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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: |
T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank: RAC Tank Museum |
T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank: Imperial War Museum |
T-34/76 Model 1940 Medium Tank: Novosti Press Agency |
| 1/72 Models | |
|---|---|
| Dragon Armor of T-34/76: | |
60134: |
60149: |
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 Model 19401:
- ?: A very small number of T-34/76 Model 1940s had a 57 mm ZiS-4 long barrelled gun installed.1
| 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 |
| 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 mm L-11 Model 38/398, L/23.78 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 MG8,9 |
| 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:
- Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
- Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
- 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
- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Battle Winning Tanks, Aircraft & Warships of World War II, David Miller, 2000
- Tank Data, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, 1968?
- Armour in Profile #9: T-34/76, J. M. Brereton, ?
- Airfix Magazine Guide 22 Russian Tanks of World War 2, John Milsom and Steve Zaloga, 1977
