soviet tank: middle tank T-34-85 / military WWII USSR _t0085

Item description:

- Quality: vintage, beautifull pin badges see photo
- Manufacturer: USSR (Soviet Union)
- Material: aluminium (Al)
- Size: mm
- Condition: used/good.

History of Tankograd

middle tank T-34-85

From middle of 1943 when Germans began is massed to apply heavy tanks "Tigers" and "Panther", before the Soviet designers the task began - to create the tank, capable to struggle with them. "Tigers" and "Panthers» with the guns could amaze the Soviet tanks on the big distances while 76 mm of the instrument domestic Т-34 effectively could operate against new German tanks only from 500-600 meters. Next updating Т34-85 of a sample of 1944 just also was that tank on which assigned the hopes our tankmen. The running part and the case have practically remained without changes, on the case additional fuel tanks in capacity 270 liters were mounted., and smoke candles were located on a forage. Increased, in comparison with former updatings, the tower has allowed to establish powerful 85 mm gun ZIS-C-53 and also to place in a tower of the fifth member of crew - charging, that has allowed the commander to concentrate only on management of fight. The crew was placed as follows: the commander of the tank - in a tower to the left of a gun behind, gunlayer to the left of a gun in front, charging - to the right of a gun, the mechanics - driver and the machine gunner - radio operator - in a forward part of the case.

soviet middle tank T-34-85

soviet middle tank T-34-85

soviet middle tank T-34-85 on crossing through river

soviet middle tank T-34-85

Performance attributes

Type middle
Weight 32 t
Length at tank hull 8,15 m
Width 3 m
Height 2,72 m
Motor, disel V-2-34, 500
Motion speed 55 km/h
Distance 360 km
Armour: tank hull – frontal 45 mm, side 45 mm, aft 45 mm, bottom and top by 20 mm, tower 90 mm;
Heavy armament 85 mm gun ZIS-C-53 (56 live cartridge); 2х7,62-mm machine-gun DTM (1953 live cartridge).

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