The Tank That Won The War? by steelrazer

Vue • Military • posted on Feb 14, 2016

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Description

For a tank that had very poor visibility for the crew and in most cases exhibited shoddy construction, the massive production of the T-34 alone (some 60,000 units) was enough to overwhelm the German tank numbers and drive back the invaders. The combination of a large 76mm high velocity gun, sloped armor sides, good maneuverability, and an engine big enough to propel the beast at 35 miles per hour made the T-34 advanced for it's time (if not in innovation, definitely in the combination of favorable elements) and a deadly adversary for the strained German Panzers. There are many experts today that think it was the best tank of the war. In any case, it was the tool that Stalin employed to sweep the Germans aside and engage in his own territorial acquisitions in the name of the Soviet people. T-34 v-1943: Excellent model by Ranman38 was available at ontarget3d.com (site down). Soviet Uniforms: Coat by JTrout (may be available in Rendo free section, I can't vouch for that). Tank driver: Daz M4, Red Army uniform from PoserWorld, Russian tanker helmet from ranman38 (used to be available at Ontarget3d as well. PoserPro14, Vue6Infinite, PS Cs3

Comments (16)

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Richardphotos

8:49PM | Sun, 14 February 2016

outstanding landscape and tank model.

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contedesfees Online Now!

12:57AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

T-34's were tough by all accounts. Well done!

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giulband

1:14AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

Very well rendered !!

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3DClassics123456

3:20AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

Beautiful realistic compo, as always!

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fireangel

9:19AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

At the start of the war the T-34 certainly had a legitimate claim to being the best tank in the world, but certainly not once the Germans started making Panthers and later the Tigers. However the Russians were able to build them faster than the Germans could blow them up, and that ultimately won the war in the east. You've created a very convincing portrait of the machine and the part of the world where it hunted!

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neiwil

9:49AM | Mon, 15 February 2016

Now that is an outstanding 'Winter Wonderland'....fantastic scenery, add to that an outstanding tank and some very well posed figures and you have it all..Truly impressive image Bill.

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T.Rex

1:42PM | Mon, 15 February 2016

GOOD JOB! Being a bit late, the other commenters have stolen a bit of my thunder. Keep up the good work! :-)

PhthaloBlue

3:08PM | Mon, 15 February 2016

Great historical render!

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AliceFromLake

4:37PM | Mon, 15 February 2016

I like the winter landscape. Well made picture and great improvisation of Russian soldier with different parts.

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Maxidyne

5:22PM | Tue, 16 February 2016

Amazing image Bill. As for the tank, well it did what it was designed to do and deserves more recognition.

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iborg64

3:50AM | Wed, 17 February 2016

Excellent scene and a great looking tank

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Renderholic

7:12PM | Fri, 19 February 2016

Amazing scene! Very realistic.

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ranman38

9:33AM | Thu, 17 March 2016

Great work!! I hope the t-34 is still available here. Haven't heard from Helgard about the site being down, I think he is on to bigger and better things :( Perhaps I will makeit available elsewhere soon. I love to see my models in such great scenes!

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