T-34-85 (Sweden)

This page is about the medium tank T-34-85 (Sweden). For other versions, see T-34 (Family).

▄T-34-85

▄Comet I

▄Charioteer Mk VII

▄T-34-85

▄Comet I

▄Charioteer Mk VII

Sweden

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.7	5.7	5.7

Class:

Medium tank

Research:63 000

Purchase:200 000

Description

The ▄T-34-85 is a rank IV Swedish medium tank with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull45 / 45 / 45

Turret90 / 75 / 52

Crew5 people

Visibility100 %

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	45 mm (60°) Front glacis 45 mm (60°) Lower glacis 75 mm (60°) Driver's hatch 65 mm (30°) Machine gun port	45 mm (39-40°) Top 45 mm Bottom	45 mm (47-49°) Top 45 mm (46°) Bottom	20 mm
Turret	90 mm (1-69°) Turret front 90 + 40 mm (8-61°) Gun mantlet	75 mm (19-22°) Front 2/3rd 52 mm (13-19°) Rear 1/3rd	52 mm (9°)	20 mm
Cupola	90 mm	90 mm	90 mm	20 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB62 / 10 km/h

RB and SB55 / 9 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

1 back

Weight32.2 t

Engine power

AB954 hp

RB and SB500 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB29.6 hp/t

RB and SB15.5 hp/t

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	62	10	32.2	_,___	954	__.__	29.63
Realistic	55	9		_,___	500	__.__	15.53

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 128 → 4 025

RB3 733 → 4 804

SB4 664 → 6 002

Total cost of modifications52 700

91 000

Talisman cost1 700

Crew training57 000

Experts200 000

Aces800

Research Aces520 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

110 / 180 / 210 %

172 / 172 / 172 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 500 135 Suspension Research: 3 000 Cost: 5 200 160 Brake System Research: 3 000 Cost: 5 200 160 Filters Research: 3 300 Cost: 5 700 175 Transmission Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 800 300 Engine Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 800 300	Improved Parts Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 500 135 Improved FPE Research: 3 000 Cost: 5 200 160 Crew Replenishment Research: 3 300 Cost: 5 700 175	Horizontal Drive Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 500 135 85mm_APHE_ammo_pack Research: 2 600 Cost: 4 500 135 Adjustment of Fire Research: 3 000 Cost: 5 200 160 Elevation Mechanism Research: 3 300 Cost: 5 700 175 85mm_APCR_ammo_pack Research: 3 300 Cost: 5 700 175 Artillery Support Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 800 300

Armaments

Main armament

85 mm ZIS-S-53 cannon

Ammunition60 rounds

First-order16 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

9.6 → 7.4 s

Vertical guidance-5° / 22°

The T-34-85 is equipped with the fantastic ZiS-S-53 cannon, with penetrates about 145 mm on the close range with the stock BR-365K round. This might not be enough to fight Tiger IIs frontally, but it works perfectly with other tanks, which are less armoured or you can engage them from the side.

The gun depression is like on many other Soviet vehicles quite poor, with only 5° there are no hull-down manoeuvres possible.

85 mm ZIS-S-53					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	60	-5°/+22°	±180°	N/A	23.8	32.9	40.0	44.2	47.1	9.62	8.51	7.84	7.40
Realistic					14.9	17.5	21.3	23.5	25.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
BR-365K	APHE	148	143	126	106	90	77
BR-365A	APHEBC	135	133	124	114	104	95
BR-365P	APCR	195	187	154	122	96	76
O-365K	HE	19	18	17	16	15	14

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
BR-365K	APHE	792	9.2	1.2	14	77	47°	60°	65°
BR-365A	APHEBC	792	9.2	1.2	14	164	48°	63°	71°
BR-365P	APCR	1,050	4.99	-	-	-	66°	70°	72°
O-365K	HE	785	9.54	0.2	0.1	741	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the T-34-85 (Sweden)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty
60	57 (+3)	55 (+5)	54 (+6)	48 (+12)	43 (+17)	37 (+23)
7th rack empty	8th rack empty	9th rack empty	10th rack empty	11th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
31 (+29)	25 (+35)	19 (+41)	17 (+43)	1 (+59)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Rack 11 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 16 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
• This rack is also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 11 - 1 - 2 - etc. until 10.
• If you pack 17 (+43) shells, it will keep the hull empty of ammo.
• Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1 to 10 into rack 11. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

7.62 mm DT machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition1 890 rounds

Belt capacity63 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

7.62 mm DT
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	1,890 (63)	600	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great mobility: 56 km/h max speed allows it to relocate itself easily
• Nice cannon with adequate penetration, awesome damage and good reload speed
• Has a wide range of shells to choose from: free BR-365K, destructive BR-365A, and piercing BR-365P
• Fast turret traverse, dealing with multiple targets is less dangerous
• Large fuel tanks next to the engine can protect it by absorbing some shells
• Sloped hull armour and gun mantlet might bounce some shells with luck

Cons:

• Armour was not upgraded from older T-34, severely lowering protection against powerful tanks like Panther D
• Closely packed crew of 5 tend to be taken out by a single shot
• -5° gun depression hinders its capacity in hilly terrains
• -7 km/h reverse speed is slow, can sometimes get the player killed
• Maximum 3.5x gunsight zoom is inferior to some tanks (eg. Tiger E, M36, Nashorn) in ranged engagement
• Enlarged turret makes it easier to get spotted & hit

History

Like all T-34s in Finnish service, these were captured by the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. In the case of the T-34-85, this was from 1943 onwards, when the new model of the tank with the 85mm gun began to enter service. A total of 9 T-34s were captured by the Finns.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the T-34-85 (Sweden) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Other T-34-85 variants

• T-34-85 (D-5T)
• T-34-85
• T-34-85 No.215
• T-34-85E
• Т-34-85 (S-53) (China)
• Т-34-85 Gai

External links

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