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I don't know who wrote that the PT-76 was replaced by the BMP-1 but that's not the case. The two were designed for quite different missions and while some operators might have used the BMP as a light tank the Soviets didn't use it for that.

Wasn't the PT-76 replaced by the BMP-R in the reconnaissance role (the statement in the article is still wrong)? —Michael Z. 2005-07-13 14:25 Z

Contents 1 August Coup 2 Plavayushchy or Plavuchii 3 Volgograd Tractor Factory 4 Ben Het

[edit] August Coup

I saw a picture of more than 15 of these going down Moswcow streets,but they could have been the BMP-1. Dudtz 7/20/05 2:19 PM EST

[edit] Plavayushchy or Plavuchii

Our article says "Plavayushchy Tank (Плавающий Танк)", but I have a published source that says Plavuchii Tank. Any idea which is correct, or if it even matters? —Michael Z. 2005-10-21 17:09 Z

"Плавающий" literally means "one that swims" (i.e. has one role and that is swimming), whereas "плавучий" is more like "amphibious". Hence logically, it would seem that the tank was called the latter but I have no certain information about this --72.137.194.104 00:09, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Volgograd Tractor Factory

I changed the factory's name which built the PT-76 but on the following website it states the vehicle wasn't built there until 1958.
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/armored_vehicles/pt-76.htm

[edit] Ben Het

According to this the clash at Ben Het took place on 3 March 1970, not 3 March 1969. Meanwhile the WikiCommons image of the destroyed tank gives the year as 1968. Which of these is correct? Drutt (talk) 07:05, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

On closer examination, both the 1969 and 1970 dates are stated by this source, so I'll assume the 1970 date is a misprint. Drutt (talk) 07:17, 8 March 2008 (UTC)