T-34 — Tier 5 Soviet medium tank in World of Tanks

The T-34 is a Tier 5 Soviet medium tank in World of Tanks. It is one of the first tanks in the project, it caught those times when it was balanced even to 8-9 levels. Therefore, the T-34 is a legend not only in the Second World War, but also in our game. In recent years, the game mechanics and balancer have undergone a lot of changes, so now this tank gets a maximum of "sevens".

A detailed analysis of the performance characteristics of how the T-34 feels in a modern random house, what it can oppose to new tanks and whether it is worth downloading, read on.

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Gun selection

Before proceeding to the analysis of the firepower of the machine, we will decide which weapon is best to choose. The T-34 has two top guns:

Many beginners look at the higher one-time damage and, ignoring the rest of the indicators, install 76 mm S-54. Let's take a closer look and compare both tools:

The 57 mm ZiS-4 fires almost 2,5 times faster, has better accuracy and aiming time, which together potentially allows you to deliver 1050 units more per minute than a gun with a one-time damage of 115 units.

Due to the small caliber, the projectiles have a high flight speed:

• armor-piercing 990 m/s;
• sub-caliber 1238 m / s /;
• high-explosive fragmentation 990 m / s.

Firepower

When we have decided on weapons, it's time to see what the T-34 represents in this regard compared to the rest of the tier 5 medium tanks:

The T-34 stands out with the best accuracy of 0,34, a good aiming time of 2,3 seconds and the best average damage per minute of 2313 units.

The Chinese analogue of the T-34 has the same DPM, but it has less comfortable vertical guidance angles, the gun goes down worse:

Vitality

The Soviet ST has the lowest safety margin of 450 units. At the same time, the armor is also weak, but still has rational armor slope angles, so there is a chance of a ricochet from the same level opponents.

Location of crew members and modules

Fuel tanks are located along the side, so there is a high probability of a fire.

In the frontal part of the tank there are a radio operator and a driver. If you can still do without the first one, then the second one will have to use a first-aid kit so as not to lose in dynamics.

Other indicators

The T-34 has a maximum speed of 56 km/h, which is one of the best results among other STs. Stealth coefficients are also quite high, which sometimes allows unnoticed to shoot from the bushes. But the average tank of the USSR cannot boast of a review, in this regard it has a minimum value among its other “classmates” of level 5 of 350 meters.

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Strengths and Weaknesses

Having familiarized ourselves with the technical and tactical characteristics of the T-34 and comparing it with other representatives of medium tanks at level 5, we can highlight its strengths and weaknesses.

Advantages:

• high rate of fire;
• good accuracy and armor penetration;
• large DPM;
• excellent mobility;
• fast turret traverse speed;

Disadvantages:

• small alpha strike;
• poor review;
• Aiming time is longer than reloading;
• small margin of durability points.

Equipment

The choice of equipment for the T-34 will increase the effectiveness of the tank in battle, leveling out the weak points and improving the quality of the strong ones. This tank is very versatile, so it has several options for choosing additional modules.

Melee:

• medium caliber gun rammer - Increases reload speed by 10%, thus increasing potential damage per minute. The effect will be especially felt in a 1v1 shootout;
• improved ventilation Class 2 - a 5% increase in crew skills will slightly increase all the characteristics of the tank;
• reinforced aiming drives - will help to converge faster in order to more effectively realize the capabilities of a rapid-fire gun.

For fans of an aggressive style of play on the front line, the third module can be replaced with coated opticsto get an extra 15 meters of view.

Ambush tactics:

• medium caliber gun rammer;
• camouflage net - will improve the initially good disguise, will allow you to remain invisible for a longer time in a stationary state;
• stereoscopic telescope - in a stationary state, it will add 87,5 meters to the tank's view, which will make it much more effective to cover allies.

Crew training

The choice of skills is just as important as the equipment, because they can significantly increase the comfort of the game and your effectiveness in combat. The crew of the T-34 consists of four tankers, the commander has a mixed specialization with a gunner.

Due to the fact that a tank can play several roles on the battlefield and taking into account the fact that the roles of tankers will change in the future, we offer the most balanced and optimal set of perks:
Let's take a closer look at the impact and order of learning skills.

The sixth sense is the most important skill of the commander, it will save your life more than once.

Given the good basic stealth, you can improve it well by studying disguise. At level 5, it will be more useful than repairs due to the small number of hit points and weak armor. It would be better to use a repair kit and leave from under fire.

Combining the Smooth Turret Rotation and Smooth Ride skills will improve gun stabilization, allowing you to shoot more accurately on the move by reducing the dispersion circle.

Radio interception will add 10,5 meters to the basic view.

The T-34's ammunition is rarely criticized, most often when it hits the rear of the turret, but in general, for the branch of Soviet tanks, the non-contact ammo rack perk is required to be studied.

Still, the repair kit is not always ready for use, and in this case, the repair will increase survival if you need to fix a downed caterpillar.

Combat Brotherhood will increase all the characteristics of the vehicle, but it works only with 100% mastery of all crew members. Taking into account the fact that a gunner is added separately at the next level, it is better to postpone the study of this perk until the end, so that later you can choose it through resetting skills.

Equipment

The beauty of 5 levels is that in addition to having fun in the sandbox, you can still farm silver on them due to cheap equipment repairs and the ability to get by with ordinary equipment:

• repair kit;
• first-aid kit;
• fire extinguisher;

To increase survival, it is better to install automatic fire extinguisher, it will not only save more hit points, but also reduce the chance of a fire by 10%. Due to the location of the tanks along the side, the tank has a high fire hazard, so replace the third slot with Doppayek still not recommended.

How to play T-34

The T-34 is a versatile fighter and can be used in any situation. Nevertheless, the tactics in the battle on the “five” largely depend on the level of battles, so we will build on this.

Top of the list. In such battles, there are many new players who at first simply ride forward without thinking much about tactics. Therefore, in the first minutes of the battle, it is important to keep your durability points intact, taking advantage of the inexperience of both enemies and allies, shooting damage from a distance.

Armor penetration is enough to turn most Tier 5 tanks into a sieve, difficulties can arise only with especially armored types: KV-1, KV-220, OI. For such cases, penetration by a special projectile of 189 mm is enough to even confidently deal damage to them.

middle of the list. Here the T-34 is exclusively a support vehicle from the second line. The high rate of fire allows you to put the enemy on the rink and not let him go, even with the “Repair” perk pumped, he will not have time to repair. If you go into a breakthrough, then only with allied STs, which have better visibility, armor and a larger margin of safety.

Bottom of the list. The game here requires maximum concentration, because some "sevens" can destroy the T-34 with one shot or, at best, leave less than 10% of durability. In order to penetrate tanks of level 7 in the forehead, armor penetration with the base projectile is not enough, so you will have to load the gold more often or try to drive the enemy into the stern.

Summary results

In general, the tank is very interesting and easy to learn. In the hands of an experienced player, it really turns into a bending machine and is capable of inflicting a large amount of damage. If you know the vulnerabilities of the equipment, then due to the rapid-fire cannon, you can deal increased damage to modules, more often exploding the ammo rack or setting fire to the enemy.

With the T-34, the transition to two branches of medium tanks and a branch of light tanks is available, so it is recommended to immediately open all the vehicles so that you do not return to level 5 and retrain the crew again (do not forget that the roles of tankers will change later).

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