T-34 85 Korean War Tank Armor 1/35 Scale Model Kit Build Review Weathering Italeri 6585 Zvezda

https://www.modelrectifier.com/produc... #Scalemodel #tank #armor #ICM #Kit #Reviews #Plastic #Scale #Model #Models #AMT #Tamiya #TamiyaUSA #Revell #MPC #Academy #Italeri #Ford #Tank #Armor #Aoshima #Hobbyboss #Modelroundup #Tool #Tools #onedaybuilds #onedaybuild #tested #scalemodels #hpiguy #hpiguys #scalemodels #Scale_model #hobby #hobbies #2021 #model #models #modelling #scale #modeling #weathering #howto #diy #create #make #STEM #future #floor #polish #tutorial #decal #decals #waterslide #automobile #t34 #koreanwar #korea #army #soviet #tanks #russia ITALERI 6585 - Scale 1:35 T-34/85 Korean War METAL GUN BARREL - CANVAS TOWING ROPE - GLUABLE RUBBER OR LINK-AND-LENGTH TRACKS - PHOTO ETCHED FRET - DECALS FOR 4 VERSIONS - COLORS INSTRUCTION SHEET FIGURE NOT INCLUDED The T-34 tank is certainly one of the most famous armored vehicles of the Second World War and it was the mainstay of the Soviet Army. The most important innovations introduced by the T-34 design were the frontal sloped armor, able to guarantee better protection against direct hits, and the adoption of wide tracks able to provide good mobility on all types of terrain including mud and snow. The first version of T-34, armed with a 76 mm. short barrel gun, immediately obtained an advantage against the most common German tanks of the era the Panzer III and the Panzer IV. In 1943 the T-34 was further improved with the adoption of a completely new turret, bigger and with a better armor, capable of housing the powerful 85 mm long barrel gun. Thanks to the new T-34/85 the Soviet Armored Forces could effectively face even the most modern and advanced German Tanks the Tiger and the Panther. The T-34 had a lengthy operational career, even stretching beyond the conclusion of WW2: in June 1950 over 120 T-34 / 85s were in service with the North Korean People's Army and then involved in the invasion of South Korea, predominantly in the early stages of the conflict. Type: Tanks Period: Second World War Country: Russia Skill: 5 Model Dim.: 23.5 cm Box Dim.: 373 x 241 x 60cm mm Decals for 4 versions The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940, famously deployed with the Red Army during World War II against Operation Barbarossa. Its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was more powerful than its contemporaries[7] while its 60 degree sloped armour provided good protection against anti-tank weapons. The Christie suspension was inherited from the design of American J. Walter Christie's M1928 tank, versions of which were sold turret-less to the Red Army and documented as "farm tractors", after being rejected by the U.S. Army. The T-34 had a profound effect on the conflict on the Eastern Front in the Second World War, and had a lasting impact on tank design. After the Germans encountered the tank in 1941, German general Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist called it "the finest tank in the world"[8] and Heinz Guderian affirmed the T-34's "vast superiority" over German tanks.[9][10] Alfred Jodl, chief of operations staff of the German armed forces noted in his war diary "the surprise at this new and thus unknown wunder-armament being unleashed against the German assault divisions."[11] Although its armour and armament were surpassed later in the war, it has been described as the most influential tank design of the war. The T-34 was the mainstay of Soviet armoured forces throughout the war. Its general specifications remained nearly unchanged until early 1944, when it received a firepower upgrade with the introduction of the greatly improved T-34/85 variant. Its production method was continuously refined and rationalized to meet the needs of the Eastern Front, making the T-34 quicker and cheaper to produce. The Soviets ultimately built over 80,000 T-34s of all variants, allowing steadily greater numbers to be fielded despite the loss of tens of thousands in combat against the German Wehrmacht.[13] Replacing many light and medium tanks in Red Army service, it was the most-produced tank of the war, as well as the second most-produced tank of all time (after its successor, the T-54/T-55 series).[14] With 44,900 lost during the war, it also suffered the most tank losses ever.[15] Its development led directly to the T-44, then the T-54 and T-55 series of tanks, which in turn evolved into the later T-62, that form the armoured core of many modern armies. T-34 variants were widely exported after World War II, and as recently as 2010 more than 130 were still in service.