The original T-34 Model 1940 can be recognized by the low-slung barrel of the L-11 gun, below a bulge in the mantlet housing its recoil mechanism. This particular vehicle is a pre-production A-34 prototype, recognizable by the small driver's hatch and single-piece front hull.

Since at least the 1980s, however, many academic sources (notably, AFV expert Steven Zaloga) have used Soviet-style nomenclature: T-34 for the models armed with 76.2 mm guns, and T-34-85 for models armed with 85 mm guns, with minor models …

Nov 16, 2019 · The early T-34 Model 1940 was armed with the short 76.2mm (3in) L-11 Model 1938 rifled gun with a length of 30.5 calibres. During 1941 a very small number of T-34s were fitted with the 57mm (2.24in) ZiS-4 long-barrelled high-velocity weapon, which was intended for engaging lightly armed vehicles at longer ranges.

Famous Russian medium tank, first version T-34 Model 1940. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. During the hectic fighting in the summer of 1941 these T-34 tanks moved into the Pripet swamps and were captured by the Germans. T-34 Model 1940 Type: medium battle tank.

Introduced in the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41, the T-34 (1940) was the Soviet Army ground forces' first mass-produced medium tank. The T-34 medium tank family, with its cutting-edge and revolutionary innovations, played a key role in World War II.

This publication describes, in hitherto unseen detail and research, the birth of the legendary T-34 through its first series production Model 1940.

Sep 24, 2015 · The Model 40 established a standardization pattern among the T-34 variants of having a great number of interchangeable parts, such as engine, armament, transmission and periscopes. Mechanical simplicity was a prime concern.

The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank which had a profound and permanent effect on the fields of tank tactics and design. First deployed in 1940, it has often been described as the most effective, efficient, and influential design of World War II.[5][6] At its introduction, the T-34 possessed the...

T-34-76 Model 1940 by George R. Bradford NOTES 1 Data for T-34 production for 1940 (115) and the first half of 1941 (835) represents a rough estimate of the number of vehicles conforming to this configuration.

The Soviet T-34, introduced in 1940, redefined modern tank warfare with its innovative design, balancing firepower, armor, and mobility to achieve dominance on the battlefield. Engineers equipped the T-34 with a 76.2mm L-11 or F-34 gun in its early variants, allowing it to destroy contemporary German tanks like the Panzer III and early Panzer ...