JustKill wrote:Still ive never seen an american tank or guns in the russian side i see only PSSH T-34 T-30 tanks and mosin nagant rifles
Of course, since you've never seen an American tank, then they didn't exist...
Anyway, it also could be because Russia produced so many of it's own tanks...40,000 T-34's alone, so it stands to reason you might not have seen American tanks in any videos. Not to mention, propaganda may not have allowed that...similar to Russia raising the flag at the Reichstag, it had been raised two days earlier and then re-staged. Not to mention having the photo redone to remove the watches the Russian soldiers had looted. (Keep in mind, I'm not saying Russia is bad, just that is what happened)
Some reprints after I googled. Personally, I like the T-34.
"Russia adopted the T-34/76 medium tank in December of 1939. This breakthrough vehicle was designed to be "shell proof" with welded 45mm frontal armor sloped at 60 degrees. It was also designed to be easy to mass-produce, maintain and repair and this proved to be perhaps its greatest advantage over German armor.
Only 1,225 T-34's had been built by the time the Germans invaded the USSR. Still, when the T-34 first went into action in June 1941 it was a nasty surprise to the German Panzers. Production was increased and the T-34 soon out numbered as well as out performed the German Mk. III and early (Ausf A-F) Mk. IV Panzer tanks that were its main adversary in the "Great Patriotic War" during the period 1941-1943. Later in the war the Mk. IV was up-gunned and the thickness of its armor increased to make it a worthy adversary for the T-34.
The T-34/76 gets its name from the 76mm main cannon with which it was equipped. This gun was perfectly satisfactory against the Panzer III and early Mk. IV, but inadequate to penetrate the frontal armor of the later German Panzer IV's (late G, H, and J's), Tiger and Panther tanks at long range. For use against enemy troops there were hull and turret mounted machine guns.
The T-34's shortcoming in main battery firepower was solved by the introduction of an 85mm main gun, mounted in a turret designed for the KV-1C tank, which made the T-34/85 one of the world's great tanks. The new gun gave the T-34/85 the punch it needed, along with overwhelming numerical superiority, to dominate the Eastern Front and drive the Germans back to the Reich. The new turret was more resistant to German shell hits, offering the Soviet crew better protection. A five-speed transmission was also adopted at this time.
The T-34 was tough, maneuverable, reliable and capable of traversing almost any type of terrain. It was, overall, the best Allied tank of the war, generally pretty comparable to the late models of the German Mk. IV Panzer. By the end of the war some 40,000 T-34's had been produced.
It remained in service far longer than any other WW II vintage tank. T34's served in Korea, where U.S. soldiers found that their sloped armor made them almost impervious to light anti-tank weapons. In fact, I understand that T34's are still in service with some minor powers, a 60 year record of service approached by no other tank."
If faith is a crutch, I'm not limping anymore.
The best countries vs. the most annoying (Germany).
