page_title: T-38 tank
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: T-38 tank / Variants
caption_attribution_description: Танк Т-38. Вид справа. Диорама «Прорыв блокады Ленинграда». Экспозиция военной техники периода 1941–1944 годов под открытым небом.
context_page_description: The T-38 amphibious scout tank was a Soviet amphibious light tank that saw service in World War II. Developed as a modernized version of the earlier T-37A light tank, the T-38 proved to be only a moderate improvement over its predecessor, and was eventually replaced in 1940 by the T-40.
context_section_description: T-38RT (1937), version equipped with radio and turret-mounted 20mm ShVAK cannon.
  OT-38 (1937), flamethrower-equipped version.
  T-38M1 (1937), prototype with superior planetary transmission, considered too complex for production.
  T-38M2 (1938), modification improving the gearbox and replacing the engine with GAZ M1.
  T-38TU, command version with extra radio antenna.
  SU-45 (1936), experimental 45 mm self-propelled gun.
  T-38TT (1939), experimental remotely controlled tank (teletank).
caption: T-38 on display at the Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad Museum near St. Petersburg
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