Steve Mercure really was not that good this tank was know for engine failure and that engine doesn’t sound like it will run for very long

I'm not sure that's correct Steve. T-34's were legendary for their Reliability like a Sherman. That V-12 was so reliable they also put them in the T-72 Decades later. You sure you're thinking of the T-34?

Supes Me that is a myth my good man yes it could of been reliable but they got 12 year olds to build the engine and im not joking, another problem was the bad suspension and the super human strength needed to change gears it only 15kph instead of 25kph some tanks even carried a spare transmission it was a major flop oh and little room inside very cramped

Steve Mercure ц

Man Down Under The Soviets actually purposefully reduced LT reliability and longevity in order to cut production costs and reduce man hours required per unit of output. They actually did much better at this than the capitalist Germans and in some cases matched the mass production oriented Americans. They correctly reasoned that it made no sense to put 10,000 hour bearings in an engine that was in a tank with an expected lifespan under 1,000 hours. So they used bushings and very few tanks survived long enough to wear them out anyway. If they did well you got your money’s worth get a new one and go on with winning the war. The German Tiger was a far superior tank but was in excess of 1 million man hours to produce (they even bragged about this in the manual) vs only maybe a few thousand man hours for a T34.

Low millage, only did one trip when it was new, from Moscow to Berlin

Do have a second for-sale to in unknown condition, willing to trade both for newer

:D :D :D :D :D

In what town? 🤣🤣🤣

"Good tank to good home". Отдам танк в хорошие руки.

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Too bad they’re garbage

@@flight2k5 a man of absolutely 0 culture

@@flight2k5 cringe

Thanks for the laugh

And the brick? Oh,thats just the clutch

This match? That’s the heating

So what's the sickle for?

@@dashtesla Bayonet Charge

all of them would last if kept away from people

The T-34 was state-of the art at the time and one of the only tanks able to match the Nazi Tigers and Pamthers.

@@stratowhore9051 nope couldnt do jack against the tigers or panthers. the soviets just made about 40000 of them compared to the wermachts 1000 or so tigers and equally amount of panthers. so the soviets just threw what they had at the tigers and hoped. the 76mm couldnt do much damage to a tiger from distance so they had to get close. 1 on 1 the t34 was basically equal to the M4 sherman. just stalinized

Many came out of the factory unpainted, the rust making for fairly good camo.

@@pewpew3377 That one has a 85mm which could pen front armour of a tiger.

Man that’s fascinating! Do you know what outfit he was apart of?

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My grandfather was a tanker (infantryman too) under Patton. Was wounded and captured March 45, Hammelburg, Germany. Glad he too made it home so we would live.

Iam happy my grandpa missed your grandpa.

Yeah my grandpa drove a plane to berlin and nuked it.

Sinecode nah, they would say: hey vadim, another abandoned tank..

Da !

Looks like the UK.

Not Russia, it's USSR!

I mean which would you rather find in your barn. An old car from the 60's that doesn't even work, or a T-34-85 made in the 60's that still runs

Запустили . а не "завели".Невелика заслуга .За что тут уважать? Да еще и "трепетать"!.Уважения заслуживают те , кто создал , построил и воевал на таких танках.Какое - то пресмыкательство у вас .

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@@user-ge7gy6xp6g А Вы уважаемый часы когда-нибудь разбирали? Удавалось потом обратно собрать, чтобы они пошли? Так вот, я это к чему- создать механизм- это гениально! Но разобраться в нём после создателя- гениально в двойне! Да, я пресмыкаюсь вашими словами перед теми, кто смог разобраться в мыслях и задумках гениев, я тоже "оживляю" механизмы -потому так и написал.

@@user-xi7sz7lg1w Путаете теплое с мягким от восторга.Создать и починить - разное.Механики на СТО - все гении ( по вашему понятию).

@@user-xi7sz7lg1w Откуда пишите? Западная Сибирь.

"Great to haul potato and onion harvest, da."

you mean babuchka can drive t34?

Yes yes, very comfortable, gets decent fuel mileage too. Not great, but is ok.

" I vas only driving on Sundays by little old lady from Leningrad. I sell it cheap to you."

Only babushka drives it on Sunday mornings to church and back,low mileage,oil and filters changed recently

Zelenski: take it to the frontlines! xd

@@eliezerdaniel is this tank in Russia or Ukraine?

​@@ilhamseptian1604 not sure but Russia is using Armatta based tanks already. I am just referring to the fact Zelenski wants everything and wants it now.

