The T-44 had a typical tank layout: the driving compartment at the front, the fighting compartment in the middle and the engine compartment in the rear. The original intention was to retain the high mobility and speed of a T-34 and to provide the T-44 with heavier armour protection against large-caliber tank guns.

As a result of what was learned on the Eastern Front, the Red Army needed a stronger medium tank to deal with the more effective guns of newer German tanks, such as the Tiger and more …

Sep 28, 2019 · The T-44 proved a tough nut to crack. Neither the Soviet 85 mm gun nor the German 8.8 cm Pak 43 could penetrate the upper front plate even from 100 meters. The lower front plate could not be penetrated by the 85 mm gun either, but the 88 mm gun managed to break it off after several hits.

Nov 19, 2018 · The front hull featured a very shallow glacis plate and the hull superstructure was non-existent - leading to a lower overall profile. The tracks consisted of five large, double-tired road wheels with the drive sprocket at the rear and the track idler at the front.

Aug 11, 2022 · The T-44 retained the T-34’s heavily sloped front, but made it even thicker. It discarded the angled sides however. This hull shape set the standard for future Soviet tanks. Image by Alan Wilson CC BY-SA 2.0.

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In the fall of 1943, A. A. Morozov began to work at Stalin Ural Tank Factory No. 183 at Nizhny Tagil, Russia on a new medium tank design that would combine the mobility of the existing T-34 tanks and a greater firepower; this new design was designated T-44 in Nov 1943.

Oct 4, 2019 · Created by the end of 1944, the medium Soviet tank T-44 with front body armor 120 mm (30 mm more than the famous thirty-four) weighed almost the same - 31.9 tons. At the same time, it was shorter...

The T44 medium tank was designed as a replacement for the renowned T34 but fewer than two thousand T-44's were built, although it was the basis for the T-54/55 series of medium tanks, the most-produced tank of all time.

T-44 Medium Tank