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Oops, that may be a mistake, I think. I think both tanks should have manual transmissions. I'll have to check on that and work out what the historical T-34 and T34/85 used - I can't find that very quickly. I'll update them later.

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T-26 Light Tank
One of the first mass-produced Russian tanks, this vehicle first introduced the well-regarded 45mm main gun. Its low power-to-weight ratio and speed resulted in its early retirement. (OOC Comments: I never found evidence that AdmK ever made this tank, but it seems reasonable Russia did build a lot of them. Probably not as many as historical, however. As of 1940, all out of service!)

Specifications
Crew: 3 (commander, driver, gunner)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 4.7m (hull)
-- Width: 2.44m
-- Height: 2.25m
Weight: 9.6 metric tons
Armament:
-- 45mm Model 32 tank gun, with 20 rounds in turret and 70 rounds in hull
-- 1x7.62mm machine gun on turret roof
Engine: 90 hp
Transmission: Manual
Suspension: Leaf elliptic
Protection:
-- Glacis: 15mm (upper), 15mm (lower)
-- Hull: 15mm (sides), 15mm (rear), 6-10mm (roof), 6-10mm (floor)
-- Turret: 15mm (mantlet), 15mm (face), 15mm (sides), 12.7mm (rear), 8mm (top)
Power Weight Ratio: 9.4 hp / tonne
Speed: 31kph (road), 15kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 290 L ( gal) for 240 km range
Variants:

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T-29 Infantry Tank
One of the first tanks designed and mass-produced by Russian industry, the T-29 saw over five thousand examples built before production ended in 1936. The tank featured a short-barreled 76.2mm howitzer in a rotating turret, plus two machine guns in smaller turrets underneath the main gun. (OOC: Not sure which crewmen are supposed to man the two MG turrets. Maybe the driver and the radioman? I'd presumed the radioman helped load the main gun, but if he's manning an MG turret instead, that seems unlikely. Perhaps it requires two more crewmen to work the MG turrets. The tank seems to be a lighter, better-armoured version of the historical T-28, which seems rather unlikely. In any case, this tank is being replaced like it's going out of style, which of course it is.)

Specifications
Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 6.0m (hull)
-- Width: 3.2m
-- Height: 3.2m
Weight: 19.9 metric tons
Armament:
-- 76.2mm howitzer with 50 rounds (10 rds turret, 40 rds hull)
-- 2x12.7mm machine gun coaxial with 2000 rds in independent turrets
Engine: 200 hp
Transmission: Manual
Suspension: Leaf elliptic
Protection:
-- Glacis: 68mm (upper), 56mm (lower)
-- Hull: 46mm (sides), 13mm (rear), 10mm (roof), 7mm (floor)
-- Turret: 85mm (mantlet), 85mm (face), 51mm (sides), 19mm (rear), 18mm (top)
Power Weight Ratio: 10.05 hp / tonne
Speed: 29kph (road), 20kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 200 gal (757L)
Variants:

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T-30 Fast Tank
Based on Christie prototypes, this tank was designed for the cavalry, with speed and range designed to exploit breakthroughs or respond to incursions. Thousands were built between 1930 and 1934, when production ceased. License-manufactured by Renault in France. Several hundred remain in service with reserve forces, primarily as training vehicles. (OOC: basically, this is the BT-series tank.)

Specifications
Crew: 3 (commander, driver, gunner)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 5.6m (hull)
-- Width: 2.24m
-- Height: 2.25m
Weight: 12.5 metric tons
Armament:
-- 45mm Model 32 tank gun, with 20 rounds in turret and 50 rounds in hull
-- 1x7.62mm machine gun on turret roof
Engine: 300 hp
Transmission: Manual
Suspension: Christie, with four road wheels.
Protection:
-- Glacis: 25mm (upper), 15mm (lower)
-- Hull: 20mm (sides), 10mm (rear), 8mm (roof), 6mm (floor)
-- Turret: 25mm (mantlet), 15mm (face), 12.7mm (sides), 8mm (rear), 8mm (top)
Power Weight Ratio: 20.8 hp / tonne
Speed: 61kph (road), 25kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 200 L (50 gal) for 200 km range
Variants:
--- T-30 Model 1929: Original prototype with less armour and American-designed Liberty engine.
--- T-30 Model 1930: First manufacturing run, with 37mm gun.
--- T-30 Model 1931: Primary model, equipped with 45mm gun and 300 hp petrol engine.
--- T-30 Model 1934: Experimental design with sloped armour and diesel engine. Two examples built.
--- Renault AMC-33: Licensed French-built variant with 37mm gun.
--- Renault AMC-35: Licensed French-built variant with 47mm gun.

