T-34 SERIES OF MEDIUM TANKS

The T-34 was a technologically innovative design which addressed the short-comings of the earlier BT series of wheel/track tank. It was developed during the 1936-37 period but the prototype was only completed in early 1939, and in September 1940 It was put into series production mounting a 76mm gun. The tank's main advantage was its simple design which made it easy to mass produce and repair. The T-34 was also small and comparativly light, while the water-cooled diesel engine minimized the danger of fire and increased the tank's the radius of action. The design helped overcame the technological superiority of German armoured forces during the Great Patriotic War.

VARIANTS OF THE SERIES

A-20 - Prototype with 45mm gun. A-30 - Prototype with 76mm gun. A32 [45mm] - 45mm gun version of the A32. A32 [76mm] - 76mm gun version of the A32. A34 [Big Hatch] - Improved hull with large drivers hatch. A34 [Small Hatch] - Improved hull with small drivers hatch. A-43 - Heavy tank version of the T-34-76. AT-42 - Artillery/cargo tractor version. AT-45 - Revised design with forward-mounted engine. CW-34 - Modified czechoslovak VT-34 in polish service. FlakPanzer T34(r) - Captured vehicle modified for air-defence. Jagdpanzer SU-76(r) - Captured SU-76 in German service. Jagdpanzer SU-85(r) - Captured SU-85 in German service. Jagdpanzer SU-100(r) - Captured SU-100 in German service. JT34 - T-34 fitted with a large crane. MT-34 - Bridgelayer with bridge carried on rollers on top of turretless T-34. MTU - See MT-34 MTU [Variant 1] - Post-war with rigid type bridge launched by pivoting about a roller at the front. MTU-34 - Scissors type bridgelayer. MTV - Post-war bridging variant with a rigid ARK type bridge. OT-34 - Flamethrower armed version. PanzerZugMaschine T-34T - SU-85 converted to an ARV. PT-8 - Personnel carrier with extra roadwheel PT-34 - Fitted with PT-3 mine roller system PzKpfw 747(r) - Captured T-34 in German service PzKpfw 747(r) [Variant 1] - Modified T-34 in German service PzKpfw 747(r) [Variant 2] - Captured T-34 in German service SKP-5 - Heavy crane vehicle SKP5/10M - Fitted with electro/hydraulic controls for the crane ST-34 - Bridgelayer Sturmgeschütz SU-122(r) - Captured SU-122 in German service. SU-85 [Initial Production] - Initial production version with saw stowage on left-hand-side of casemate. SU-85 [Main Production] - Main production version with grab rails on each side of casemate. SU-85-I - Prototype for the SU-85. SU-85-II - Prototype for the SU-85 with new ball-mount design. SU-85-III - Prototype for the SU-85 with new commanders cupola. SU-85-IV - Prototype for an improved SU-85 with new gun mount. SU-85M - Final production version utilising SU-100 vehicle SU-85T - Self-propelled gun converted to armoured recovery vehicle SU-85T [Variant 1] - New build vehicle SU-100 [Main Production] - 100mm assault gun version SU-100 M1960 - Modernised version with new IR sights and radios SU-100 [Chinese variant] - Fitted with bow and pintle machine guns SU-100M - Modernised SU-100 SU-100T - Self-propelled gun converted to armoured recovery vehicle SU-100U - Command version SU-101 - Czechoslovakian production of the SU-100 SU-122 -122mm armed self-propelled gun SU-122 [Late Production] - Main armament in ball-type mount SU-122-III - SU-85 based prototype SU-122M - improved main armament prototype SU-122P - Improved main armament prototype T-34 - Prototype with 57mm gun T-34 [BG Bunker] - Fortification based on T-34-85 turret. T-34 [CU D-30] - T-34 fitted with D-30 gun-howitzer. T-34 [CU KS-19] - T-34 fitted with KS-19 anti-aircraft gun. T-34 [Fascine Carrier] T-34 [HU Firefighting] - T-34 fitted with twin jet engines to fight oil fires. T-34/76A - See T-34 Model 1939, T-34 Model 1940, T-34 Model 1941 T-34/76B - See T-34 Model 1942 T-34/76C - See T-34 Model 1943 T-34/76D - See T-34-85 T-34/76E - See T-34-85 T-34 Model 1939 T-34 Model 1940 - Slope sided plate turret with bulb mantlet, L-11 gun T-34 Model 1941 [Cast Turret] T-34 Model 1941 [F-32 gun] - Fitted