The events of the service of the T 34 tank, the presentation of the T 43 medium tank?

<> mid-to-late World War II, with the mass production of Germany's new generation of tanks and anti-tank artillery, especially the 88-mm anti-aircraft gun, which was used in anti-tank warfare in batches, the T-34 tank, which was originally designed to resist the attack of 37 45mm anti-tank guns or artillery below 75 mm, has faced a situation of relatively insufficient protection capabilities.

In order to maintain a relative balance in the performance of Soviet tanks relative to the German anti-tank firepower, the Soviet side decided to develop a new medium tank with enhanced anti-collapse and collision protection capabilities. The project was carried out by the 183 Design Bureau (Design Bureau of Medium Tanks) of the 520th plant, which was launched at the beginning of 1942, the new tank was designated T-43, the head of the project A. A. Molotov.

**Performance. Chinese name: T-43 medium tank.

Production unit: Germany.

Product Use: Mass Destruction.

Nature: Military**.

Development History. Due to the fact that during the war, the development work must first be subject to the requirements of time and schedule, so 75% of the T-43 tank zero regimental base talk pieces are based on the design of the T-34, including the engine, steering system, walking system, etc. Compared with the T-34, the main improvements are as follows:

First of all, the T-43 tank increased the diameter of the turret seat, and a commander's conning tower was set up in the rear left position of the turret top, which allowed for omnidirectional observation, and the radio crew was eliminated. Secondly, in order to be able to withstand direct fire from the 88-mm gun at a distance of 1,000 meters, the frontal armor of the cast turret was 90 mm thick, and the frontal armor of the hull was laid out with an inclination of 75 mm and 55 degrees. The weight of the whole vehicle was kept at a tonne, so the maneuverability could still reach the level of the T-34.

Development history. The test vehicle for the T-43 tank was built in February 1943, and tests began in March. But at this time, for the first time, the Soviets captured a full-fledged "Tiger" tank on the front line, with a frontal armor thickness of 100 150 mm and an 88 mm main gun, which shocked the Soviet side unusually much.

Obviously, in the face of such armor protection, the F-34 mm guns used in the T-34 and T-43 looked rather inadequate.

In addition, information came from the intelligence system of the Soviet army that the Germans would begin to put into service in the summer of 1943 with a large number of "Leopard" tanks equipped with 75 mm guns of 70 times the caliber. These circumstances required the Soviet tank industry to strengthen the firepower of the T-34 tank as an emergency measure, and on the other hand, to seize the time to develop a new medium tank that could raise its firepower and protection to a higher level. The result of the former was the appearance of the T-34 Type 85 tank, and the latter became the origin of the later T-54 tank.

In fact, after 3000 kilometers of walking tests, as well as various tests of use, various improvements on the T-43 tank proved to be effective. It was only due to the lack of intelligence work and foresight at the time of design that the need for increased firepower was not recognized. As a result, due to the fact that the main gun did not change and the firepower was insufficient, the car was already outdated at birth, lacked the significance of putting it into mass production, and could only be used as a prototype of the next generation of tanks.

The T-34 is a medium tank produced by the Soviet Union from the 1940s to the 1950s, which has an important position in the history of tank development, a total of more than 50,000 tanks were produced, and its design ideas have a profound and revolutionary impact on the development of tanks in later generations. But in general, the German Leopard tank.

The performance completely surpasses the T34 76, T34 85.

The T-34 tank was designed by engineer Koshkin. It left the factory in June 1940. In 1940 began to equip the Soviet troops, on June 22, 1941 in Belarus.

Grodno entered the war for the first time. The main improved models T-34 76, T-34 85;Derivative models OT-34 and so on.

The T-34 weighs 32 tons, has a crew of five, the main ** is a millimeter F-34 main gun, the secondary ** is 2 machine guns, the width and height of the car are meters, the torsion bar suspension device, -2-34 rows water-cooled diesel engine.

The power is 373 kilowatts, the maximum travel speed is 55 kilometers per hour, the maximum travel is 468 kilometers, the height of the obstacle is meters, the width of the trench is meters, the climbing is 30 degrees, and the armor thickness is 18 to 60 mm.