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T-35 Fast Tank
Starting in 1935, the T-35 Fast Tank replaced both the T-29 and the T-30 tanks as the standard armoured vehicle design of the Russian Federation Army. The tank attempted to incorporate both thick, sloped armour, a high degree of mobility, and a powerful main gun. The high-velocity 57mm gun proved less than successful in the infantry support role, but its penetration allowed it to serve more successfully in the anti-tank role for almost a decade. In 1940, the T-35 was replaced by a more powerful successor, the T-40. A number of T-35s were instead armed with low-velocity 76.2mm gun for infantry support, but these variants were a minority.

Specifications
Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader/radio)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 6.0m (hull)
-- Width: 3.07m
-- Height: 3.1m
Weight: 18.5 metric tons
Armament:
-- 57mm tank gun (some variants with 76.2mm/L29 gun)
-- 12.7mm machine gun coaxial with 2000 rds
-- 6.5mm MG pintle mount (top of turret) with 4000 rds
Engine: V-12 diesel, 400 hp
Transmission: Automatic
Suspension: Torsion bar with five road wheels
Protection:
-- Hull: 70mm (glacis), 38mm (sides), 13mm (rear), 15mm (roof), 7mm (floor)
-- Turret: 84mm (front), 51mm (sides), 19mm (rear), 15mm (top)
Power Weight Ratio: 21.6 hp / tonne
Speed: 55kph (road), 25kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 200 gal (757L)
Variants:
--- T-35M: Equipped with 76.2mm/L29 infantry support gun.

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T-37 Heavy Tank
This heavy tank was designed in concert with France and Atlantis. (OOC: Basically an improved KV-1.)

Specifications
Dimensions:
-- Length: 7.0 m
-- Width: 3.3 m
-- Height: 3.0 m
Weight: 45 metric tons
Armament:
-- 1x 75mm/L45 gun
-- 12.7mm machine gun coaxial with 2000 rds
-- 6.5mm MG pintle mount (top of turret) with 4000 rds
Engine: 600 hp diesel
Transmission: 2x4 forward, 1 reverse
Suspension: Torsion bar
Protection:
-- Turret face: 120 mm (sloped equivalent)
-- Turret sides: 90mm
-- Glacis: 100 mm (sloped equivalent)
-- Sides: 80 mm
Power Weight Ratio: 13.3 hp / tonne
Speed: 35 kph / 22mph (road), 25kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 200 gal (757L)

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ShU-40 Assault Gun
A casemated tank destroyer/assault gun based on the T-40 hull, and equipped with a 100mm main gun. (OOC: seems to be equivalent to the historical SU-100. The original Tanksharp design, though, weighed less and had more armour than the historical vehicle. I elected to keep the armour and raise the vehicle's weight by five tons. Still relatively rare in service, but used in a lot of military parades.)

Specifications
Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader/radio)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 6.0m (hull), 9.0m (overall)
-- Width: 3.06m
-- Height: 2.2m
Weight: 34 tons (originally 28.1 metric tons)
Armament:
-- 100mm/L55 gun with 50 rounds (10 rds turret, 40 rds hull)
-- 12.7mm machine gun coaxial with 2000 rds
-- 6.5mm MG pintle mount (top of turret) with 4000 rds
Engine: V-12 diesel, 500 hp
Transmission: Manual, 5 speeds forward and reverse
Suspension: Torsion bar with five road wheels
Protection:
-- Hull Front: 118mm
-- Hull Sides: 70mm
-- Hull Rear: 19mm
-- Hull Top: 20mm
-- Hull Floor: 10mm
-- Casemate Face: 134mm front, 71mm sides
Power Weight Ratio: 14.7 hp / tonne
Speed: 52kph (road), 25kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 200 gal

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SU-41 Self-Propelled Gun
An open-topped self-propelled artillery piece. (OOC: Essentially, an SU-76 with a 122mm howitzer rather than a 76.2mm high-velocity gun. The Russians historically proposed a vehicle like this, but it didn't see production. I thought the original was a little light in overall weight, so I raised it by three tons and improved the engine slightly.)

