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Soviet Union's T-34/76 Model 19401 medium tank,
T-34/76A medium tank13,
T-34 06. 40. medium tank13:

T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank:
Soviet T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank
T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank:
Soviet T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank
RAC Tank Museum
T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank:
Soviet T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank
Imperial War Museum
T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank:
Soviet T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank
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1/72 Models
Dragon Armor of T-34/76:
60134:
Dragon Armor 60134 T-34/76 Diecast Model
60149:
Dragon Armor 60149 T-34/76 Diecast Model

Design

Had solid rubber tires around disc wheels.

Main Armament

The T-34/76 Model 1940 had a 76.2 mm L/30.3 Model 1938 tank gun mounted in a mount shaped like a pigs head.1 The first 115 vehicles had a 7.62 mm DT Model 1940 machine gun installed.1

Transmission

The transmission was very unreliable and often, when available, a spare transmission was strapped to the engine deck.1

Turret

The T-34/76 Model 1940 had a hatch the covered the entire rear of the turret.1 First models had 2 man turret that didn't provide vision devices or a cupola for the commander.

Variants

  T-34/76 A, T-34/76 19402
Crew Command/gunner, loader, driver, hull gunner/radio operator9
42,6,7,9,13
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 26 tons7, 26.3 tons2,6,9,13
Length w/gun

19' 5.1"7, 20' - 22'13, 21.6'6
5.92 m2,7

Length w/o gun  
Height 8'6,7,13
2.4 m2, 2.44 m7
Width 9' 10"7, 9.8'6,13
3 m2,7
Width over tracks  
Ground clearance 0.4 m2
Ground contact length 12.2'13
Ground pressure 9.1 psi12
0.64 kg/cm2 2
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 76.2 mm L-11 Model 1938 L/30.51
76.2 mm L-11 19392
76.2 mm6
76.2 mm L/307
76.2 mm L/30.59,13
76.2 mm Model 1938, 30.5 calibres12
OR 57 mm ZiS-41
Secondary  
MG 2 or 3: 7.62 mm DT MG2
2 or 3: MG6
2: 7.62 mm MG7,13
MG - coaxial 7.62 mm DT MG9
MG - hull 7.62 mm DT MG9
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main 762, 771, 8013
19 AP: BR-350A1
53 HE: F-354 or OF-3501
5 Canister: SH-3501
Secondary  
MG 2,39413, 2,898-4,7252
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 14 - 456, 18 - 607, 459
Hull Front, Upper 452,13
Hull Front, Lower  
Hull Sides, Upper 40 - 4513, 452
Hull Sides, Lower  
Hull Rear 402
Hull Top 15 - 202, 15 - 2213
Hull Bottom 15 - 202, 15 - 2213
Turret Front 16 - 4513, 452
Turret Sides 452
Turret Rear 452
Turret Top 162
Engine (Make / Model) V-2-3413, W-2-342,7
Bore / stroke 4 stroke2
Cooling  
Cylinders 1213, V-122,7
Capacity  
Net HP 5006,7,9,13, 500@1,800 rpm2
Power to weight ratio 17.9 hp/ton9,12, 19 hp/ton2
Compression ratio  
Transmission (Type)  
Steering  
Steering ratio  
Starter  
Electrical system  
Ignition  
Fuel (Type) Diesel2,6,7,13
Octane  
Quantity 540 liters2
Road consumption  
Cross country consumption  
Performance  
Traverse 360°
Max speed 31 mph6,13, 32 mph9,12, 34 mph7
53 kph2, 55 kph7
Cross country  
Road radius 115 miles7, 118 - 280 miles13, 190 miles9
186 km7, 400 km2
Cross country radius 130 - 240 miles13
Turning radius  
Elevation Limits -5° to +30°1
Fording depth 4' 6"7
1.37 m7, 1.22 m2
Trench crossing 9' 8"7
2.95 m7, 2.5 m2
Vertical obstacle 2' 4"7
0.71 m7, 0.9 m2
Climbing ability 35°2
Suspension (Type) Christie, coil springs
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Tracks (Type)  
Length  
Width 1' 7.1"13
Diameter  
Number of links  
Pitch  
Tire tread  
Track centers/tread  

Sources:

  1. Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
  2. Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
  3. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
  4. Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
  5. Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
  6. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
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  8. -
  9. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
  10. Battle Winning Tanks, Aircraft & Warships of World War II, David Miller, 2000
  11. Tank Data, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, 1968?
  12. Armour in Profile #9: T-34/76, J. M. Brereton, ?
  13. Airfix Magazine Guide 22 Russian Tanks of World War 2, John Milsom and Steve Zaloga, 1977
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