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Edited the data box to show 4 or 5 DT machineguns: one each in the MG sub-turrets; one in a ball mount at the front of the main turret; one in a ball mount at the rear of the main turret = total four, minimum, in all models. Some also had an additional DT in a flexible AA mount on the commander's hatch ring. DMorpheus 17:10, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Machine guns

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Hi, I noticed you changed the number of MGs for the Soviet T-28 tank. In the discussion page a while back I enumerated the MGs - one in each of the MG turrets, one in the main turret rear, one in a ball mount on the front of the main turret, making a total of four minimum. They often carried a fifth on the turret roof in the P40 AA mount. All my sources, including plans drawn by Zaloga in the book you cited, show this. Do you have something different? DMorpheus 12:39, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi. Sorry, I just noticed some inaccuracies and inconsistencies, and copied all of the stats from the table in Zaloga (1984:113) into the info-box, without looking at the discussion page. Zaloga lists 3×DT for the T-28 and 5×DT for the T-28E, although the drawing of the T-28 Model 1934 does show all five. There are no clues in the text, but one photo clearly shows a crewman manning the AA ring mount, while the photos of tanks in marshalling areas don't have the roof gun mounted—it's possible that a gun was mounted on the roof for travel in column, and replaced in the turret rear for assaults. Maybe the table is in error, or it lists the typical number of machine guns issued in the field, while the drawing shows all five mounted for clarity. Anyway, since there are five mounts, it makes sense to list 5×DT in the table. I'll update it. —Michael Z. 2006-05-15 13:46 Z