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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: lunatic1 on May 26, 2018, 02:35:39 PM
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I wish for Smoke canisters on the T34/85
Rear view of a T-34/85, from Factory 174. Circular transmission access hatch, exhaust pipes, MDSh smoke canisters and extra fuel tanks cn be seen.
Turret:
By choosing either the D-5T or the ZIS-85, guns with a very long barrel and without a muzzle brake, the recoil dictated a very large turret, or at least very long. This roomier design also had the advantage of being roomy enough for three crewmen, the commander being freed from having to load the gun. This in turn helped him concentrate on possible targets and generally to have better awareness of the battlefield. The advantage of a three-man turret was already known by the British since the twenties, and the Germans found it very convenient for their main tanks, the Panzer III and IV. The advantages of such a configuration became obvious during the campaign in France. Having the commander free to focus on his tasks and excellent tank-to-tank communication gave them a clear-cut tactical superiority over the French, whose tanks mostly had one man turrets.
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rear-viewT34-85_PzmuseumMunchen-640x522.jpg
I also watch a program on Netflix from a Russian Museum show a T34/85 with 2 smoke dispenser tubes on the rear deck-1 pointing out to the left and 1 to the right.
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Sounds like a keeper. Let's drop it down the well and see if it splashes. +1
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I think you would have to have some data on the smoke dispensers ( not canisters) and see that they were a regular feature and not just a small # late in the war. I don't have any info in front of me. Might not have been a common issue item.
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The smoke canister where only mounted on the latest model in ww2 and where co-produced with the 1944 model, pretty much a LA-7 with 3-guns when 90% used 2 guns.