Throughout the Second World War, the German military relied heavily on captured enemy vehicles and equipment, the majority French and Czech. They also used a variety of Soviet equipment, including a small batch of captured T-34s.
Despite reliability issues and ergonomic shortcomings the T-34 was fast – capable of reaching 31mph – and decently armoured. It was a simple design that was easy to repair and replace, unlike most German tanks.
Like the Germans, the Finns also utilised captured Soviet equipment, watch our Tank Chat on the Finnish T-34 at the museum here: https://youtu.be/8dUAs40ymag
The Tank Museum
Throughout the Second World War, the German military relied heavily on captured enemy vehicles and equipment, the majority French and Czech. They also used a variety of Soviet equipment, including a small batch of captured T-34s.
Despite reliability issues and ergonomic shortcomings the T-34 was fast – capable of reaching 31mph – and decently armoured. It was a simple design that was easy to repair and replace, unlike most German tanks.
Like the Germans, the Finns also utilised captured Soviet equipment, watch our Tank Chat on the Finnish T-34 at the museum here: https://youtu.be/8dUAs40ymag
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