T-34 Tank

[nev]

Whilst building this 1/72 Dragon T-34, I was struck by how much the turretless body reminded me of a BMP or similar.

T-34s converted to an APC, similar to how we converted Rams & Shermans to Kangaroos?

*waits for someone to show a pic of a real conversion as done by the Ruskies*

[Rafael]

Doesn't remind me, nev. But you really have a good, good, good idea there!!!

Rafa
(now thinking how to slaughter his 1/76 matchbox T-34)

[Mike Wren]

looks good to me, but I'd guess the Russians would have preferred a gun tank to an APC any day

[jcf]

Late war a few slightly damaged T-34 and KV1 were converted to turret-less Armoured Recovery Vehicles, so an APC would be a cool 'What-If?'.


This site is a jaw-dropping collection of T-34 variant models:
Henk of Holland T-34 Variants


Cheers, Jon

[ysi_maniac]

I also thought in this idea some time (eons) ago. Go ahead!

[nev]

looks good to me, but I'd guess the Russians would have preferred a gun tank to an APC any day

Maybe, but they used plenty of M2 half-tracks (forget which variants), so they understood the need and use of an APC.

[Radish]

I've built one of the turretless tractors using the Tamiya 1/35th kit.
For an APC, .....don't know. The T-34 was pretty small, but as a tracked scout vehicle? Might look cool with the open top and a couple of machine guns.

The Israelis used captured T-34s as targets....moving ones.
They up armoured them using frontal plates off wrecked T-34s and drove them while being shot at!!

[B777LR]

I read somewhere that a lot of T-34s where disabled by a shell through the turret. Thus the germans would tow it back, and either add a heavier gun, remove turret, or repair turret  

[Radish]

Also, a friend of mine has built a German T-34 with the turret removed and AA guns fitted.

I did that myself...a 4x50mm unit on one of those Porsche Tigers Italeri did a few years back  

[Geoff]

How about an artillery spoter?

[dragon]

Interesting.  Giving the T-34 the AMX-13 or Scimitar treatment.   B)  

[rallymodeller]

Now call me crazy, but I would scale-o-rama that into 1/48...

[nev]

For an APC, .....don't know. The T-34 was pretty small, but as a tracked scout vehicle?

I intend to do a Soviet Cromwell one day.  Ideal as a light tank/scout on the steppes given its speed and agility.  Useless as an MBT of course.

Cromwells are built in Canada and supplied via the Pacific route

Then of course there was the Russian plan to upgun their Matilda's with 76mm gund    

[Radish]

Stick an AA battery on it...it'll fool the experts.

The Yugoslav Resistance, Tito's bunch, used an M3A5 Stuart hull with a captured set of German 50mm guns.....  

[jcf]

Stick an AA battery on it...it'll fool the experts.

The Yugoslav Resistance, Tito's bunch, used an M3A5 Stuart hull with a captured set of German 50mm guns.....

'Twas an M3A3 with 20mm Flakvierling.

They also stuck the German Pak 40 anti-tank gun on the M3A3 chassis.


Cheers, Jon