ST-1的研发始于二战以前。第一次世界大战，也被称为“堑壕战”，反映出常规步兵突破效率低下，这导致军方需要一种全新的地面载具——可以顺利通过复杂的地况。作为第一款也是唯一一款行走载具，ST-1应运而生。
St-1不仅具有极高的越野能力，同时也几乎免疫反坦克障碍和地雷。另外由于它独特的外形，它会给敌人的步兵带来恐惧和惊慌。当然，“行走式”战车相比其他武器更容易吸引敌人的火力，这迫使苏联减少这种战车的产量。ST-1总计生产20俩，其中5辆被德军俘虏，3辆交给美国以进行技术交流。
下面是关于ST-1的英文介绍
Development of the ST-1 started even before the start of World War II. The first world war, which was also called “the trench war”, showed an inefficiency in the usual infantry breakthrough and required the creation of an absolutely new type of ground vehicle - something that could cross destroyed roads and ground torn apart from explosions. This is what the ST-1 was about - the first and the only model of a walking tank.
Blueprint of the Object 104 (ST-1)
In April 1937, Armour Command of the Red Army sent the military operational requirements to Factory #184, these were the requirements for the development of “an armoured machine of a new type” with a maximum mass of 50 tons, protected by at least 60mm of armour and the option to install different weapon types. Depending on the task of the battle machine, a 107mm cannon, a 122mm howitzer or 152mm howitzer could be mounted. Additional weapons were a 45mm cannon, a high-calibre AA machine gun and a 20mm tank cannon.
In spite of the complexity of the task the construction bureau of the factory managed to cope with the new design and the new battle machine (object 104 in the factory numeration) reached the factory testing stage which lasted for a year. During this period a considerable number of flaws were detected, these issues were eliminated as the tests proceeded.
Soviet troops on the offensive, 1941.
Forced river crossing, ST-1 in action
German armoured train with captured ST-1
German troops on the march, captured ST-1 in the background.
