T-34 - Wikipedia
WEBThe T-34 (German designation: T-34/76) was the original tank with a 76.2 mm gun in a two-man turret. Model 1940 (T-34/76A): Early, small production run (about 400 built [29]) with the L-11 76.2 mm tank gun. Model 1941 (T-34/76B): Main production with thicker armour and the superior F-34 76.2 mm gun.
How the Germans made use of the Soviet Union’s best tank
WEBThe Germans converted captured T-34s into vehicle retrievers and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and used them as a source of weaponry for armored trains. The T-34 was the best Soviet tank...
German encounter of Soviet T-34 and KV tanks - Wikipedia
WEBPrior to the invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, the German armed forces were not aware of two newly developed Soviet tanks, the T-34 and the KV. As a result, they were surprised when they met them in combat for the first time in June 1941.
Flakpanzer T-34(r) - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBSep 27, 2021 · As one of the most produced tanks of the war, and one fielded by the Soviets during the great German offensives in 1941-1942, large numbers of T-34s fell into German hands. Designated T-34 747(r) (German Beutepanzer designations used a three-digit system in which the first number would designate …
T-34-76 - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBJun 30, 2014 · The T-34/76 was the mainstay of the Red Army from 1941 to the end of 1944, when sufficient numbers of T-34/85, a new tank in some aspects, gradually replaced them. The T-34 was a real shock for the Germans, as they had nothing like it.
Germany and the T-34 - Tank Archives
WEBJun 14, 2021 · Many German tanks used T-34-like turrets, from the light VK 16.02 to the superheavy Maus. The impact of Soviet tanks on the development of the Tiger is overblown. The Germans already considered heavy tanks weighing over 45 tons armed with a long 88 mm gun before the invasion.
T-34-85 - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBJun 30, 2014 · SU-100 tank destroyer: An evolution of the SU-85 based on the T-34-85 chassis, developed during the fall of 1944, and rearmed with a longer barreled, 100 mm (3.94 in) version of the D10 antitank gun, to keep pace with the new German tanks. About 2400 were built until 1945.
The T-34 Tank: The Story of Soviet Russia’s Rugged Armored Vehicle
WEBThe Tridtsatchetverka, or T-34, came equipped in the early stage of the war with a 76.2mm high-velocity gun that could take out opposing German medium Panzer tanks with their lighter armor and shorter 75mm main guns.
The Soviet Tank That Changed the World | T-34 Soviet Tank History
WEBMay 19, 2020 · Nazi forces were taken by surprise by a new Soviet tank, the T-34, which advanced on German forces ‘like a prehistoric monster,’ shrugging off fire from half a dozen German tanks.
T-34 - Wikiwand
WEBThe T-34 was essential in resisting the German summer offensive in 1942, and executing the double encirclement manoeuvre that cut off the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad in December 1942. The Sixth Army was surrounded, and eventually surrendered in February 1943, a campaign widely regarded as the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front.