@@eliezerdaniel lol armada based tanks, do they also use their armored suit which stops 50cal. rounds? Russia doesn't even dare using their newest technology in Ukraine war in fear of them capturing it

@@xi.na_ it's truth they're just using a few of them, but also more advanced weapons like Kryshantemas

There is a saying, "if your T34 doesnt burn oil, you're out of oil." these motors including the oil reservoir hold around 15 gallons of oil. it was probably oil leaking into the cylinders from the valve seals

Холодный двигатель вот и дымит,прогреется перестанет.

Вы что им управляли

Si los mejores fueron los vencedores sobre los alemanes t 34 el mejor

Это не машина а кусок говнины! Жаль тех людей которых вынуждали воевать на этом говне!

Точно , они спрашивают друг у друга как дела и у все ли все нормально 😀 и они очень рады что снова в деле

It's quality was quire good for a tank made in the 40's. There are a lot of misconceptions about ww2 USSR tank production

Качество?-дизель с 4 мя клапанами на цилиндр и алюминиевым блоком?-с топливной аппаратурой бош?-и он был создан в 1939году!!!-ну не знаю,в европе такие дизеля начали только появляться в 1985 году)

Did you just speak of quality do u even know what that means or what ur talking about we had shit tanks back then that couldn't take on a pick up truck why not keep these kind of comments to ur self if u are so clueless quality is defined by quantity and actually use in war for tanks that thing is amazing so called todays quality that's never used is garbage that will let you down in no time actually why even waste my time explaining to a clueless person

they were simple to produce, a nightmare to operate and not worth repairing.

​@@Insomniac3d history proves otherwise, they brought the Soviets to Berlin.

@@deadeyecpt.7765 and they could only get the soviets to Berlin, as only a soviet tank driver could wield the power to change the transmissions gears requiring godly force to shift.

@@sorbet6688 looks like soviet crews were just built different

@@deadeyecpt.7765 It was an alright tank, far from great but good enough to win the Soviets the war with nearly 45.000 T34's of all variants lost.

I have a feeling spare parts might be a bit hard to come by for most of us.

@@Citizen_Snips1 Need a machinist to keep you running.

I suppose in wartime, carbon monoxide poisoning was the least of the concerns, son.

love the joke :)

The enemy can’t hit what they can’t see....

@@allangibson8494 They can now.

@@tooyoungtobeold8756 Not in the smoke cloud... (Hopefully by the time is dispersed you are long gone....)

Fuck russia.

This is now being sent to Ukraine to cover all their lost equipment, comrade. Russia are getting desperate.

@@rocketassistedgoat1079 I highly doubt T-34-85 tanks are being sent to Ukraine for offensive or defensive operations.

@@kegankelly3073 You never know with Russia. Good luck trying to start their stockpile of Cold War stuff, lol.

@@rocketassistedgoat1079 very true, Comrade! Keep paying attention. You're steps ahead of many 🙂

LOL HOW DARE YOU !

As spitting image says hot hot hot 🔥

...when she sa the exhausts. She came back when she saw that old techniqque is still, wotrking after decades. This save resources instead using new ones for new chinese cars.

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Tanks and any other military vehicles do not undergo EURO emission standards and US emission standards either

I don't know if there's a "best", I feel like for the Soviets this was their tank to win the war but for the British or Americans this tank would simply have not cut it.

@@cmdrgarbage1895 I leave this matter for those more knowledgeable in the field.

just wait until you see the transmission!!!

I agree.Built strong, no wonder it was the work horse of the Russians during the 2nd world war. Great they got started!

Eric Hartmann but you got to take in account the quantity of tanks produced. And the not so "crew friendly" russian tactics

what a bunch of bullcrap.

Eric Hartmann in 1944, when allies popped up in Normandy, USSR was already in Poland. I agree, that fights in Africa had impact on eastern front, but you can't deny that Russians fought well.

Old diesel engines never die

Alexander Dredd china makes good weapons, look at norinco, although everything else is dog shit quality

If you call that " running sweet" then ....

WTF CHINA

@@snowflakemelter1172 Whats wrong with it?

Lol

No time for Exhaust wenn you're in War!

Probably was burning oil a bit after sitting for there awhile. It cleared up as it warmed up though.

Hans Wurst fuck the climate

Hans Wurst same with the old tractors i have at home, when you crank them up there is always a nice load of smoke coming from the exhaust

Well I mean this engine doesn't produce nearly as many Nox emissions as to get Nox to form you need complete efficient combustion which makes the engine hot, and these tanks are far from efficient and complete combustion.

It wasn't Ukrainians, but people from Donetsk. They were fighting for their freedom.

@@user-we5tt1ho2j u mean separatists?

@@in6587 Ukraine and you call them separatists. Jedem das Seine...

Stop the cap

Это жители Донецка, отражая агрессию украинских вооруженных сил и банд нацистов, сняли несколько в танков и самоходных артеллерийских установок, отремонтировали их своими силами и воевали на них, потому что до определенного времени был дефицит в вооружении и техники.

