UM 636

UM: Armored train ‘Fascism Fighter “

Was built in the Soviet Union in November 1941 in the depot of the Moscow-passenger “the Lenin of the railway. In the original version it consisted of: broneparovoz Os with a tower-type air defense (AD) on the tender (quad anti-aircraft installation arr. 1931 . by Maxim machine guns.), and two broneploschadki. Biaxial with two 45 mm guns in the towers of the T-26 (the thickness of the boards, 45 mm ), And biaxial with the towers of the T-28 (a gun- 76.2 mm and two machine-gun DT 7.62 mm ) With thick boards 17 mm .

Later, in 1942 armored train was enhanced by special anti-aircraft sites. This BEPO was part of the second separate battalion of armored trains, and acted in 1941 – 42 g . on the Western Front. In December 1942 . he was assigned a new number 646. With participation in hostilities received multiple injuries and 1943 . was entirely reformed, getting new material portion of the type-PD-43. During the fighting, its crew were destroyed dozens One unit of equipment and hundreds of enemy soldiers. Many of the fighters BEPO were awarded orders and medals of the USSR.