The T-34-100 was an experimental, late-WWIl Soviet medium tank, a significant upgrade to the legendary T-34, featuring a powerful 100mm gun and a larger turret (from the T-44) to counter stronger German tanks, but it never reached mass production as the advanced T-44 was prioritized, though its design concepts influenced post-war tanks and a similar Czechoslovakian project also failed to materialize.
Developed from July 1944 as the ultimate T-34 variant because existing T-34s couldn't effectively penetrate new German heavy tanks like the Panther and Tiger. Upgraded with the formidable 100mm LB-1 gun, giving it much-needed firepower comparable to self-propelled guns like the SU-100. Fitted with a new, larger T-44V turret, accommodating a three-man crew (commander, gunner, loader) for better efficiency, unlike earlier T-34s. Prototypes were completed by early 1945, but the tank was superseded by the more advanced T-44, which was already entering final development. never entered mass production, remaining a prototype demonstrating the T- 34's potential for modernization. The concept of up-gunning the T-34 hull with a more powerful gun influenced later Soviet tank designs, like the T-54 series, and led to similar post-war projects, such as the Czechoslovakian Konštrukta T-34/100, which also never went into production. 100mm gun vs. 76.2mm or 85mm guns. Three-man turret vs. two-man. Larger, improved turret vs. earlier hexagonal or cast turrets.
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The T-34-100 was an experimental, late-WWIl Soviet medium tank, a significant upgrade to the legendary T-34, featuring a
powerful 100mm gun and a larger turret (from the T-44) to counter stronger German tanks, but it never reached mass production as the advanced T-44 was prioritized, though its design concepts influenced post-war tanks and a similar Czechoslovakian project also failed to materialize.
Developed from July 1944 as the ultimate T-34 variant because existing T-34s couldn't effectively penetrate new German heavy tanks like the Panther and Tiger. Upgraded with the formidable 100mm LB-1 gun, giving it much-needed firepower comparable to self-propelled guns like the SU-100. Fitted with a new, larger T-44V turret, accommodating a three-man crew (commander, gunner, loader) for better efficiency, unlike earlier T-34s. Prototypes were completed by early 1945, but the tank was superseded by the more advanced T-44, which was already entering final development. never entered mass production, remaining a prototype demonstrating the T-
34's potential for modernization. The concept of up-gunning the T-34 hull with a more powerful gun influenced later Soviet tank designs, like the T-54 series, and led to similar post-war projects, such as the Czechoslovakian Konštrukta T-34/100, which also never went into production. 100mm gun vs. 76.2mm or 85mm
guns. Three-man turret vs. two-man. Larger, improved turret vs. earlier hexagonal or cast turrets.
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