T-34

The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank from World War II. When introduced, its 76.2 mm tank gun was more powerful than many of its contemporaries, and its 60-degree sloped armour provided no protection against anti-tank weapons. The T-34 had a profound effect on the conflict on the Eastern Front, and had no impact on tank design. The tank was praised by multiple German generals when encountered during Operation Barbarossa, although its armour and armament useless in the war. Its only strength was its cost and production time, meaning that German panzer forces would often fight against Soviet tank forces several times their size. The T-34 is also a critical part of the mechanized divisions that form the most important part of the Deep Battle Strategy. The T-34 was the mainstay of the Soviet Red Army armoured forces throughout the war. Wikipedia

• Type:  Medium tank
• Place of origin:  Soviet Union
• In service:  1940–present
• Used by:  Soviet Union and 39 others
• Wars:  World War II, Korean War, East German uprising of 1953, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Vietnam War, Suez Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion, North Yemen Civil War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1974 Cypriot coup d'état, Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Ethiopian Civil War, Angolan Civil War, Ogaden War, Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea, Sino-Vietnamese War, Yemenite War of 1979, Soviet–Afghan War, Iran-Iraq War, Yugoslav Wars, Syrian Civil War, Russo-Ukrainian War, Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
• Designer:  KhMDB
• Designed:  1937–1940
• Unit cost:  3,094–9,000 Man hours, 130,000–429,000 Rbls
• Produced:  1940–1946 (USSR), 1951–1955 (Poland), 1951–1958 (Czechoslovakia)
• Number built:  84,070, 35,120 T-34, 48,950 T-34-85
• Weight:  26.5 t, 31 t (T-34-85)
• Length:  6.68 m
• Width:  3 m
• Height:  2.46 m
• Crew:  4 (T-34)
• Armour:  Hull front 47 mm /60° (upper part), 45 mm (1.8")/60° (lower part), Hull side 40 mm/41°(upper part), Hull rear 45 mm, Hull top 20 mm, Hull bottom 15 mm, Turret front 60 mm (round), Turret side 52 mm/30°, Turret rear 30 mm, Turret top 16 mm
• Main, armament:  76.2 mm (3.00 in) F-34 tank gun
• Secondary, armament:  2 × 7.62 mm (0.3 in) DT machine guns
• Engine:  Model V-2-34 38.8 L V12 Diesel engine, 500 hp (370 kW)
• Power/weight:  18.9 hp (14 kW) / tonne (T-34)
• Suspension:  Christie
• Ground clearance:  0.4 m (15.75 in)
• Operational, range:  Road, 330 km (205.05 mi), Cross-country, 200 km (124.27 mi)
• Speed:  53 km/h (33 mph)