ivantank Posted: June 19, 2009 No. 1: T-34 (USSR) (US)
First produced in 1940. Top speed: 34 mph. Range: 268 miles. The four-stroke 12-cylinder diesel engine gives a power-to-weight ratio of 15.87 horsepower per ton. Armor thickness: 65 millimeters Primary armament: 76.2-mm gun.
The T-34 scores near to full points for firepower, mobility and protection. It surpasses any other tank for ease of manufacture - gaining full points in the production category. The tank's fear factor would have been immense, and it was awarded just short of the maximum in that category.
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charley9toe
Was very effective on the Eastern Front during WWII. However the German Panthers (which wern't fully prepared for deployment) and Tiger tanks along with AT assets, 88's, really had a very high kill ratio over them. The reason was the Germans could engage them at 2000M. The T34 tank production and fielding/training capability simply overwhelmed the Germans. IOW. Guderian never got the Armour he needed.