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Why was the T-34 so hard to drive? (Patreon)

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2022-08-19 19:25:21
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Why is the T-34 so hard to drive?

Why was the T-34 so hard to drive? For this we talk to Francis Pulham inside a T-34/85 and he explains the various details of the T-34 control rods, transmission and other elements. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « our brains 00:00 Intro 00:34 T-34/85 Pivka Ride 00:55 Control Rods 02:54 Different in other Tanks 03:28 Hammer: Myth or Reality? 04:09 How to Drive the T-34 05:33 Soviet Training changes 06:41 German Tank Training 08:22 Similarity among Soviet Tanks 09:20 Differences among German Tanks 09:57 Soviet Experience with German Tanks 11:06 Headroom or lack thereof #t34 #hardtodrive #ww2

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Raul Ramos

I do recall having philosophical discussions as I worked on an armoured vehicle project with the client. Among others, they were new to the "German" drive train idea. The conversation was, as these thing go, centres about "this always has worked for us", very much on both sides. So these things are, in their context, frustrating but from an observer point of view, most interesting, at least in my opinion. There are definitely technical advantages to the hydraulic systems, which if I recall correctly were started with the tiger. And there was a definite reason for that. Back then, the large increase on weight for the vehicle meant wear and tear, plus dimensioning challenges. It also offers a much more flexible power handling in terms of ratio. This is important during development in order to handle weight changes or even different requirements. Now It does mean that the system is conceptually a little complex and nothing to do with a car... Back in WWII, cars were less common and less simple to drive than nowadays thus a direct relation between handling was less relevant as it is today but yeah, it does not drive like a car. Arguably, it ain't a car... The transmission is used to steer and thus basically means that power handling to the tracks is different and dynamic. By having a "table of turning radius" a trained driver knows what he is up to. If you try to drive it on a limb, you're fucked. Alas, because you are in a tank, many around you are fucked. The need of retraining and the seemingly reduction of freedom of the driver is seen as a massive disadvantage, then again, once you know what you are doing it is not. Training will also increase confidence. In short, the advantages of hydraulic transmission and steering are not obvious for the driver and its correct handling necessitates quite some training