Soviet cavalry tank BT-2

“... On 23 May 1931, the RVS accepted the new tank for RKKA use as the BT-2 although not even a single prototype had been completed. The BT-1 designation was applied to the American prototypes. The Christie prototypes had arrived without turrets, so the main design change involved the development of turrets and armament combinations. The first three BT-2 prototypes were completed without armament in October and took part in the Moscow parade on 7 November 1931. After trials, KhPZ gegan quantity production o