3/1/2024 0 Comments Korean war us main battle tankCurrently several countries still have a few T-34/85’s in active service despite being developed over 80 years previous. However, following the introduction of heavier and more capable armor into the US and UN forces, the North Korean Army began to suffer more T-34 tank losses in combat from enemy armor and numerous US/UN airstrikes. The new model had a larger turret ring which allowed it to mount a larger and wider turret that housed three crewmen and a new 85 mm cannon which greatly increased the anti-armor characteristics. The T-34/85 was the updated version of the famous Soviet T-34 medium tank, the most common WW2-era design. In June of 1950 the North Korean invasion of South Korea was led by a division of over 100 T-34/85s. About the T-34/85 - Korean War Soviet Tank:
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