T-34

:For the military training aircraft, see T-34 Mentor

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The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank first produced in 1940, at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. It was the mainstay of Soviet armoured forces throughout WWII, and widely exported afterwards. A few T-34s remained in use until the 1990s.

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It was developed from the BT series of Fast Tanks, but meant to replace both the T-28 medium and the BT series. When first built, it was the tank with the best balance of firepower, mobility, and protection in existence. By the end of WWII, its production had replaced all other Soviet tank designs except for a small number of Iosef Stalin heavy tanks. This multi-role design greatly influenced the development of Main Battle Tanks in the late 20th century.

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