We have rebranded as 'Gateway to Russia' and now offer even more articles and resources about Russia. For successive generations, the T-34 became an icon of the Soviet victory in WWII. Driving ...

As detailed in a previous piece, the T-34 had “notoriously uncomfortable ergonomics and a cramped turret.” Then there was the issue of task saturation for the tank commander, “who doubled as ...

In June 1941, Adolf Hitler's army swept into Russia during Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history. The Red Army was badly organized, under-prepared, and stunned by a rapid ...

Soviet tank platoons typically maneuvered closely together, and could not react to changing orders as quickly. The T-34 also had notoriously uncomfortable ergonomics and a cramped turret.

With automatic loading, an unmanned turret, reactive and active ... A state-funded film titled "T-34," which tells the story of a Russian tank crew escaping a Nazi camp, smashed box office records ...

UralVagonZavod has sent new batches of T-90M Proryv and T-72B3 tanks ... which protects both the turret and the vehicle's hull. The tank's armament is complemented by two machine guns of 7.62 ...

The 'pie-shaped' turret was quite cramped, inconvenient for the crew but it was typical for vehicles of pre-war construction,” Aleksandr Metla said. Why was the T-34-57 nicknamed the “tank ...

The T-34-85 is a medium tank that was designed during World War ... The armor was made of rolled plates, and the turret was made of cast elements. Read also: Suspected arms transport: Chinese ...

“The T-34 tank was reliable on any terrain,” recalled ... a large Balkenkreuz or swastika marking was applied to the hull and turret. Nevertheless, in the heat of battle, gunners often failed ...

Although it was the highly successful T-34 that led the ... a rounded turret that prevented shot traps, and better suspension. As the T-54 was the primary medium tank — meaning it was more ...

Ukraine's defense ministry numbers on the losses come amid speculation on social media about the possible appearance in the war of a Soviet-made T-34 tank which was used during World War II.