Parola Armour Museum’s T-34/76 from 1941
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Seven tanks were taken to Finnish use during Continuation War. First T-34/76 modified into once taken to Finnish use in October of 1941. The final of these tanks remained in Finnish use until one year 1961. The tanks were every captured in wrestle and brought from Germany.
Finnish estimates and experiences:
Early Finnish estimate of T-34 tank: “Armour rather sufficient, diesel-engine works reliably even in iciness, speed rather sufficient – it sounds as if the tank has a advantageous off-avenue mobility. Our troops get succeeded destroying these tanks with satchel prices thrown to rear deck. Tank crew has heart-broken visibility out of doorways, tank tracks will even be damaged with satchel prices, antitank-mines or with 37-mm antitank-weapons. 45-mm antitank-gun can penetrate decrease aspect hull armour between avenue-wheels or if the tank is tilted suitably (turning sloped aspect hull armour into vertical keep) it could perchance perchance penetrate also increased aspect armour.”
Finnish tank crews found T-34/76 to obviously be a big growth over earlier tanks like T-26E and captured Soviet T-26. Now not most productive modified into once its 76-mm tank gun arrangement more efficient and armour security estimable against Soviet antitank-weapons, however thanks to extensive tracks, extremely efficient diesel engine and confirmed advantageous mobility in long-established Finnish terrain and also deep snow. Now not like with light tanks even individual tree or two were no accurate obstacle, since T-34 modified into once found pleasurable knocking down bushes decrease than 80-cm thick. Since the different of captured T-34 tanks taken to Finnish use remained repeatedly very restricted, it appears seemingly that nearly all pleasurable crews were handpicked for them. As talked about the predominant three T-34 tanks taken to Finnish use were issued to Heavy Tank Firm of Tank Battalion and when the Battalion modified into once expanded to Brigade, they went to third Tank Firm (1st Battalion) of Tank Brigade. When extra T-34 tanks were obtained in summer of 1944 also they ended up to this tank company.
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