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> Almost everything the Soviets built The T-34. The epitome of sound, sensible, pragmatic engineering.
by jalayir 9y ago
> Almost everything the Soviets built
The T-34. The epitome of sound, sensible, pragmatic engineering.
- rangibaby 9y agoIn the early part of the war the T-34 outclassed everything the Germans had. More were lost to mechanical failure than enemy action. As the war went on, the Soviets continued to simplify it until it became classic example of Soviet design we know about today (like the AK-47). The extreme weather conditions and lack of availability of spare parts in the USSR lead to some awesome engineering: Soviet aircraft can operate from the world's shittiest airfields: https://youtu.be/uWUG1FuALaw https://youtu.be/uWUG1FuALaw MiG-29 has extra intakes on top so it doesn't suck in junk from said airfields: https://youtu.be/MpPSPQq7oas https://youtu.be/MpPSPQq7oas Russian trucks: https://youtu.be/5BRu-XGKdgU https://youtu.be/5BRu-XGKdgU
- lostboys67 9y agoYes if only we had built a version under licence better bigger turret with the 17 Pounder and a bustle to fit the extra radio gear - poor radio coms and training was the soviet tankers weekness