Source: http://www.novinky.cz/
Hello everyone,
this article is not about the Soviet LTP design, but about a Czechoslovak pre-war tank of the same name. LTP (also known as Tanque 39) was an export tank by Praga from the 30′s, designed for the army of Peru. It was modified to operate in high altitudes of the Andes and in its role, it was very successful – you can read about this design in an older article on FTR. These tanks actually served until 1988 or so, being one of the longest-serving Czechoslovak-made vehicles in history. After that, they were phased out and converted into monuments.
In September 2012, one was transported from Peru back to Prague and exhibited for a time in front of the military museum in Prague.
This is the shape it was in in December 2012 – as you can see, it’s quite bad. The vehicle was extremely worn out and rusty all over.
Luckily, as you can see on the first picture of this post, it got restored! The Třinec Steelworks helped with its restoration by creating new track links, as well as other parts, the rest was restored by VOP Nový Jičín. The restored vehicle will actually be restored to running condition and will be transferred to military museum in Lešany. Currently, it’s the only vehicle of this type in Europe. Its full restoration is scheduled to be completed in 2015, after which it will be used during military museum events. Can’t wait :)
It’s not the first cooperation between VOP, the steelworks and VHU (Military Historical Institute, Prague) – the previous one was the restoration of the LT Vz.35, out of four remaining in the world the only one in running condition.
Its a nice thing they restored it and when i saw the name LTP i thought it meant the Russian LTP(Learn To Play) light tank lol.
In this case it means Lehký Tank – Peruánský (or Peru) – “Light Tank – Peruvian (Peru)”
Yeah.
Little To no Pen
Learn To Play
Liking The Pen
I really like how tanks are being restored
Or this one Like The Porn :)
Lol……hentai is better
Uhh, now I am a little confused. I thought that it was only one piece of LT-38/TNH/LTP in the Czech republic (the one from Lešany tank museum). So we have two of them?
LT-38 and LTP are not the same thing. The Lešany one is in working order, this is a different vehicle.
Pretty cute tank, actually ^^
yea, all TNH series tanks are cute as fuck, I’d love to have one in working condition and stroll around the town with it like a boss :D
WoT gift tank 2020.
Hey SS, thanks for this great info. Here in Peru those tanks are so valued because they allowed our country to win a war against Ecuador in 1941. 24 of them came in 1938 from Czechoslovakia, 12 of them saw action in the north of our country. They were the first tanks of our army, and later they were replaced by the soviet T-54/55. (they were upgraded and still in service). A little piece of information, they put the name Junín in that restored tank, which is the name of a province of Peru.