The T34 had several huge issues though. Not the least that 1 guy had to load, aim and fire the gun, with a single periscope and optics not even worthy of a boyscout. While commanding his tank without a cupola, and all other tanks in his platoon, without a radio.
As a result, they usually lost 3 to 1 if they were lucky or 6 to 1 if they weren’t. Though crappy training and early ammo shortages didn’t help either.
The T34 was cheap and plentiful, but you get what you pay for. You can build more, but you’re also going to lose more. Of course, that did fit pretty well with Soviet strategy at the time.
The T34 had several huge issues though. Not the least that 1 guy had to load, aim and fire the gun, with a single periscope and optics not even worthy of a boyscout. While commanding his tank without a cupola, and all other tanks in his platoon, without a radio.
Depends on what year you’re talking about… By 44 they had pretty much all of those problems worked out.
The T34 had several huge issues though. Not the least that 1 guy had to load, aim and fire the gun, with a single periscope and optics not even worthy of a boyscout. While commanding his tank without a cupola, and all other tanks in his platoon, without a radio.
As a result, they usually lost 3 to 1 if they were lucky or 6 to 1 if they weren’t. Though crappy training and early ammo shortages didn’t help either.
The T34 was cheap and plentiful, but you get what you pay for. You can build more, but you’re also going to lose more. Of course, that did fit pretty well with Soviet strategy at the time.
Depends on what year you’re talking about… By 44 they had pretty much all of those problems worked out.