T-34

T-34/76 Turret Bunker
	General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Turret Bunker
Debut in FHSW	v0.5
Main armament	76.2 mm gun F-34; 76 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT; 35 x 60 rounds
	General Ingame Information
Used by	Soviet Union
Crew in‑game	1
	Historical Picture

OT-34/76
	General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Medium tank
Speed	55 km/h
Main armament	76.2 mm gun F-34; 76 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT; 35 x 60 rounds
	General Ingame Information
Used by	Soviet Union
Crew in‑game	4
Ammunition
Seat 2	ATO-41 Flamethrower; (20 blasts)
	Historical Picture

T-34/76 Model 1942; "Тридцатьчетвёрка" (Tridcat'chetverka); "Пирожок" (Pirozhok); "Sotka"
	General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Medium tank
Debut in FHSW	Debut in FH mod
Speed	55 km/h
Armour
Main armament	76.2 mm gun F-34; 76 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT; 35 x 60 rounds
	General Ingame Information
Used by	Soviet Union
Crew in‑game	4
Ammunition
Seat 2	7.62 mm MG DT; 45 x 60 rounds
	Historical Picture

T-34 variants in Forgotten Hope Secret Weapon
T-34/76	OT-34/76	T-34/76 Pillbox	Pzkpfw 747(r)	T-34/76 Model 1942	T-34/85	OT-34/85	Other

T-34/76[]

The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II. First produced at the KhPZ factory in Kharkov (Kharkiv, Ukraine), it was the mainstay of Soviet armoured forces throughout World War II, and widely exported afterwards. It was the most-produced tank of the war, and the second most-produced tank of all time, after its successor, the T-54/55 series. In 1996, T-34 variants were still in service in at least 27 countries.

Soviet tank development was influenceed from the experience gathered during the Spanish Civil War where, the T-26 and BT tanks while superior to German and Italian tanks had some shortcomings. The conflict was also the first time anti tank guns were used and the second time in history tanks fought other tanks. The development of the T-34 began with A-20 tank, this tank was influenced by the BT tanks but it was made larger which made it possible to utilize more sloped armour and increase ammunition capacity and operational range. The A-20 then lead to the A-32 and T-32 which both featured thicker armour, wider tracks and a 3 inch gun. The main difference between the A-32 and T-32 was that short barrel L10 gun of the A-32 was replaced with a L11 high velocity gun in the T-32. Finally, the T-32 was uparmored and passed trials as the T-34 and production began in 1940.

The T-34 was the most important weapon fielded by the Red Army in World War II. When first produced in 1940, commentators considered it one of the finest tank designs in the world. Sloping armour increased protection and made it, at all sides, nigh invulnerable against the then current Panzer III and IV models. Its 76.2mm gun was capable of destroying its early opponents at ranges of up to 2000 meters. Its V-2 diesel engine used a less flammable fuel, while its Christie suspension was fast on rough terrain with wide tracks, which gave low ground pressure for good mobility in mud and snow.

By mid-war, the T-34 might have no longer technically outclassed its opponents but it remained effective in combat. The T-34 (German designation: T-34/76) was the original tank with a 76.2 mm gun. Our T-34 is the Model 1942 variant

OT-34/76[]

The OT-34 was a T-34 with an ATO-41 or ATO-42 Flamethrower, which replaced the DT machinegun in the fuselage. This meant that unlike earlier flamethrower tanks the cannon and machine gun in the turret could be kept making the vehicle more versatile. The armour protection was also greater but the KV-8 was also developed which was even more armoured.

T-34/76 Pillbox[]

After T-34/76's have been damaged, the Soviets remove the turrets and use them as pillbox bunkers in 1942. They use them on the Mototov and Stalin lines. Of course, the Germans took the same idea to built there own fortification lines with turret bunkers.

Pzkpfw 747(r)[]

Panzer 747(r)

General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Medium tank
Debut in FHSW	Debut in FH mod
Speed	55 km/h
Main armament	76.2 mm gun F-34 76 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT 35 x 60 rounds
General Ingame Information
Used by	Germany Finland Hungary
Crew in‑game	4
Ammunition
Seat 2	7.62 mm MG DT 45 x 60 rounds
Historical Picture

German military intelligence in World War II referred to the two main production models as T-34/76 and T-34/85, with minor models receiving letter designations such as T-34/76A—this nomenclature has been widely used in the West, especially in popular literature. When the German Wehrmacht used captured T-34s, it designated them Panzerkampfwagen T-34(r), where the "r" stood for russisch ("Russian"). Some were retro-fitted onto train wagons to make the Panzerjägerwagen T-34 which could be used to add firepower for armoured trains, such as the Panzertriebwagen 16.

