Parola Armour Museum’s T-34/76 from 1941
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Seven tanks were taken to Finnish use steady by Continuation War. First T-34/76 used to be taken to Finnish use in October of 1941. The final of those tanks remained in Finnish use until yr 1961. The tanks were both captured in fight and brought from Germany.
Finnish estimates and experiences:
Early Finnish estimate of T-34 tank: “Armour reasonably adequate, diesel-engine works reliably even in winter, scramble reasonably adequate – it sounds as if the tank has an right off-avenue mobility. Our troops possess succeeded destroying these tanks with satchel charges thrown to rear deck. Tank crew has dismal visibility outdoor, tank tracks would possibly moreover very effectively be broken with satchel charges, antitank-mines or with 37-mm antitank-guns. 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 procedure) it goes to penetrate moreover greater aspect armour.”
Finnish tank crews learned T-34/76 to clearly be a big enchancment over earlier tanks love T-26E and captured Soviet T-26. Now not handiest used to be its 76-mm tank gun noteworthy extra tremendous and armour safety expedient against Soviet antitank-weapons, but thanks to broad tracks, powerful diesel engine and confirmed steady mobility in conventional Finnish terrain and moreover deep snow. Unlike with gentle tanks even particular person tree or two were no staunch impediment, since T-34 used to be learned superior knocking down trees less than 80-cm thick. Since the sequence of captured T-34 tanks taken to Finnish use remained always very restricted, it looks seemingly that the majority superior crews were handpicked for them. As mentioned the most predominant three T-34 tanks taken to Finnish use were issued to Heavy Tank Firm of Tank Battalion and when the Battalion used to be expanded to Brigade, they went to 3rd Tank Firm (1st Battalion) of Tank Brigade. When additional T-34 tanks were acquired in summer of 1944 moreover they ended as a lot as this tank company.
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