can any of you guys tell me what the stenciling on the hull wall of this t-34 says?-- (near the red handle)-- sorry pic is small-- any help appreciated-- thanks so much-- treadwell[:D]
it says “vikluchatel massi” which means “mass switch” (literally, “turnoffer of mass”). i don’t really know what that’s supposed to do though. Could it be the lever that opens the engine vents? it could be a reference to air mass and i remember seeing a diagram of the vent system where the vents were opened with a lever similar to this.
thanks man-- i dont know if this implies fuel or electrical- (at this point i am thinking mass implies elec.)-- but my guess is it may be a kill switch if the driver has been killed or injured that the gunner or other crewman could operate-- what do you think?-- thanks —tread[:D]
Seems way more luxoriant than I expected. Is it an authentic interior?
yes, it’s very nice. what you can’t see in the picture is the kickin’ stereo this tank’s got.
i still think it might be the lever that opens the vents. sorry, i edited my first post without realising someone’s answered it.
thats a t-34 restoration-- 1/1 scale–lol— the air vent lever is on the opposite side of the tank towards the fighting comp rear bulkhead-- i’m still thinkin kill switch— cause the fuel lever is on the driver’s side— i just wanted to add more detail on my model, but it is hard if you don’t know what you are building–!![(-D]
right, i forgot it’s on the radio operator’s side. i guess it’d be stupid to put a vent switch away from the driver.
Since it’s by the radio, could it be the lever that rotates the antenna pivot to raise and lower the whip antenna? it’s at ABOUT the right spot, hard to tell.
sorry-- nope— antenna is on the turret roof and it is fixed permanently in the ‘up’ position – russian tank— simplicity at it’s best[:D]-- this is off topic, but related–and illustrates the idea— during the ‘space race’ in the late 1960s, the U.S.A. spent over $50.000 developing a pen that would write in the weightless atmosphere of outer space— the Russians equipped thier cosmonauts with a 10 cent pencil-- in my opinion that is elegant[(-D]- tread
what year tank is this then? if the antenna is on the turret roof, shouldn’t the radio be in the turret? in that case, what’s that grey box next to the switch with the power lines going to it?
the main radio is in the turret on the left side near the commander-- the radio part in this picture is part of the tank intercom system-- not sure of year of tank in this pic-- they were in service for a long time-- through the 1950s, and into the 1960s i believe
Always loved the location of the ammo storage in the T-34…made the driver/gunner very courageous. [(-D]