Specifications
Crew: 2 (commander, driver) + 4 (gunners in separate vehicles or en desant)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 5.5m (hull)
-- Width: 2.8m
-- Height: 2.4m
Weight: 15 metric tons
Armament:
-- 122mm howitzer with 34 rounds (6 rds turret, 28 rds hull)
-- 7.62mm machine gun coaxial with 2000 rds
Engine: Kharkiv 19L V-6 diesel engine, 250 hp normal (300 hp max)
Transmission: Automatic
Suspension: Torsion bar with five road wheels
Protection:
-- Hull Front: 25mm
-- Hull Sides: 16mm
-- Hull Rear: 7mm
-- Hull Top: 8mm
-- Hull Floor: 6mm
-- Casemate Face: 24mm front, 15mm sides
Power Weight Ratio: 16.7 hp / tonne
Speed: 45kph (road), 20kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 227 L (60 gal)

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T-40M Medium Tank
Weight: 28.5 metric tons
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Protection:
-- Glacis: 40mm-90mm (sloped), 80mm average
-- Sides: 30mm-75mm, 55mm average
-- Turret: 106mm (mantlet), 86mm (face), 70mm (sides), 20mm (rear), 20mm (top)
Power Weight Ratio: 21 hp / tonne
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Fuel Capacity: 200 gal (757L)

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T-80 Light Tank
The T-80 light tank filled a subsidiary reconnaissance role within the Russian armoured forces. Designed on a scaled-down and lightened T-44 medium tank hull, the T-80 featured similar firepower in the form of the 76.2mm/L55 F-36 tank gun. Mobility was enhanced, with the T-80 able to easily achieve sixty kilometers per hour top speed on hard ground, and thirty-five kilometers an hour off-road. The T-80 also had excellent range (over 500km on dirt roads) due to a fuel-efficient V-12 diesel engine.

The T-80's small size and light weight resulted in a number of design considerations that served to weaken the tank in other ways. Internal space was minimal, and the Ground Forces instituted height and weight restrictions for T-80 crewmen. The cramped conditions also slowed down reloading times, limited the gun depression to six degrees, and restricted the quantity of onboard ammunition. The worst compromise came in the armour, which was well-sloped on the glacis and the turret, but was too thin to be effective against almost any dedicated anti-tank gun, and even penetrable to some powerful anti-tank rifles.

Despite these drawbacks, the T-80 served the Russian Ground Forces for nearly two decades. However, a number of independent tank regiments equipped with the T-80 were also created in order to bolster reserve rifle and motor rifle divisions, replacing obsolete T-29 and T-30 tanks. The self-propelled ZSU-37-2 anti-aircraft variant was also widely used.

Specifications
Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader/radio)
Dimensions:
-- Length: 5.6m (hull), 7.9m (o/a)
-- Width: 2.9m
-- Height: 2.4m
Weight: 21.5 metric tons
Armament:
-- 76.2mm/L55 F-36 tank gun with 50 rounds (15 rds turret, 35 rds hull)
-- 12.7mm pintle mount (top of turret) with 2000 rds
-- 6.5mm MG hull mount with 4000 rds
Engine: Kharkov V-12 diesel, 430hp
Transmission: Manual, 5 speeds forward and reverse
Suspension: Torsion bar with five road wheels
Protection:
-- Glacis: 25mm-35mm (sloped), 30mm average
-- Sides: 15mm-30mm, 20mm average
-- Turret: 55mm (combined mantlet and turret front), 20mm (rest of turret)
Power Weight Ratio: 20 hp / tonne
Speed: 60kph (road), 35kph (offroad)
Fuel Capacity: 145 gal (550L) internal fuel
Manufacturers: Omsktransmash, Putilov Petrograd Factory
Variants:
--- Ob'yekt 605: Initial prototype.
--- ZSU-37-2: Anti-aircraft tank equipped with twin 37mm AA guns.