The most numerous and famous tank in the worlds history was the Soviet T-34. It was designed in Design Bureau of Kharkov plant number 183 under the leadership of M.I. Koshkin.

Its serial production was launched in 1940. It was the first mass-production medium tank with anti-projectile armour, powerful Diesel engine and 76,2 mm long-barreled gun. It was the worlds best tank up to the end of 1941.

The modification with the improved hexagonal cast turret, known as a nut, was in production since 1942. In spring 1943 the commanders cupola was installed.

T-34 with 76,2 mm F-34 gun was the main Soviet medium tank up to the end of 1944 when it was replaced by the more powerful armed T-34-85. There were produced 35467 T-34/76 tanks in six plants in 1940-1944.

Specification

• Markings
  • T-34, 24th Tank Regiment, 46th Mechanized Brigade, Byelorussia, July 1944.
  • T-34, 18th Guards Tank Brigade, 3d Guards Tank Corps, Byelorussia, July 1944.
  • T-34, Sevastopol, May 1944.
  • T-34, Summer 1944.
  • T-34, 4th Guards Mechanized Corps, Romania, August 1944.
  • T-34, 10th Guards Ural Tank Corps, Ukraine, Summer 1944
• Model size (length x height): 189 x 75 mm
• Box size: 294 x 230 x 58 mm
• Number of details: 192