In Action
The BA-10 first saw action against the Japanese in Manchuria at the Battle of Khalkhin Gol in 1939.
It was involved in all the Soviet Union's subsequent military operations and campaigns of 1939-1940.
During World War II the BA-10 was used against the Germans on the Eastern Front, but was rarely seen after the winter of 1941–42. Later in the war, the heavy scouting role was taken over by light tanks such as the T-60 and T-70. A few BA-10s were seen as late as 1943 on the Leningrad front.
Large numbers of captured BA-10s were used by Axis powers in Europe. In May 1945 a few BA-10s of ROA fought alongside the defenders of the Prague uprising.
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