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The T-28 was an older tank reaching the end of its production in 1940, and there were several hundred fielded already. The T-34 was originally armed with a 76-mm gun; this was upgraded to a higher-velocity 76-mm, then finally to an 85-mm gun in a bigger turret. The production given for the T-34/85 in 1945 is the full production of that year.
By May 1944, T-34-85 production had reached 1,200 tanks per month. [126] In the entire war, production figures for all Panther types reached no more than 6,557, and for all Tiger types (including the Tiger I and Tiger II) 2,027. [127] Production figures for the T-34-85 alone reached 22,559. [citation needed]
This is a list of the former Soviet tank factories.Today most of them are located in the Russian Federation, while only the Malyshev Factory is located in Ukraine.. This list includes the heavy steel manufacturing plants where main production and assembly of medium and heavy armoured vehicles took place, initiated first in the late 1920s as a prerequisite for the developing Red Army doctrine ...
For example, the military is losing about 320 tank and artillery cannon barrels a month, while Russian factories can produce only 20 each month, forcing the Kremlin to dig into aging Soviet ...
This yields a balance of immediately available tanks of about 4:1 in the Red Army's favour. The T-34 was the most modern in the world, and the KV series the best armoured. The most advanced Soviet tank models, however, the T-34 and KV-1, were not available in large numbers early in the war, and only accounted for 7.2% of the total Soviet tank ...
The new medium tank just entering production in 1940 was the M2 Medium Tank series. This was a poor design with thin armor, a high silhouette, a 37 mm main gun, and seven machine guns. [24] An M2A1 Medium Tank (late production series) From 1940, new tank designs were prepared. The Battle of France had shown the importance of medium tanks. [24]
The West has hit Russia with a range of economic sanctions including a promise this weekend from the G-7 nations to reduce their dependence on the country's oil.But one type of sanction, so-called ...
The T-72 is a family of Soviet main battle tanks that entered production in 1973. [8] The T-72 was a development based on the T-64 using thought and design of the previous Object 167M. [9] [10] About 25,000 T-72 tanks have been built, and refurbishment has enabled many to remain in service for decades.