What is a T-43 tank?
What is a T-43 tank?
The T-43 is a Soviet tier 7 medium tank. Designed as a replacement for the T-34 in the spring of 1942. The T-43 was recommended for service, but all work on the project was discontinued in favor of improving the T-34. The vehicle never entered mass production.
Why was the Soviet T-43 tank cancelled?
The project’s aim was to build a medium tank with heavier armour, but German advances in tank technology proved better countered by a more heavily armed T-34-85 and the T-43 was cancelled. The T-34 medium tank was the mainstay of Soviet mechanized forces in World War II, produced in huge numbers.
How good is the T-43 in real life?
The module layout, combined with the generally more powerful guns that the T-43 faces regularly, means that even if it can survive the hits, it risks being crippled with modules or crew members knocked out. With all this in mind, the T-43 generally performs best as a second-line support tank or flanking medium.
What is the difference between the T-34 and T-43?
The T-43 was generally similar to the T-34, but had a new armour layout and turret design, a space-efficient torsion beam suspension instead of the T-34’s Christie type, and a new five-speed gearbox.
