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Another pretty iconic tank. For a long while this tank was often considered the best allied tank in WWII, though in more recent years it's been rammed through the wringer. That's probably to be expected with the more well-known tanks (see Tiger and Panther).
This version is unmistakeably the earlier 76mm-armed model of T-34, and according to the little music stand with piece of paper, it's the 1941 model. Considering hubris has caught me lacking twice, I'm going to give the military collection that has had these tanks sitting around for many decades the benefit of the doubt.
As for history, we should be all familiar with this tank. It's the backbone of the Red Army during the war (well, post-Barbarossa), analogous to the West's Sherman and German's Panzer IV. It was an unpleasant tank to come up against during Barbarossa, but it was far from invincible, as inexperienced crews and lack of spare parts often resulted in many tanks being abandoned during the initial invasion. Ergonomics were not really a thing either; trying to get out in a hurry would've been difficult compared to its contemporaries. But it could still knock out a Panzer IV and there hundreds of thousands made during the war, so in spite of the many flaws (much of which were due to factories taking shortcuts to get these things out quickly), it is an important part of tank history.
I used to like this tank back in high school. Probably because of the Russia stronk memes back in the day. Dunno if they still exist now, but oh well.
This version is unmistakeably the earlier 76mm-armed model of T-34, and according to the little music stand with piece of paper, it's the 1941 model. Considering hubris has caught me lacking twice, I'm going to give the military collection that has had these tanks sitting around for many decades the benefit of the doubt.
As for history, we should be all familiar with this tank. It's the backbone of the Red Army during the war (well, post-Barbarossa), analogous to the West's Sherman and German's Panzer IV. It was an unpleasant tank to come up against during Barbarossa, but it was far from invincible, as inexperienced crews and lack of spare parts often resulted in many tanks being abandoned during the initial invasion. Ergonomics were not really a thing either; trying to get out in a hurry would've been difficult compared to its contemporaries. But it could still knock out a Panzer IV and there hundreds of thousands made during the war, so in spite of the many flaws (much of which were due to factories taking shortcuts to get these things out quickly), it is an important part of tank history.
I used to like this tank back in high school. Probably because of the Russia stronk memes back in the day. Dunno if they still exist now, but oh well.
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