T-34 was a Soviet medium tank developed at the turn of the 30s and 40s of the 20th century, which had a major and lasting impact on the design of tanks. It had an unprecedented combination of firepower, mobility, protection and robustness. His 76.2 mm rapid-fire tank cannon provided significantly higher firepower than some of his contemporaries' designs had. While its sloping armor made it difficult for them to penetrate state-of-the-art anti-tank weapons.
At the end of 1943, the first 300 T-34/85 tanks were produced. His armament was the D5-T cannon, which was used in IS-1, KV-85 tanks and SU-85 self-propelled guns. Due to problems with the supply of these cannons, S-53 cannons were mounted in T-34 tanks from March 1944 and ZIS S-53 (L / 53) from the summer, both caliber 85 mm. The secondary armament of the tank were two machine guns DT 7.62 mm caliber, one in the tower, the other at the head of the hull. The diesel engine V-2-34 with an output of 500 HP was used. The chassis consisted on each side of a tension wheel at the front, a drive wheel at the rear and five large travel wheels, which were mounted on trailing arms. In 1944, 10,647 pieces were produced and in 1945 12,551 pieces of T-34/85.
Model construction kit of the legendary Soviet tank from World War II.
Features
- Rotating turret
- 85 mm calibre gun
- Injection moulded tracks with individual links and sections
