T-35
Sign in to saveThe T-35 was a Soviet multi-turreted heavy tank of the interwar period and early Second World War that saw limited service with the Red Army. Often called a "land battleship", it was the only five-turreted heavy tank in the world to reach production, but proved to be slow and mechanically unreliable. Most of the T-35 tanks still operational at the time of Operation Barbarossa were lost due to mechanical failure rather than enemy action. It was designed to complement the contemporary T-28 medium tank; however, very few were built.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- T-35
- Weapon.image
- File: P68l.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- T-35B tank of 1934-35 production series, date unknown
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Heavy tank
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1935–1941
- Weapon.used_by
- Soviet UnionNazi Germany
- Weapon.wars
- World War II
- Weapon.designer
- OKMO Tank Design Bureau
- Weapon.design_date
- 1930–1933
- Weapon.manufacturer
- KhPZ
- Weapon.production_date
- 1934–1939
- Weapon.number
- 60 and two prototypes
- Weapon.variants
- T-35
- Weapon.crew
- 10
- Weapon.armour
- 11–30 mm
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The T-35 was a Soviet multi-turreted heavy tank of the interwar period and early Second World War that saw limited service with the Red Army. Often called a "land battleship", it was the only five-turreted heavy tank in the world to reach production, but proved to be slow and mechanically unreliable. Most of the T-35 tanks still operational at the time of Operation Barbarossa were lost due to mechanical failure rather than enemy action. It was designed to complement the contemporary T-28 medium tank; however, very few were built.
Outwardly it was large, but internally the spaces were cramped with the fighting compartments separated from each other. Some of the turrets obscured the entrance hatches.