The turret was cast, with a prominent horizontal casting seam, shaped like an elongated hexagon, with sloped sides and overhang all around. It resembled a longer, better armoured T-34-85 turret. It had a cast gun mantlet with a small but prominent ring/collar around the base of …

It was designed with greater armor, a three-man hexagonal turret (similar to the T-34/85), modern torsion bar suspension and road wheels that featured internal shock absorption, which would improve its off-road capabilities.

2022年8月11日 · The T-34’s large V12 was mounted length ways, pushing the crew compartment and turret towards the front of the tank. A turret positioned near the front can lead to weight distribution issues and adds to a gun barrel’s overhang,

2012年6月7日 · Well, to cover their ass, the leaders of the Defense Ministry and the Defense Industry Complex grabbed the Tagil tank destroyer with a 115 mm cannon (T-55 chassis + new turret) that turned up. And I don't think that Kartsev had sufficient authority in comparison with Morozov not to give "trump cards into the hands of the Kharkovites."

2005年1月7日 · Besides this, the tank has an improved cooling system, a new 5 speed gear box and side clutches taken from T-34. It had a new turret fitted first with ZIS S-53 gun. The turret was relocated from the front to the center of vehicle, making shooting more accurate. The frontal armor was increased to 120mm.

2017年2月14日 · The turret of a new tank with weapons from various 100-mm guns D-10, ZIS-100 / LB-1, as already noted, was tested by carts and firing on a specially adapted body and chassis tank T-34-85. In addition to new weapons, the T-44B was also supposed to introduce a planetary transmission, the improved fire extinguishing system tested on the second ...

The T-44 expresses a different and more modern-looking layout of the tank compared to the T-34, with the turret now in the middle of the hull, and the tank is noticeably lower to the ground, with an extremely sloped frontal armour plate. The resulting silhouette is nearly half of the T-34-85, making the T-44 a much smaller target.

2021年3月15日 · In May 1944, two more experimental tanks were built with a 1600 mm ring turret and a ZIS-S-53 cannon. Finally, in July 1944, the T-44A was assembled, which became the prototype of the serial tank. The production of the T-44 …

2018年11月19日 · A torsion bar suspension system was implemented for better off-road capabilities and crew comfort - this marking a move away from the Soviet-preferred Christie suspension system utilized in the T-34. Ballistics protection was addressed through well-sloped surfaces and a thick, curved turret assembly.

2019年10月4日 · 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...