The Finnish Army used T-34s until the 1960s. These were captured from the attacking Soviets or purchased from Germany.

T-34/76 Model 1942[]

T-34/76 Model 1942 "Micky Maus" (German)

General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Medium tank
Debut in FHSW	Debut in 0.55
Speed	55 km/h
Main armament	76.2 mm gun F-34 76 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT 35 x 60 rounds
General Ingame Information
Used by	Soviet Union
Crew in‑game	4
Seat 2	7.62 mm MG DT 45 x 60 rounds
Historical Picture

In early 1942 came the better model D turret, a sub-product of the abandoned T-34M project, which was a great improvement over previous models. Notably, the big hatch was removed and replaced by separated hatches (dubbed "Mickey mouse" by the Germans) with, at the fall of 1943, a new specially-designed all-round vision commander cupola. Despite of this, production cost was halved and production time reduced by 50%. This version of the T34 also had the ability to mount external fuel tanks for increased range. In 1943 T-34 production rate was about 1300 per month.

You can find it on most Eastern Front maps starting from Kharkov Outskirts and ending by early 1944.

T-34/85 (1943)[]

T-34/85 (D-5T) "Pitkäputkinen Sotka"

General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Medium tank
Speed	55 km/h
Armour
Main armament	85 mm gun D-5T 56 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT 35 x 60 rounds
General Ingame Information
Used by	Soviet Union
Crew in‑game	4
Ammunition
Seat 2	7.62 mm MG DT 45 x 60 rounds
Seat 3	Passenger Seat
Seat 4	Passenger Seat
Historical Picture

The first production run of the T-34/85, a T-34 tank with a 85 mm had the D-5T gun, which had already been mounted in the SU-85 and was an adaption of the 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K). There is little to no difference to later standard T-34/85 in practice. The gun elevation and deppression is the same. It is present in small numbers in the mod in the Battle of the Valirisk and other maps in 1943.

T-34/85[]

T-34/85 and OT-34/85 "Pitkäputkinen Sotka"

General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Medium tank
Debut in FHSW	Debut in FH mod
Speed	55 km/h
Armour
Main armament	85 mm gun ZiS-S-53 56 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT 35 x 60 rounds
General Ingame Information
Used by	Soviet Union, Germany
Crew in‑game	4
Ammunition
Seat 2	7.62 mm MG DT 45 x 60 rounds OT-34/85: Flamethrower 12 seconds
Seat 3	DShK 1938 machinegun
Seat 4	Passenger Seat
Seat 5	Passenger Seat
Historical Picture

In late August of 1943 high ranking officials of the Soviet armaments industry discussed the difficulty that the T-34/76s 76mm F34 gun had in dealing with the new, heavier, German tanks that had appeared during the summer, especially during the heavy fighting at Kursk. They concluded that The T-34/76 might need a more powerful gun to more easily deal with these new threats. This was the new T-34/85 and was equipped with the powerful 85mm ZiS-S-5 gun, a weapon on par with the Tiger's 88mm KwK 36. This was placed in a bigger 3-man turret with a TSh-16 sight. The T-34/85 began to reach the troops in the winter of 1944. The turret allowed the crews to fight more effectively. With the apply of the Mesh Screens, the T-34/85 have more defense against the enemy anti-tank rocket launchers.

In FHSW the T-34/85 has a lot of variation with many sub-variants. Features like one of four different tank slogans or not on the turret, the gas tanks on both sides of the hull, mesh shields just on the turret or there and on the hull, access to APCR are all features that may or may not be on a specific T-34/85. A T-34/85 may also act as a mobile spawnpoint just like the M3 Half-track.

OT-34/85[]

OT-34/85 To-34

General Historical Information
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Category	Medium tank
Speed	55 km/h
Main armament	85 mm gun ZiS-S-53 56 rounds
Coaxial weapon	7.62 mm MG DT 35 x 60 rounds
General Ingame Information
Used by	Soviet Union
Crew in‑game	4
Seat 2	ATO-42 Flamethrower
Seat 3	DShK 1938 machinegun
Seat 4	Passenger Seat
Seat 5	Passenger Seat
Historical Picture