The Vietnamese army is in no hurry to abandon outdated, but at the same time simple and reliable Soviet equipment. For example, T-34-85 medium tanks and SU-100 self-propelled artillery units are still in operation in coastal defense units.
...while others spend their days in storage warehouses.
Note: Besides standard T-34/85, the Army also retains a number of T-34-T "Tyagach", an armored recovery vehicle based on the T-34 chassis. pic.twitter.com/tUFZOFNwLi
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Also, the storage bases are maintained in good condition and "tank tow trucks" - T-34T, created after the end of the Great Patriotic War. They were adopted in 1947.
Such tractors have a tower with weapons removed. The roof is reinforced with a sheet of armor. The commander of the car left the commander's turret. At the same time, there is a hatch for the third crew member, whose duties include hooking damaged equipment.
As a means of self-defense, a standard installation of a 7.62 mm DTM machine gun located next to the driver's seat was used. The total ammunition is more than 300 rounds. A radio station was being installed.
The thickness of the frontal armor is 45 mm. Engine power In-2-34 - 500 hp, the maximum speed on the highway is 55 km/h. The power reserve when towing tanks was 100-150 km .
Length - 6100 mm, width - 3000 mm, height - only 1700 mm. Clearance - 400 mm. Weight -27000 kg.
The conversion of tanks into tractors was carried out at tank repair plants of the USSR Ministry of Defense. T-34T were also supplied to other countries friendly to the Soviet Union, such as Egypt and China.
Interestingly, in Vietnam, on the basis of the "thirty-four" machines were created designed to evacuate wounded servicemen from the battlefield.
Alexey Moiseev
