Vezdekhod

Vezdekhod
TypePrototype tank
Place of originRiga, later Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Specifications
Length3.6 m
Width2 m
Height1.5 m

Engine2-cyl petrol
10 hp (7.5 kW)
Maximum speed 42.6 km/h (26.5 mph)

The Vezdekhod (Russian: Вездеход) was the first true tank to be developed in the Russian Empire. The word Vezdekhod means "anywhere goer" and in modern Russian means "all-terrain vehicle". The initial project was indeed an ATV. It did not however progress further than a pre-production model, due to problems in the design. The second design, which can be described as tank was submitted to the military only after the news broke about Western tanks and the government started negotiating purchases of them in 1917.[1]