History of t-34 URSS (CCCP) medium tank (RUS)

T-34 Type Medium tank Place of origin Soviet Union Service history In service 1940--96 Used by Soviet Union and 39 others, see below Wars World War II, Korean War, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Middle East, African conflicts, Vietnam War, Bosnian War Production history Designer T-34 Main Design Bureau - KMDB Designed 1937--40 Produced 1940--56 Number built about 84070 Variants see T-34 variants Specifications (T-34 Model 1941) Weight 26.5 tonnes (29.2 short tons) Length 6.68 m (21.9 ft) Width 3.00 m (9.8 ft) Height 2.45 m (8.0 ft) Crew 4 Armor 52 mm (2.0 in) Primary armament 76.2 mm (3.00 in) F-34 tank gun Secondary armament 2×7.62 mm (0.308 in) DT machine guns Engine 12-cyl. diesel model V-2 500 hp (370 kW) Power/weight 17.5 hp/tonne Suspension Christie Operational range 400 km (250 mi) Speed 53 km/h (33 mph)



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