t-34 | Bitácora Bélica

Apr 4, 2013 -

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[EN] - Recurring problems of Soviet tank design

In my piece on the T-34 tank I said that postwar Soviet tanks (T-55, T-62, T-72, T-64, T-80) were built on the same principles as the T-34 with unfortunate consequences for the countries that had to use them in combat.Soviet tanks have performed poorly...

Feb 15, 2013 -

Libros, panther, panzer, SGM, t-34, tanques

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Panther Vs T-34: Ukraine 1943

Este libro fue objeto de mucho debate cuando apareció porque el autor concluyó que en 1943 el T-34 era un tanque más efectivo que el Panther, un modelo creado por Alemania con el objetivo de superarlo. En mi opinión el autor hace un análisis s�...

Feb 12, 2013 -

AFV, Eastern Front, t-34, ww2 stats

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[EN] - The German response against the Soviet T-34 and KV tanks

When the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941 they were surprised to come across tanks that were superior to their own in armor and firepower. The T-34 and KV tanks had 76mm guns that could penetrate the armor of the Panzers even at l...

Jan 29, 2013 -

AFV, Book review, Eastern Front, t-34

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[EN] - German evaluation of captured Soviet tanks

During WWII the German armed forces were always short of equipment, especially trucks and combat vehicles. In order to deal with this problem they made extensive use of captured French, Italian, Soviet and British vehicles.Foreign tracked vehicles and ...

Jan 24, 2013 -

ejército soviético, SGM, t-34, tanques, urss

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T-34-57

La idea de desarrollar un cañon de 57mm surge tras la guerra contra Finlandia. Este conflicto y su desarrollo hizo que el ejército soviético revisase muchos conceptos. Uno de ellos era el de los cañones montados en carros de combate: los modelos...

Jan 23, 2013 -

Book review, Eastern Front, t-34, ww2 stats, WWII Myths

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[EN] - Book review – Kursk 1943: A Statistical analysis

The battle of Kursk in 1943 has always fascinated historians. It has been called the greatest tank battle of WWII, the deathride of the Panzers, the battle that sealed the Soviet victory etc etc. After the summer victories of 1942 the Germans had suffe...

Jan 17, 2013 -

AFV, Eastern Front, t-34, WWII Myths

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[EN] - More on the T-34

The T-34 was one of the legendary tanks of WWII. When it appeared in 1941 its combination of firepower, armor and mobility shocked the Germans. However the real performance of the tank was different from the myth that was created for it by Soviet propa...

Jan 15, 2013 -

Otros temas, rusia, t-34, tanques, urss

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Funcionario ruso trata de vender un tanque T-34

Moscú, 15 de enero (IANS/RIA Novosti): Un tanque de la Segunda Guerra Mundial se salvó de desaparecer en una colección privada en Rusia, cuando un funcionario fue descubierto y recibió una multa de 550.000 rublos ($18.000) por intentar vender la m�...

Jan 14, 2013 -

AFV, Eastern Front, t-34, ww2 stats

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[EN] - Tank strength and losses – Eastern Front

After examining the manpowerand aircraftstrength and loss statistics in the Eastern front it’s time to take a look at the tank situation.Both sides built large numbers of tracked armored vehicles and their armored divisions spearheaded major operatio...

Jan 11, 2013 -

Armamento, M4 Sherman, panther, Panzerfaust, t-34, tanques, Tiger, Zimmerit

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Reforzando el Blindaje de los Tanques

A medida que se fue modernizando y mejorando el armamento antitanque o a consecuencia de la manifiesta inferioridad de unos carros de combate frente a otros, los distintos contendientes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial trataron de subsanar las deficiencias...