PPG tankette

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PPG tankette
PPG tankette
Type	Tankette
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
No. built	100+5 prototypes
Specifications
Mass	1.73 tonnes
Length	2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Width	1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in)
Height	0.86 metres (2 ft 10 in)
Crew	2
Armor	5-8mm (0.197-0.315 in)
Main armament	2 x DT machine guns
Engine	PMZ motorcycle engine 16 horsepower (12 kW)
Power/weight	10 hp/tonne
Suspension	rigid; no suspension
Operational range	100km (62 mi)
Maximum speed	Maximum, road: 18 km/h (11.1 mph) Cross country: 7km/h (4.35 mph)

The PPG tankette (Russian: ППГ; Подвижное пулемётное гнездо, romanized: PPG; Podvizhnoye pulemyotnoye gnezdo; literally "mobile machine-gun nest"), also known by the prototype name Object 217, was a Soviet tankette produced for fighting in the Winter War.