- NKL-26
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NKL-26 (Rz 2612) 
Type Armoured aerosan Place of origin 
Soviet UnionSpecifications Crew 2 Armor 10 mm (front only) Main
armament7.62mm DT machine gun Engine 8.6L (525 ci) Shvetsov M-11G five-cylinder radial The NKL-26 was an armoured aerosan introduced by the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on the earlier NKL-6 (OSGA-6). It was made of plywood and had a ten-millimetre armour plate on the front only, and was armed with a 7.62mm DT machine gun in a ring mount. It was powered by an M-11G aircraft engine.
Each NKL-26 was operated by two crewmen. NKL-26s were organized into battalions of 30 NKL-16s with a transport company of NKL-16s - each with three companies of 10. Each company was organized as three platoons of three vehicles, and a commanders vehicle.
Combat Aerosans often worked with ski infantry battalions, and could carry four ski troops riding outside the vehicle on its skis or towed behind.
External links
- NKL-26 Snowmobile at the Russian Battlefield
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