> It's worth noting that most of the recorded losses of tanks by the Germans were in battles against T-34s. Russia had to first survive long enough to get thin

> It's worth noting that most of the recorded losses of tanks by the Germans were in battles against T-34s. Russia had to first survive long enough to get things turned around so they could take the offensive. On the T-34s: > To the Deputy People's Commissar of Medium Machinebuilding, comrade Goreglyad 8a Ryazanskaya St. > In response to your letter #16/2291 on March 18th, 1941 > The GABTU considers it necessary to deliver the V-2-34 engine together with the main clutch for the following reasons: > The warranty period of the main clutch is seldom higher than the lifespan of the engine: the engine's guaranteed lifespan is 150 hours, the tank travels 2000-2250 km in this time. The existing main clutch needs replacing after this time. > The existing design of the main clutch on factory #183 T-34 tanks requires the following changes to be compatible with diesel engines received from factory #75: […] * https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/12/weakest-link.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/12/weakest-link.html * https://twitter.com/Tank_Archives/status/1344342553911582722 https://twitter.com/Tank_Archives/status/1344342553911582722 (see thread on Kursk) When the average lifespan in battle was ~14 hours, the stated 150 hours sounds pretty good.