The Legkij Tank Provornova (LTP) is a
light tank
A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner armor and a less powerful main gun, tailored for better tactical mobility and ease o ...
designed by Lieutenant K. J. Provornov in July 1942. Blueprints for the LTP were discovered in the
Main Automotive-Armoured Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation inventions department, but no prototypes have ever been made.
See also
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Spähpanzer SP I.C.
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T-46 (tank)
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Tanks in World War II
Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Even though tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, production was limited to relatively small numbers in a few countries. However, during World War II, m ...
References
World War II light tanks
World War II tanks of the Soviet Union
Light tanks of the Soviet Union
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