No actually it wasn't that I am aware of lol

It really wasn't lmao

and gun fire

You'd need it to survive Detroit!

Stop electing Democrats who waste at your tax money!

And you might actually increase air quality.

Learn to keep out of convorsations you're not welcome in like all kids did.

@Rabot Hahaa! That was a good one.

@@finntastique3891 😃😃😃😃😃😃

No glow plugs, but the great thing is, when the German tanks wouldn't start during Russian winters, the T-34s - with their diesel engines - would.

These engines use the air as the fuel. Diesel as the lubricant. Can run for days on end on the battle field

I do like the sound of Soviet T-34s mostly because German tanks had mufflers that would make them quieter so they wouldn’t alert nearby enemy tank crews. The T-34s on the other hand had straight pipes.

But you are leaving out the fact that Russians would start fires under the tank to keep it warm. Doesn’t matter German or Russian oil gets pretty thick in -60 degree weather.

My family's van was like that

blame the axis for not getting far enough

That's for helping you to get out of swamps

Probably a post war model. T-34s made during the war, especially the 76 models, weren't actually that good or reliable.

@@Electronick7714 that was on purpose though, the Soviets figured a tank didn't live for long during actual combat so they made them a bit crude.

@@soviet_tank_lover a bit crude is being generous. However, they did improve some stuff with the 85 model. It still had a lot of the old inherent flaws though

@@Electronick7714 well, as I said, it was on purpose. It did make sense from a production view, afterall why put something in the tank that will last a year or more if the tank itself would last a week or so.

@@soviet_tank_lover exactly man. People just don't get that though. They seem to think that t-34 is an everlasting invincible paradigm of tank design but it wasn't

Yep! I'm in 70s & when 4 recall Gramps modifying an accordion kid's over-the-head back brace, to suspend 1 of his Thompsons teachin' me to shoot it w/100 shots in drum at tire bouncing down hill on full auto. Other gangsters came out to farm for fall shoot with Gramps arm in sling telling boys farmin' is dangerous! They all whined like little biotches, so Gramps offered them chance to win some of their money back against me just 4 yr old kid, but would need 20:1 odds. Maury The Mole said "BS Boss...we'll just give you 10:1 odds...ain't that right boys???" Gramps agreed, they all shot first at the tire w/cardboard square inside as had seniority. Maury The Murderer hit 22 times, Ernie The Eraser hit 35 times, and rest of crew not so pretty good. I had least seniority shooting last with 69 hits out of 100. Boys wanted to kill Gramps for screwin' 'em, but each glanced at his Luger Broomhandle Auto and finally agreed it was "Nice Shooting Boss!!" They coughed up the $2,850, Gramps added $150 to it, and Monday morning bought small house w/basement for last gang member finally getting out of prison at SPSM in Jackson. Gramps also got him job as Night Custodian at High School meeting requirements for release. And as for Gramp's Thompson, it was the sound of WW2 all over again, AND IT SOUNDED VERY IMPRESSIVE FROM WHERE i WAS STANDING!!

The Korean War also. The North Korean and Chinese armies were given a bunch of T-34/85s by Stalin to fight South Korea and the US-led UN Coalition. It's very possible my own great uncle (a US Army infantryman) may have found himself across the battlefield from some of these (maybe even on the receiving end of their shells). That 1950s war was a strange combination of World War II, World War I and modern warfare all rolled into one chaotic brawl.

Try lure one digging trench.

@@topivaltanen4432 All PKKA vehicles and tanks is property of russian army now . You can digging only german equipment for own use.🤕

I love them tanks, one of the best low BR tanks in War Thunder !

Would you like to try t 34 red? Yes/no

hell no, it was just the high production numbers...

lmao

Well, you need like 10 of those to kill a King Tiger. So hell no, it's not good. But it could be manufactured rather quickly so that's its strength.

But there was an Australian Centurion tank that withstood an atomic bomb

the glorious smell of soviet diesel

Yes, but only wint AdBlue XD

According to VW, it is.

dandare 1001: you sir, win the internet today. Best laugh of the month

EURO-45

I had to look it up, but got a hint with the VW dig lol Cheers from the USA.

Taj Lewis no it actually was used at shot at as well

You know, as you do. Needs a spare for the weekends.

haha

oh, come on. next to this barn, there's another barn and also another T-34 inside it

jesus christ

That one has no engine inside

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Сам пей эту дрянь

Idiot

@@nikolaypolyakov9886 у кого чего болит, тот про то и говорит.

@@Alivio1 ,vodka, you need vodka.

Хлам, какая легенда?? ))

Легенда была вместе со сталью из которой этот аппарат сделан ,и кто все.отдал ради нас тварей

Лютый т34