![]() This was done to protect the exhaust from damage. ![]() The exhausts were moved from the fenders to the main body of the tank. These turrets were originally produced in Leningrad, and copied for the T-35A tank. The machine gun turrets were very similar to the secondary turrets on the T-28 medium tank. The 45-mm gun turrets were now round with room for two crewmen to operate a more potent K-20 gun, replacing the previous PS-3 37mm gun. The new tank was longer, which required the addition of an extra suspension bogie. The main turret and machine gun turrets were all borrowed from the T-28 and implemented onto the T-35. Similarly to how the T-37 and T-37A were different vehicles with similar names, the two tanks shared similarities but were, by and large, different vehicles.Ī part of the reason for this change was the Soviet leader, Stalin himself becoming interested in the project and decreeing that the new T-35 and T-28 medium tank should share as many parts as possible.Īn early production T-28 tank lost in the opening days of Barbarossa. The OKMO (Opytniy Konstruktorsko-Mekhanicheskiy Otdel, ‘Experimental Design Mechanical Department’) bureau of Kharkov, in parallel with the T-35-2, had designed the T-35A prototype. This was due to a new design buro designing a similar, yet superior machine. The initial T-35-1 and T-35-2 prototypes were both evaluated by the Red Army, but were not accepted for service. It was one of the many proud achievements of Soviet industrialisation – its image appeared on posters, films, and even medals and awards. This tank grabbed the hearts, souls, and imaginations of the Soviet people and foreign military attachés alike. The T-35A tank is one of history’s strangest tanks – often seen crawling across the Soviet inter-war era parade squares. ![]() Heavy Tank – 61 Built The Eastern Behemoth
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