with improved F-32 gun. T-34 Model 1941 [F-34 gun] - Fitted with long-barrel F-34 gun. T-34 Model 1941 [M-17 engine] T-34 Model 1941 [Smoke Producer] - Fitted with smoke device. T-34 Model 1941 [STZ version] - Flat plate on turret rear T-34 Model 1941 [STZ Upgrade] - Rebuilt Model 1941 version with additional armour plates T-34 Model 1942 - Increased armour and new style drivers hatch T-34 Model 1942 [Barrikady version] - Chisel-nosed gun mantlet T-34 Model 1943 [Initial production] - Welded and cast hexagonal turret with bulging mantlet T-34 Model 1943 [Krasnoye Sormovo Production] - Slightly different turret shape and handhold pattern T-34 Model 1943 [Late production] - Fitted with external fuels tanks and commanders cupola T-34 Model 1943 [Main production] - Introduced armoured mantlet for hull mg T-34 Model 1943 [Psyops] - Psychological warfare version fitted with loudspeakers. T-34 Model 1943 [Uralmash early] - Cast hexagonal turret with bulging mantlet T-34 Model 1943 [Uralmash Late] - Cast hexagonal turret with bulging mantlet & cupola T-34 Model 41/42 - See T-34 Model 1941 [STZ version] T-34A - See T-34 Model 1939, T-34 Model 1940, T-34 Model 1941 T-34B - See T-34 Model 1942 T-34C - See T-34 Model 1943 T-34D - See T-34-85 T-34E - See T-34-85 T-34F - See T-34-85 T-34M - Improved version with three-man turret and torsion-bar suspension T-34-57 Fitted with 57mm ZiS-4 L/73 gun. T-34-85 - Model 1943 fitted with S-53 85mm gun T-34-85 [Early production] - Fitted with D-5T gun T-34-85 [Interim production] - Zis-S-53 gun in D-5T turret T-34-85 [Main Production] - Fitted with Zis-S-53 gun and single turret ventilator T-34-85-I - See T-34-85, T-34-85 84 [Early], T-34-85 [Interim], T-34-85 [Main]. T-34-85-II - See T-34-85 Model 1944. T-34-85 Model 1944 - Double turret ventilator and cupola fitted T-34-85 Model 1945 - New enlarged commanders cupola and square front fenders T-34-85 Model 1946 - Modified turret with two seperate roof ventilators T-34-85CZ - Czechoslovakian production version T-34-85CZ [Variant 1] - Russian production models modernised by Czechoslovakia for export T-34-85 M1960 - New engine, generator and IR systems fitted T-34-85 M1969 - Upgraded ir sights and radios, fuel pump stowage box on hull lhs T-34-85M - Soviet modernised T-34/85 with T-54A 'starfish' roadwheels T-34-85M1 - Polish modernised version fitted with 'skeleton' roadwheels and other improvements T-34-85M2 - M1 with additional improvements including deep wading gear T-34/55 - Syrian modernisation of various T-35-85 models T-34/122 - Syrian conversion of T-34-85 to 122mm Self-propelled gun T-34T - See T-34-T. T-34-T - recovery vehicle T-34-T [Variant 1] - Locally improved version T-34-T [Variant 2] - Mass produced recovery vehicle. T-34-T [Heavy Crane] - Heavy crane version used by Czechoslovakia and Poland T-34-T [Model A] - Generic term for all the improvised recovery vehicles. T-34-T [Model B] - Fitted with stowage, winch and crane. T-34-T [Model B - NVA] - East German development. T-34-T [Romania] T-34-TO - Extensive array of tools and work platform over rear deck T-34STU - dozer version T-36 - See T-34-85CZ. T-43 - T-34 Model 1943 with thicker armour and new turret T-100 - Egyptian modified version with BS-3 gun T-122 - Egyptian modified version with D-30 gun Tip A aja M1950 - Yugoslav produced version of the T-34/85 with modified hull and turret TO-34 - Post-war T-34/85 fitted with ATO-42 flamegun system. TT34 - See T-34-T. Type 58 - Series of chinese production versions of the T-34-85. Type 65 - Twin 37mm SPAAG version of the Type 58. U-31 - Early prototype for the SU-122 U-35 - Final prototype for the SU-122 VT-34 - Czechoslovakian armoured recovery vehicle variant WPT-34 - Polish ARV with new superstructure WZT SU - Polish ARV with raised superstructure and mg turret Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, former Yugoslavia

GENERAL RECOGNITION POINTS

Six large roadwheels with no top rollers. Sprocket rear, idler front. Rear engine.

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