The T-34-85 (German designation: T-34/85) was a major improvement with an 85 mm gun in a three-man turret. All T-34-85 models are externally very similar. Model 1943: Short production run of January–March 1944 with D-5T 85 mm gun.

Jun 30, 2014 · While most tank enthusiasts can differentiate between the ‘T-34/76’ and the ‘T-34-85’, identifying different factory production batches has proven more elusive. Until now. ‘T-34 Shock’ contains 614 photographs, 48 technical drawings, and 28 color plates.

T-34-85. Model 1943 - This production model was built from February to March 1944 at Zavod 112, with the 85 mm D-5T gun and a new larger cast three-man turret, a commander's cupola and two dome-shaped ventilators clustered together on top of the turret.

The Soviet T-34/85 was one of the most successful tanks of the Second World War. What set the T-34 apart from other tanks, was it's use of sloped armour.

Jul 31, 2018 · The Soviet Union’s T-34/85 was an up-gunned version of its very successful T-34 medium tank. Though the original version had proved effective against the German Panzer III and IV tanks, the T34’s 76mm gun was woefully outclassed by the Panther and Tiger series.

While researching the T-34/85 kits released by Zvezda, RPM and Dragon/DML, I encountered some trouble identifying variants of this very significant tank. For example, DML/Dragon's "Model 1944" release is very clearly a Model 1945.

The T-34/85 was introduced in 1944 and featured a larger turret with a more powerful 85mm D-5T gun compared to the earlier 76.2mm gun on the standard T-34. This larger gun allowed the T-34/85 to engage enemy tanks more effectively.

The T-34/85, known as T-34-85 in Russia, features a more powerful 85mm cannon in a larger turret. The 85mm models are by far the most common post war models. T-34/85 Model 1943: The Model 1943 was the first in the T-34/85 lineup and features the D-5T cannon.

Jun 27, 2018 · The Soviet Union ended World War II with a large inventory of AFVs. The excellent T-34/85 remained in production until the late 1940s. In 1947 the Soviets introduced an upgraded model, the T- 34/85 II, which remained the principal Soviet MBT into the 1950s.

T-34-85 - improved T-34 with 85 mm gun. Production of the T-34-85 began in February 1944. Bibliography J. M. Brereton: T-34/76, Armour in Profile Number 9 Ilja