Talk:F-34 tank gun
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"Some F-34 guns were also installed in Lend-Lease M4A2 Sherman tanks, known as the M4M, but there was no need for this conversion as U.S. 75mm ammunition was in good supply." Although I have seen this statement before, it's never been substantiated. I've never seen any evidence for any lend-lease vehicle being re-armed, and in this case the F34 doesn't offer much improvement over the M4A2's 75mm gun. May I suggest this statement be dropped since we may be perpetuating a myth?DMorpheus 15:08, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- This is mentioned in Zaloga (1984:217), where he says that the Germans captured at least a small number of this version. I'll add the reference to the article, and perhaps it should stay until we find some newer contradictory information? —Michael Z. 2006-01-24 17:42 Z
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- This is also mentioned in M4 Sherman variants#Soviet Lend-Lease, in case it needs to be updated or removed. —Michael Z. 2006-01-24 18:02 Z
[edit] F-32
The gun in the T-34 picture looks like an F-32. The F-34/Zis-5 has a groove on the side of the mantlet.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.231.94.22 (talk • contribs) .
- You mean the cutaway in front of the gun-sight opening? I don't think any T-34s ever carried the F-32 gun, and I don't recall seeing any photos of T-34 tanks with that cutout. And if it were, certainly it wouldn't be installed as late as on the T-34 Model 1943 tank pictured here, whose gun looks too long to be an F-32. I suspect that cutaway must be a feature of the KV-1 M1942s mantlet design. —Michael Z. 2006-10-16 22:43 Z
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