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A Waffenamt-Prüfwesen 1 report estimated [60] that with the T-34 angled 30 degrees sidewards and APCBC round, the Tiger I's 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 would have to close in to 100 m (110 yd) to achieve a penetration in the T-34's glacis, and could penetrate the frontal turret of a T-34-85 at 1,400 m, the mantlet at 400 m, and the nose at 300 m [61 ...
While most of the Soviet Union's armoured forces were composed of such tanks, the T-34 and the KV designs, which were previously unknown, took the Germans by surprise. [4] Both types were encountered on the second day of the invasion – 23 June 1941. [5] Half a dozen anti-tank guns fire shells at him [a T-34], which sound like a drumroll.
An engine governor was subsequently installed, capping the engine at 2,600 rpm and the Tiger's maximum speed to about 38 km/h (24 mph). Tiger crews report that typical march speed off-road was 10 km/h (6.2 mph). [87] However, medium tanks of the time, such as the Sherman or T-34, had on average a top speed of about 45 km/h (28 mph).
It was competitive with the T-34 but at the cost of no longer having the heavier armor. Production of the KV-1S was gradually replaced by the SU-152 [5] and ended in April 1943. [6] The capture of a German Tiger tank in January 1943 led to a decision to develop a new heavy tank, which was given the codename Object 237. [7]
The T34 heavy tank was an American design for a heavy tank. It evolved from the T29 heavy tank and T30 heavy tank in 1945, using the same chassis, but sporting a 120 mm (4.72 in) modified 120 mm gun M1 anti-aircraft gun. [3] Extra armor plating was applied to the rear of the turret bustle as a counterweight for the heavier 120 mm T53 [4] [1 ...
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Lakeland, Florida.
After returning in June from a shoulder injury, he posted an .824 OPS over his final 98 games. ... Tigers — RHP Reese Olson (5-7, 3.99 ERA in 2023); Yankees — RHP Luis Gil (0-0, ...
The Tigers have been on an improbable run to postseason contention in the second half of the season. On Aug. 10, Detroit was 55–63 and 10 games out of the third wild-card spot.