He disliked it as soon as he saw it. The bulky heavily sloped front reminded him of a boat – and you don't send a boat to do a tank's job. And then there was the commander – a morose brute of a Russian, ex-military.
History
The PT-76 is an amphibious light tank. It was developed due to the need for a swimming-capable vehicle for European battlefields, known for their numerous water obstacles, which would also be capable of both supporting infantry and ferrying them over. This requirement was quite dubious and was not really suitable for the conditions of the European battlefield but remained embedded in the minds of both western and eastern strategists for decades to come.
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