NKL-26

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NKL-26 (Rz 2612)
Type	Armoured aerosan
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Specifications
Crew	2
Armor	10 mm (front only)
Primary armament	7.62mm DT machine gun

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 organzied 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 commander's 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.

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• NKL-26 Snowmobile at the Russian Battlefield

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