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Originally Posted by Gotthard Heinrici  Was the T-34 a Diesel engine as opposed to the Shermans Gasoline??? Owen I'll try and dig that quote up for you. |
The T34 engine was based upon a German design I think. If I remeber right the Gemans like the pommes and Yanks didnt like diesel as the navy had first dibs on the horrid stuff. This is typical and the story of the T34. it had a lot of features borrowed from other people (often rejected).
One of the greatest things, so little mention about the T34 is was years ahead of its time. The Russians spent a lot of time working out how to mass produce large sections of armour plate. (Armour plate is very hard to make, and people forget that mass production of steel plate was really quite in its infancy in 30's, Steel is ony just over 100 years old!).
The Sherman did come in a very successfull Diesel varient (M4A3 or 2 is it VP?), most these went lend lease though, I think the British got most of them???. I havent seen any evidence the diesel shermans where any less likely to brew up first time than the gas ones.
T34 vs Sherman? I dunno, what happened in Korea??
Kev