Saturday, 12 December 2015

Qayyuum's Soviet T34 tank

This is a friend's tank. It was not operational for a long time due to his preference to another tank, the Soviet KVI - leaving this machine here broken. Much of the parts inside were becoming oily and affected the electrical component as well as the board. What I did apparently was I dry cleaned everything, especially the electrical parts, the board and treatment for the gearbox. It's currently operational and ready for action. I took a few photos early in the morning before I return the tank.

A brief history of the T34:
The T34 tank is a medium type tank produced in the Soviet Union and fielded extensively by the Red Army throughout WWII, and continued to be used during the Cold War. It was produced by the KMBD, and is revolutionary to all tank designs during and after the Great Patriotic war. T34 tanks were formidable, and proved to be superior compared to earlier German medium type tanks such as the Panzer III and IV tanks - proven during the second half of Operation Barbarossa (June 1941 - January 1942). As it was relatively simple and cheap to produce, coupled with the Soviet abundant workforce and resources, the Soviet T34 tank reached a peak of more than 80,000 units produced, marking a history as the most produced tank in the world. Important to note, 39 other nations also used the T34 tanks post 1945.

A few photos:


Notice the antenna modification, which is positioned exactly in front of the commander's cupola. It's now slightly thicker and black in color.

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