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re: Vader’s Model Desk: Soviet SU-85 Tank Destroyer
Posted on 9/21/21 at 8:13 pm to banone74
Posted on 9/21/21 at 8:13 pm to banone74
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Hey Darth, love these threads as well. But educate me, how is it not a tank? It’s armored, on tracks, has big gun? Also, do you do planes, I don’t remembe?. I’m talking WWII planes
Thanks. Basically it isn’t a tank because it lacks the heavy armor and a turret like a tank. This vehicle is based on the T34/85 tank. Basically the reason the Soviets and Germans built “assault guns” was they were cheaper to make than tanks and allows they formations to bolster their tank killing capability on the defensive.
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Posted on 9/21/21 at 8:19 pm to Darth_Vader
quote:Is it fair to say the reason there is no turret is so the weapon system could have a larger caliber main gun? The SU-85 has an 85mm cannon versus a the early model T-34 which had a 76.2mm?
Basically it isn’t a tank because it lacks the heavy armor and a turret like a tank.
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