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Mark Helay: T-34 Tank
1940 to date (all models) Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual Insights into one of the most influential tank designs of the 20th century and the mainstay of Soviet armoured units in the Second World War In englischer Sprache - Language: English | |
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Contents: - Acknowledgemen - Introduction - The T-34 story --- Spanish and Mongolian lessons --- The quest for a tank with 'shell-proof' armour --- Testing times --- The T-34 that never was - but might have been --- Order, counter-order, disorder - T-34 at war 1941-45 --- The cutting edge of Operation Barbarossa --- The Battle of Mtsensk --- 1942 - the year of 'Deep War' --- The Battle of Kursk-Orel --- Operation Citadel, 5-17 July 1943 --- The need for a T-34 with a bigger gun --- Into combat - the T-34/85 in 1944-45 - Operating the T-34 - T-34s in post-war foreign service --- The T-34/85 in combat: 1950-2017 - Anatomy of the T-34/76 --- Hull --- Turret --- Armour thickness and quality --- Suspension --- Engine --- Systems --- Transmission --- Towing and lifting eyes --- Wireless and intercom - T-34 weaponry and firepower --- T-34/76 with the L-11 76.2mm gun --- Armament of the T-34/85 --- T-34 with the F-34 76.2mm gun --- The F-34 in detail --- Co-axial machine gun --- Sights --- Ammunition - Appendices --- T-34 variants including SPGs --- The T-44 --- T-34 turrets - Select bibliography - Index |
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When the Russian T-34 appeared in 1940 it was unquestionably the most advanced medium tank in the world. Its sloping armour, wide tracks and heavy gun provided the Red Army with a weapon of huge potential, such that when it was encountered by the Germans in Russia in the summer of 1941 it generated a massive technological shock that influenced all their future tank development. Built in vast numbers, the T-34 became the mainstay of the Soviet tank formations and a primary weapon in helping to secure the defeat of Nazi Germany four years later. Most of the T-34s in service with the Red Army were lost following the German Invasion in June 1941, but its revolutionary design profoundly affected the course of the war. Its 76mm main armament was formidable in 1941, but the appearance of more heavily armed German tank designs in mid-1943 prompted the development of a new turret equipped with a longer 85mm gun. This kept the T-34 effective to the end of the war in Europe and for many years alter. Post-1945, the T-34 became a primary Soviet military export to allies and client states during the early Cold War. lt saw combat in Korea, the Middle East and wars in Africa, through to Vietnam. Its longevity has been such that a few remain in service in the Yemeni and Syrian civil wars of the 21 st century. Mark Healy lifts the hatches an the T-34 to describe the design, construction, operation and combat history of this ground-breaking armoured fighting vehicle, supported by more than 200 photographs and illustrations. Hardcover, 164 Seiten mit vielen Abbildungen, Format: ca. DIN A4. Verlag: Haynes, NEU (in Folie eingeschweisst) 
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