citação:Originalmente colocada por J.R.
Aqui não concordo muito.
O T-34 entrou contra os Panzer III e IV.
Depois apareceu o Tiger pastelão.
Só com o Panther a Alemanha igualou, ou superou, o T-34.
Acho que é isto.
Sim e não.
O T43 era o substituto dos T34, KV1 e KV13 que se mostravam inadequados para defrontar os Tiger, King Tiger e Phanter, contudo havia custos e problemas de produção a opção foi adptar a torre do T43 no T34 para que o mesmo fucasse mais proximo do letal e poderoso 88mm do Tiger.
Aliás este excerto é disso exemplo.
Evolutionary development
"The technological pace-setter of World War II tank design" —Steven Zaloga et al. (1997:3)
In 1942, a new hexagonal turret design derived from the abandoned T-34M project started to be built, improving the cramped conditions, and eventually adding a commander's cupola for all-round vision. Limited rubber supplies led to the adoption of steel-rimmed road wheels and a new clutch was added to the improved five-speed transmission and engine.
After German tanks with the superior long 75mm gun were fielded in 1942, Morozov's design bureau began a project to design an advanced T-43, aimed at increasing armour protection, while adding modern features like torsion-bar suspension and a three-man turret. The T-43 was intended to be a universal tank to replace both the T-34 and the KV-1 heavy tank, developed in direct competition with a Chelyabinsk heavy tank design bureau's KV-13 project. (Zaloga et al 1997:5)
But in 1943, the Soviets also encountered the new German Tiger and Panther tanks. Experience at the Battle of Kursk and reports from front-line commanders indicated that the T-34's 76.2mm gun was now inadequate. An existing 85mm antiaircraft gun was identified which was effective against the new German tanks, and could be adapted to tank use (Russian Battlefield 1998b). Unfortunately, the T-43 prototype's heavier armour was still not proof against the Tiger's 88mm gun, and its mobility was found to be inferior to the T-34's (and installing a heavier 85mm gun wouldn't have helped). Although it shared over 70% of its components with the T-34, committing to fabricating it would still have required a significant slow-down in production. (Zaloga et al 1997:5)
So the T-43 was cancelled, but the Soviet command made the difficult decision to retool the factories to produce a new model of T-34 with a turret ring enlarged from 1425mm to 1600mm, allowing a larger turret to be fitted. The T-43's turret design was hurriedly adapted to fit the T-34. The resulting new T-34-85 tank had a much superior gun and finally, a three-man turret with radio (which had previously been in the hull). Now the commander could just command the tank, leaving the operation of the gun to his gunner and loader.
Overall production slowed down somewhat while the new tank started its production run. Although a T-34-85 was still not a match for a Panther, its improved firepower levelled the playing field. The decision to improve on the existing design instead of implementing a new one allowed the Soviets to maintain such an overwhelming numerical advantage that the difference in capabilities could be considered moot. In May 1944, the Wehrmacht had only 304 Panthers operating on the Eastern Front, while the Soviets had ramped up T-34-85 production to a rate of 1,200 tanks per month (Zaloga et al 1997:6).