The Russian T34, introduced in 1940, was designed for high production volumes and featured a very simplified structure.
Powered by a highly fuel-efficient 500hp V2 12-cylinder diesel engine and fitted with Christie suspension, the T34 was characterized by efficiency and mobility.
The T34/76 was equipped with a huge 76.2mm gun and featured innovative sloping armor.
With the perfect balance of superior mobility, striking power, maintenance and mass production, the T34 is widely regarded as the best all-round tank of World War II.
The 1941 T34/76 featured a distinctive cast turret and crew handrails on the hull and turret.
The T34/76 was used at the Battle of Kursk in 1943, leading a hard-fought counterattack against the German Tiger I and Panther tanks.
Mechanical engineering plant No. 183 was relocated from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to Nizhny Tagil in the Urals. After a merger with the Uralvagonzavod plant, the Ural Tank Factory No. 183 was created there.
Plastic model kit to build a T34/76 with a commander's cupola from factory 183
- Magic Tracks
- Photo-etched parts
- Bonus roof for alternative variant
Scale 1:35
unbuilt / unpainted
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