Soviet T-34 outdoor exhibition, Kubinka museum
In the external exposition of the museum, dedicated to the allies of the Second World War, the tank T-34
It was developed in 1938-1939. It was produced serially from 1940 to 1944. Was in service with the Soviet Army. Used in the battles of the Great Patriotic War.
Tactical and technical characteristics of T-34
Weight – 26 tons
Number of crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height), mm .. 5920x3000x2400
Armament
gun – 1 piece, caliber – 76.2 mm., ammunition – 77 shots
machine gun – 2 pieces, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2898 cartridges
Armor protection, mm
the forehead of the body .. 45, the forehead of the turret.. 45
Engine power – 500 hp
The maximum speed is 55 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 300 km.
Depth of water barriers to be surfaced, m 1,3
Design Features
Base – the original.
The general layout is classical (the control compartment is located in the front part of the hull, the fighting compartment is in the middle part of the hull and in the tower, the engine-transmission compartment is at the rear of the hull, the crew is in the control room and in the tower, the main armament is in the tower).
Armament – a cannon with a twin machine gun, a course machine gun, a telescopic and panoramic periscope sight of a circular view and aiming.
Protection – body welded, from rolled armor plates with rational angles of inclination; the tower is welded with the slope of the side walls.
Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped, diesel water cooling; transmission mechanical, main friction multi-disk dry; gearbox four-speed; airborne friction clutches; belt brakes; individual suspension, spring; double track rollers and guide wheels are cut; The caterpillar belt consists of ridges and smooth tracks.
The tank T-34 organically combined powerful weapons, reliable armor protection and high mobility. He was the best tank in the world in the late 30’s.
This instance of the production of plant No. 183 (Kharkov Locomotive Plant)
On the bow of the car there are several numbers at once, According to A. Builov, who reached the cannon and wrote off its number, it was possible to reveal the true number of the car. 0517-4 .. The tank was found in the archives of TsAMO about dispatches of plant No. 183 from May 12, 1941 (machine No. 15 in the column).
history of the T-34 tank from the outdoor exhibition
TsAMO RF, Fund 38, inventory 11355, file number 245, p.391
According to this document, this echelon in Bialystok left 26 tanks, which went to manning 6 MK. The tank with the serial number 0517-4 was among the losses in June 1941, but this was not the end of his fighting career. He was removed from the chassis and engine, and then installed on a railway platform, turning it into a makeshift armored car. Where this BPSO fought before the spring of 1945. For four decades, the former tank stood somewhere in the Western Army Group. In the late 80’s, when the withdrawal of Soviet units from Germany began and the tank was in the vault where it lay for some time. Later, specialists from NII-38 put on the running gear from T-34-85, attached boxes, simulating spare fuel tanks, and installed where it is today.
PS For the summer of 2016, the tank in the exposition is absent along with most exhibits of the outdoor exposition. Moved to “Park Patriot”.