Hobby Boss 82498 Soviet OT-130 Flame Thrower Tank

The OT-130 (another designation: KhT-130) was a Soviet flamethrower tank from the interwar period and World War II. The first prototypes of the car were made in 1938, and serial production started shortly after. The tank was powered by a single engine GAZ T-26 with 91 HP. The length of the wagon was about 4.6 meters with a width of about 2.4 meters. Car The OT-130 was constructed on the basis of the T-26 model 1933 tank. It is worth adding that the T-26 was also the basis for the development of other vehicles of this type in the interwar period. The main changes between the OT-130 and the serial T-26 concerned the main armament as well as the shape and armor of the turret. The OT-130 was armed with a single flamethrower in a rotating turret that had a range of up to 50 meters. The tank with the flammable liquid had a capacity of approx. 360 liters. The secondary armament was a single 7.62 mm machine gun. The OT-130 vehicles were used in combat during the war with Japan (1938-1939), Finland (1939-1940) and in the initial period of the German-Soviet war (1941-1945).