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How much of T-34 is true?
“T-34” tells the story of a group of Soviet soldiers who escape a Nazi concentration camp inside a T-34 tank. It is loosely based on real events.
What is the most deadliest tank?
The Challenger 2 is pure violence incarnate It holds the record for the longest tank to tank kill in the world. The Challenger 2 is widely considered one of the most capable and formidable main battle tanks in the world. It is armed with a deadly accurate 120 mm gun and can take a lot of punishment.
What gun did the Panther have?
Panther tank
| Panzerkampfwagen V Panther | |
|---|---|
| Armour | 16-100 mm |
| Main armament | 1 × 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 with 79 rounds |
| Secondary armament | 2 × 7.92 mm MG 34 machine guns with 5,100 rounds |
| Engine | V-12 petrol Maybach HL230 P30 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) |
Was the T-34 the best?
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.”
How many T-34 tanks did the Tiger tank destroy?
On July 8th, 1943, a Tiger tank commanded by Franz Staudegger took on fifty attacking T-34 tanks as the only armored vehicle on its side (though it did have infantry support), destroying twenty-seven enemy tanks and forcing the remainder to break off their attack and fall back.
What happened to the Tiger tank in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Staudegger’s Tiger then itself ran out of armor-piercing ammunition and retreated behind the lines, but it had stopped the Soviet attack. The Soviets had their own share of these victories against heroic odds, of course – at one point early in the German invasion of the USSR, a single KV-2 heavy tank held off the spe
Is this true that a German tank destroyed 22 Soviet tanks?
No that isn’t true. Well, not entirely true. It’s an embellishment on top of an embellishment on top of an embellishment. The original claim, by an Nazi SS tank commander, was that he and his tank destroyed 22 Soviet T-34 tanks in under an hour. The problem with that claim is that nobody can verify it.
How many tanks did Kolobanov destroy in his battle with the Germans?
None of the Soviet tanks were knocked out, and they destroyed over 40 German tanks. After the battle, Kolobanov and his crew found that their tank had sustained 156 hits – none of which were able to penetrate the heavy armor!