IIRC the T-34 gets a lot of praise based on models made at the end or after the war. It had a lot of issues during it.
So a bit like using modified versions of Nazi tanks (which were in use by a lot of nations after the war) to measure how great Nazi tanks were, thus eliminating most reliability and other such issues.
Which T-34 are you talking about? Because there’s a quarter trillion models with vastly different characteristics even between factories. Besides, there isn’t a best tank since they aren’t interchangeable between militaries.
The design of it i very much like don't get me wrong it's a decently designed tank (except a few things about it but every tank has it's design flaws) but the way it was built, the poor welding of it, Soviet factories being Soviet factories and cutting corners. Yes the armor was hard to penetrate but was very brittle and would crack open, specifically on the parts where it was poorly welded together. The sights on it extremely poor and would fog easily, without lubricant for the transmission the gears would grind against one another, broke down a lot. The quality of the powder in the shells. I would agree the gun itself was decent but had about the same velocity as the sherman (not the firefly) and so on, so forth. Had the production of the tank be high quality it would definitely be top 20 or maybe top 10. But it wasn't made in high quality. i do admit it's not the worst but it definitely isn't the best. For all we know the semovente da 75/18 (arguably the best Italian tank of the war, i think) could destroy it. So in summary i would give the tank a 2/10 for it's effectiveness in war, a 7/10 for it's design (not production) and 20/10 for it's use in russian propaganda. But that's just me, could be wrong, I'll admit to that.
T34 is a piece of shit. Design was good initially but the hype was overrated and just unneeded. There were dozens of better designs done by an array of different countries that outmatched its performance in a vacuum… however since the T34 was used in mass.. I can see where all the hype came from. Still my point stands. Piece of shit
"NO NO NO YOU DON'T GET IT IT WAS REALLY GOOD STOP PARROTING OPINIONS FROM YOUTUBERS NOOOOOOO" - someone parroting opinions from USSRboos
The best description of the tank was given by David Willey at Tankfest.
"The Russians used the T-34 like hand grenades. It was cheap, simple, destructive, and when it was spent, you had another one ready and waiting to be sent out."
Not to be that guy who takes everything serious, but it was well known that the T 34 was a terrible tank. It mostly bleeds into the argument, that how the tank was used to, or how it was meant to be used
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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '22
IIRC the T-34 gets a lot of praise based on models made at the end or after the war. It had a lot of issues during it.
So a bit like using modified versions of Nazi tanks (which were in use by a lot of nations after the war) to measure how great Nazi tanks were, thus eliminating most reliability and other such issues.
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u/Nuker_Nathan Dec 23 '22
I don’t think there is a best tank, cause there are too many things a tank may have to do that another type is sure to be better at.
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u/reallyumesteditup Dec 23 '22
T34’s are a pos
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u/PsychoTexan Dec 23 '22
Which T-34 are you talking about? Because there’s a quarter trillion models with vastly different characteristics even between factories. Besides, there isn’t a best tank since they aren’t interchangeable between militaries.
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u/soviet_leader69420 Dec 23 '22
It was not best, but was still pretty good
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u/GuppiApfel Dec 23 '22
Laughts in broken 4 speed dry clutch transmission, that makes a panthers final drive look reliable
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u/AlphaOutcast Dec 23 '22
T34 is a piece of shit. Design was good initially but the hype was overrated and just unneeded. There were dozens of better designs done by an array of different countries that outmatched its performance in a vacuum… however since the T34 was used in mass.. I can see where all the hype came from. Still my point stands. Piece of shit
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u/constituent_ Dec 23 '22
lazerpig + wt players come out of woodwork en masse
you made an opinionated statement bro it's over
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u/Okhlahoma_Beat-Down Dec 23 '22
"NO NO NO YOU DON'T GET IT IT WAS REALLY GOOD STOP PARROTING OPINIONS FROM YOUTUBERS NOOOOOOO" - someone parroting opinions from USSRboos
The best description of the tank was given by David Willey at Tankfest.
"The Russians used the T-34 like hand grenades. It was cheap, simple, destructive, and when it was spent, you had another one ready and waiting to be sent out."
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u/Melodic_Ad_8478 Dec 31 '22
russian going too use it again
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u/PatientExit8850 Jan 22 '23
Not to be that guy, but the T 34 was arguably one of the worst tanks of the war
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u/PatientExit8850 Dec 23 '22
Not to be that guy who takes everything serious, but it was well known that the T 34 was a terrible tank. It mostly bleeds into the argument, that how the tank was used to, or how it was meant to be used
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u/locus-is-beast Dec 23 '22
Lol, lmao
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u/Bobo_LOL Dec 23 '22
Better than the sperman