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Battle of tanks t-34 film10/20/2023 ![]() ![]() (Interestingly, apparently ?WW-II tank movies? are quite the rage in Russia these days, having released three films of the genre since 2012.) Rather than forcing this story into the grander narrative of the war itself,? T-34 wisely focuses its lens on a small scale, allowing the journey of this band of survivors to take front and centre. High on action and suspense,? T-34 proves to be an entertaining addition to the ?war film? genre. The gun mantlet and barrel sleeve are also of cast steel construction.Written and directed by Alexey Sidorov,? T-34 is inspired by true events during the Second World War (though what those events are isn?t entirely clear). The turret has been cast from two parts and welded together. There are also another three hand holds made from steel rod, welded to the superstructure side. Mounted on the port superstructure side, are two more long handled shovels, a headlight, a second identical tow cable with cast eyelets, one two handled saw, a short rectangular steel stowage box containing a refueling nozzle, hose and fittings, a longer rectangular steel stowage box containing the gun barrel cleaning kit, two steel shackles and a single cylindrical fuel drum with a pair of adjacent brackets for mounting a second fuel drum. There are also three hand holds made from steel rod welded at intervals to the superstructure side. Stowed and fitted to the starboard superstructure side is a heavy guage steel wire towing cable with cast eyelets at each end, one blackout headlight, two long handled shovels, one pick, one rectangular steel storage box containing special hand tools and two cylindrical fuel drums mounted end to end towards the rear of the vehicle. Five spare track links are stowed on the front glacis plate between the towing hooks, below the machine gun and drivers hatch. The track links are waffle pattern type with a width of 550mm. The road wheels are of the cast 'starfish', type and are post Second World War replacements, originally designed for the T-54/55 series of tanks. There are five rubber tyred, steel road wheels on each side of the hull with no return rollers. The drive sprocket is mounted at the rear with the idler wheel at the front. Manufactured from cast and welded steel components and painted green. ![]()
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