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A teletank is a Remotely Controlled unmanned Tank used in combat to minimize human casualties. A teletank is controlled by radio from a control tank at a distance of 500–1,500 meters, the two constituting a ''telemechanical group''. Teletanks were used by the Soviet Red Army in the Winter War and fielded at least two teletank battalions at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War . Teletanks were equipped with DT Machine Gun s, Flamethrower s, smoke canisters, and sometimes a special 200–700 Kg time bomb in an armored box, dropped by the tank near the enemy's fortifications and used to destroy bunkers up to four levels below ground. Teletanks were also designed to be capable of using Chemical Weapon s, although they were not used in combat. Each teletank, depending on model was able to recognize sixteen to twenty-four different commands. Teletanks were built on the basis of T-18 , T-26 , T-38 , BT-5 and BT-7 tanks. Besides teletanks there were also remotely controlled telecutters and teleplanes in the Red Army. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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