In this new video series, we want to show you and introduce you to several originals in detail, one after the other, because there is nothing better than references for model builders. Today we show you interior and exterior views of the T34/76 Myth T-34, the success story actually began with a tragedy, the designer Koschkin, who carried out the long-distance test drive himself, contracted pneumonia in freezing temperatures and suffered from it, from which he later died. There are different versions of the type designation, the most likely being that T stands for tank and the 34 was just vacant in the type designation. The Russian concept was trend-setting here, simple construction, diesel engine, low-maintenance, these are all properties that a German tank does not have. First the type designation of the T-34 was given with the respective year of manufacture, T-34 Mod. 1941 as an example, this changed when the more powerful 85mm gun was introduced. Only then did the type with the mm specification of the cannon follow. An estimated 80,000 of both types were built, including around 50,000 during the war. The exact number of T-34/76 to T-34/85 is relatively difficult because by 1951 the older types with the 76mm gun were fitted with a new turret and the 85mm gun. The T-34 was handed over to the Warsaw Pact states in various stages of construction and is still used today by North Korea and various parties in Africa. The T-34/76 that we see here was part of the NVA's fleet and has some components that have been retrofitted. The brackets on the lamps, various pieces of equipment on the tank, etc. We are delighted that the Munster Tank Museum made this shoot possible for us. If you would like to see this vehicle (and of course many others) in the original (because no video or photo can replace a personal impression), you should plan a visit to Munster: Museum website: https://daspanzermuseum.de/ Address: Hans-Krüger-Str. 33, 29633 Munster (Oertze), Germany