Author Topic: T-34 and variants, all around the world  (Read 17273 times)

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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #75 on: August 11, 2023, 01:45:40 AM »
 :smiley:
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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #76 on: September 01, 2023, 03:28:37 AM »
There is a T-34 in there somewhere:



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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #77 on: September 01, 2023, 11:39:09 AM »
There is a T-34 in there somewhere:



 :smiley:  very nice Jugoslav vehicle.

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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #78 on: September 01, 2023, 08:23:32 PM »
I'm trying to figure out if it's concrete or camouflage ... :-\

Either way, it looks like a (barely) mobile bunker! ;)
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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #79 on: September 02, 2023, 03:04:09 AM »
It was from 1943 and was an attempt to develop protection from new types of enemy shells, including HEAT.  You can see more details and photos here:

https://www.tankarchives.ca/2022/09/tsyganovs-armour.html
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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #80 on: September 02, 2023, 11:03:38 PM »
So, it was concrete (top) & sand-filled steel (lower two) &, for all intents & purposes, I was right. ;) ;D ;D
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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #81 on: September 03, 2023, 02:05:37 AM »
The second (or third) greatest army in Ukraine is scratching its goat beard and going "hmmm"

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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #82 on: September 03, 2023, 02:45:34 AM »
The second (or third) greatest army in Ukraine is scratching its goat beard and going "hmmm"

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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #83 on: September 04, 2023, 06:05:07 AM »
It was from 1943 and was an attempt to develop protection from new types of enemy shells, including HEAT.  You can see more details and photos here:

https://www.tankarchives.ca/2022/09/tsyganovs-armour.html

Interesting. In a way, Tsyganov's second approach - sand-plus-resin encased in steel boxes - is the Grandad applique armour to more modern MEXAS and AMAP add-ons.
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Re: T-34 and variants, all around the world
« Reply #84 on: November 02, 2023, 04:12:03 AM »
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