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hours of the war, all this fell under fire or in the hands of the enemy. Soviet tanks were left
without fuel, ammunition, or spare parts. Four thousand light amphibious tanks demanded a
large amount of fuel and had little use in defensive war. erefore, commanders easily parted
with them: they ordered what was left of the fuel to be pumped into the medium and heavy
tanks. e light ones were blown up, burned, broken, sunk, or just abandoned.
e best (and only) in the world, Soviet amphibious tanks in 1941 became unneces-
sary and played no role in the war. But why does nobody ask the question: why then were
they developed and built? What were they prepared for? Why did Stalin need four thousand
amphibious tanks, which he could not use in defensive war? Where was comrade Stalin plan-
ning to sail?
