Did the T-34 have Christie suspension?

The real Christie suspension was used only on a few designs, notably the Soviet BT tanks and T-34, the British Cruiser tanks, including the A13’s: Cruiser Mk III, Cruiser Mk IV, Covenanter, Crusader, Cromwell and the Comet, as well as some experimental Polish and Italian designs.

Was the T-34 an American design?

The T34 Heavy Tank was an American design for a heavy tank. It evolved from the T29 Heavy Tank and T30 Heavy Tank in 1945, sporting a 120 mm (4.72 in) modified anti-aircraft gun.

Who designed the Russian T34 tank?

Mikhail Ilyich Koshkin
Mikhail Ilyich Koshkin (Russian: Михаил Ильич Кошкин; 3 December 1898, Brynchagi, Yaroslavl Oblast – 26 September 1940) was a Soviet tank designer, chief designer of the famous T-34 medium tank….References.

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How does torsion bar suspension work on tanks?

A torsion bar suspension, also known as a torsion spring suspension, is any vehicle suspension that uses a torsion bar as its main weight-bearing spring. Vertical motion of the wheel causes the bar to twist around its axis and is resisted by the bar’s torsion resistance.

Was the T-34 A good tank?

It was the T-34. The new armored vehicle had an excellent 76-millimeter gun and thick sloped armor and cruised at more than 35 miles per hour. “But the T-34, for all its faults, is now often referred to by tank experts and historians as possibly the best tank of the war.”

When did GM stop using torsion bars?

The torsion bar front suspension would never return to light-duty GM two-wheel-drive trucks, which use coil springs to this day. (The torsion bars added to GM light-duty four-wheel drive trucks in 1988 were dropped beginning with the 2007 model year.)

What was the T34 tank used for?

T34 Tank. The T34 tank was developed by the Russians both before and during World War Two. The T34 revolutionised the way tanks were designed and made. Close up in battle, the T34 proved to be more than a match for the powerful Tiger tank. The T34 combined developments from both America and, ironically, Germany.

What was so special about the Soviet T-34?

The T-34, a Soviet medium tank, had a profound and lasting effect on the field of tank design. At its introduction in 1940, the T-34 possessed an unprecedented combination of firepower, mobility, protection and ruggedness.

Why is the T-34 tank so hard to kill?

The T-34 was designed as the final of a series of shellproof tanks. In order to make it as hard to kill as possible, it was made as compact as possible, and the turret was particularly small. That made for a smaller target, and the less area you have to cover the thicker the steel for the same weight.

How many T-34 tanks did the Korean people’s Army have?

Above, you can see a Korean People’s Army (KPA) T-34 that had been knocked out by American marines in September 1950. A minimum of two penetrating strikes is in view at the front of the T-34 tank. The Korean War was one of the first major flashpoints of the cold war. The KPA was equipped with roughly 120 T-34-85s supplied by the Soviet Union.