Starting with the T-34/76D, the machines had a pair of large round hatches mounted on the top of a new hexagonal turret. When both of the hatches were flipped up, they gave the tank a distinct ...

Weapons-wise, the T-34 sported a 76.2mm gun, often referred to as the T-34/76. Over the years, a second iteration of the tank entered production featuring a larger 85mm gun that was better suited ...

In December 1943, the T-34-85 rumbled into action with a new turret and 85 mm gun, which saw it though to victory in 1945. The T-34-85 remained the backbone of the Soviet tank forces until the mid ...

“One determined 37mm gun crew reported firing 23 times against a single T-34 tank, only managing to jam the tank’s turret ring,” stated a German officer. While other tanks were armed with ...

The T-34 also had notoriously uncomfortable ergonomics and a cramped turret. Armor The Sherman and Cromwell tanks were protected by up to three inches of armor, with lower degrees of protection on ...

When Soviet T-34s rolled into Berlin in 1945, the battle tank’s fighting days might have seemed nearly over. But the "nut", as crews called it because of its hexagonal turret shape, was only ...

As a result, Soviet tank platoons typically maneuvered closely together, and could not react to changing orders as quickly. The T-34 also had notoriously uncomfortable ergonomics and a cramped turret.

In 1941, only ten T-34 tanks with a 57-mm gun were made. All of them took part in the famous 21st Tank Brigade’s assault on the city of Kalinin [present-day Tver].

A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. ... but argued the turret style didn't match the designs manufactured there.

The Soviet T-34 tank was conceived and built in the USSR in total secrecy, and German forces that encountered it in late 1941 experienced a rude shock. About 40,000 T-34s were built from June 1940 ...