Is T34 better than Sherman?

Is T34 better than Sherman?

The T-34/85 boasted a heavier 85-millimeter gun which also had a deadlier anti-personnel blast effect. However, the 76-millimeter gun had significantly weaker anti-personnel effects. Arguably the best up-gunned World War II Sherman was the British Sherman Firefly, which carried a powerful 3-inch 17-pounder gun.

Is T-34 85 A good tank?

The Soviet T-34 is widely considered one of the best tanks ever built. This example, a T-34/85, was developed as the result of encounters with large German tanks during the Battle of Kursk in mid-1943. The upgraded T-34 had a large 85 mm gun and room in its heavily-armored turret for up to three crewmen.

What’s the best Sherman to take on a T-34?

We had no affective armor, bazookas nor suitable AT rounds for artillery in-theatre to take-on the T-34/85. Most outfits didn’t even have AT mines or hand-grenades for that matter. The Easy Eight and Firefly are definetly the better looking Shermans, and apart from the Israeli Super Shermans the best realistion of the M$.

How many T-34 tanks were made?

Final modification of the T-34 tank of 1943. A new three-man gun turret allowed a more powerful 85-mm gun to be mounted. This greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the tank compared to its predecessor, the T-34-76. A total of more than 35,000, in several variants, were produced. Today the tank is still in service in several countries.

Which would you prefer the m4ae8 or the T-34?

One for one with US crews in them, no doubt WW2 veteran’s I would pick the M4AE8 over North Korean’s new to there mounts inside war surplus T-34/85’s. (You must log in or sign up to reply here.)

What is the best looking Sherman?

The Easy Eight and Firefly are definetly the better looking Shermans, and apart from the Israeli Super Shermans the best realistion of the M$. The T-34/85 has had so much said about it, most good. If you look at the fact that you can get about 3 T-34’s to one M4AE8 then you know the Sherman guys have a problem.