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9 unusual facts about Kubinka


Ilyushin Il-54

The aircraft was then shown to a US Military Delegation at Kubinka.

Lavochkin La-15

The La-15 was tested operationally by the 192nd Fighter Wing, based at Kubinka from 19 March 1949, and began appearing in front-line combat units later the same year.

OKMO

Further T-29-4 and T-29-1 prototypes were built in 1935, but in testing at the NIIBT in Kubinka none of these were found satisfactory.

SU-100Y Self-Propelled Gun

When work was stopped on the T-100 project, the SU-100Y was transported to Kubinka in the summer of 1940.

T-26 variants

In August–October 1933 this armoured personnel carrier has passed extensive tests at Kubinka proving ground.

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This ST-26 prototype was also tested at the Kubinka Tank Proving Ground, and participated in military exercises of the Leningrad Military District in 1938.

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Trials performed in October 1940 in Kubinka proving ground demonstrated that the design needed improvement.

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The single vehicle was built by the Military Supply Depot No. 37 in Moscow in 1937 and tested at the Kubinka Tank Proving Ground in January–February 1938.

T-43 tank

But testing at Kubinka showed that the heavier T-43 couldn't match the T-34's mobility, while its armour was still not heavy enough to stop the German 88mm gun.


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