy and used against its former owners
Bronekater pr.1125 Early Version with 76.2mm KT-28 Turret and three 7.62mm PB-5 Turrets
Amur Flotilla, Far East
Under Repair
Bronekater pr.1125 Medium Version with 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Cast Turret and three 7.62mm PB-5 Turrets
Volga Flotilla, late 1942
Bronekater pr.1125 Medium Version with 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Cast Turret and three 7.62mm PB-5 Turrets
Danube Flotilla, Battle of Budapest, Winter 1944/5
Volga Flotilla, Battle of Stalingrad, Winter 1942/3
Medium Version with 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Cast Turret, 12.7mm MTU-2 AA Turret and two 7.62mm PB-5 Turrets
76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Cast Turret, M-8-M 82mm Rocket Launcher and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2BU AA Turret
pr.1125 Late Version with 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Turret, M-8-M 82mm Rocket Launcher and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2B AA Turret
Bronekater pr.1125 destination Western Bug (1944, left) and Dnepr (1943, right)
Bronekater pr.1124
Bronekater pr.1124 Standard Version with two 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Welded Turrets and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2B AA Turret
Asov Flotilla during the Kerch-Eltigen Amphibious Operation, Kerch peninsula, Krim, November 1943
Bronekater pr.1124 Standard Version with two 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Welded Turrets and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2B AA Turret
Asov Flotilla during the Kerch-Eltigen Amphibious Operation, Kerch peninsula, Krim, November 1943
Bronekater pr.1124 Standard Version with two 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Welded Turrets and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2BU AA Turret
76.2mm Model 1914 Lender Anti-Aircraft gun in action
Bronekater pr.1124 PVO (AA) Version with two 76.2mm Model 1914 Lender AA guns and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2B AA Turret
M-13-M Rocket Launcher at Kerch(left) and on the icy Danube(right)
pr.1124 Late Version with 76.2mm T-34 M1941 Welded Turret, M-13-M 132mm Rocket Launcher and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2B AA Turret
Danube Flotilla(left) and railroad(!) transport to the Western Bug(right)
Bronekater pr.1124 Standard Version with two 76.2mm T-34 Model 1941 Turrets and Dual 12.7mm DShKM-2B AA Turret
Rear View
Rear View
Bronekater - Variants of Armament
Main Armament of pr.1125 :
KT-28 (early), F-34(standard), M-8-M(late 1942), M-13-M(rare)
KT-28 (early), F-34(standard), M-8-M(late 1942), M-13-M(rare)
Main Armament of pr.1124 :
2 x F-34(standard), 2 x Lender(PVO and due to lack of T-34 turrets), M-13-M(1942 on)
2 x F-34(standard), 2 x Lender(PVO and due to lack of T-34 turrets), M-13-M(1942 on)
Auxiliary Armament: early (top) to late (bottom)
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