tank
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19880285-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1943 or later
- Place of Use Continent - Asia, Country - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (tbv)
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1943/12/01
- Latest 1988/12/31
- Brand Name / Model T-34/85
- Inscription ON TURRET IN WHITE:102;ON TURRET IN YELLOW AND RED:SOVIET EMBLEM
- Service Component Russian Army
- Measurements Height 258.6 cm, Length 588.5 cm, Width 293.3 cm
- Caption T-34/85
- Additional Information One of the most successful tanks ever constructed, the T-34/85 was cheap, heavily armoured, and mechanically reliable. The Soviet Union produced tens of thousands during the Second World War, and made thousands more well into the 1960s. Some exported models are still in service in Third World armies.