"Review - T-34/85 w/D-5T. Plant 112 Spring 1944" Topic

"This tank was developed based on the T-34 at factory No. 183's design bureau by installing a new three-man cast turret with the 85 mm D-5T cannon. This weapon, with a length of 51.6 calibres, was created based on an artillery cannon with improved ballistics. The cannon's armour-piercing rounds reached a muzzle velocity of 795 m/s and according to standard firing data, it was able to penetrate the Tiger's frontal armour at a range of 500-800 metres.

The hexagonal-shaped turret had an expanded traverse circle and slightly sloping sides, and its dimensions significantly exceeded those of the mass-produced T-34 turret equipped with a 76.2 mm cannon. The vehicle's commander also fulfilled the role of spotter as before, since the massive size of the weapon's breech prevented a third man from fitting into the turret. The turret's roof featured a cast command cupola with a two-leaved hatch and observation instrument, a ventilation hatch with an armoured hood, the PTK-5 surveillance device and a round loader's hatch…"

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Armand

Beautiful – greatest tank ever made!!!

greatest tank ever made!!!

I would suggest the T-34-85 with the ZiS-S-53 gun was better. If not, it would not have replaced the T-34-85 with the D-5T in production and dominated T-34 production for the years that followed.

(See, the whole point of the model is that this is not just a T-34-85, but a relatively rare early production variant of the T-34-85.)

-Mark
(aka: Mk 1)

Glad you like it my friend!. (smile)

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Armand