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Did the T-34 have a turret basket?
The loader also had a difficult job due to the lack of a turret basket (a rotating floor that moves as the turret turns); the same fault was present on all German tanks prior to the Panzer IV. The floor under the T-34’s turret was made up of ammunition stored in small metal boxes, covered by a rubber mat.
Did the T-34-85 have a turret basket?
The T-34-85 also lacked a turret basket – crewmen in the turret had to stand on ammo crates (which served as the tank’s secondary ammunition storage bins) to perform their tasks.
How many variants of the T-34 were made?
Only ten were produced and all were lost during fighting around Moscow in late 1941. The concept was revisited in 1943, but dropped in favor of development of the new T-34-85.
What was considered the best tank in ww2?
Though later tanks produced during this time period proved to have better armor and armament, the T-34 is often recognized as the most effective, highly influential and efficient tank design of WWII.
What is the difference between a 1941 and 1942 T-34 tank?
Model 1941 ( T-34/76B) – This production model was built in 1941, with a heavier armor, a cast or welded two-man turret, and the superior F-34 tank gun. Model 1942 ( T-34/76C) – This was a production model built in 1942 in May, with increased armor protection and many simplified components.
When did the T-34 get a cast turret?
In the spring of 1941, V.Buslov and V.Nitsenko developed a cast turret, similar in outline to the welded turret used on the T-34, but easier to manufacture. It was adopted and both T-34 Model 1940s and Model 1941s used cast and welded turrets.
What is the nomenclature for a T34?
Since at least the 1980s, many academic sources (notably AFV expert Steven Zaloga) have used Soviet-style nomenclature: T-34 and T-34-85, with minor models distinguished by year: T-34 Model 1940. (This page has adopted that convention.)
Where did the T-34 tank come from?
T-34 tanks headed to the front. Subassemblies for the T-34 originated at several plants: Kharkiv Diesel Factory N.75 supplied the model V-2-34 engine, Leningrad Kirovsky Factory (formerly the Putilov works) made the original L-11 gun, and the Dinamo Factory in Moscow produced electrical components.