
T-44 - Wikipedia
The T-44 was a medium tank developed and produced near the end of World War II by the Soviet Union. It was the successor to the T-34, offering an improved ride and cross-country …
Prototypes: T44 (M60) The M60 had a relatively... - Historical Firearms
In 1946 work on the T44 began, designers were influenced by a combination of several German weapons: the much feared MG42 multi-purpose machine gun and the FG-42 - a rifle …
Soviet T-44 Medium Tank (1944)
It was designed with greater armor, a three-man hexagonal turret (similar to the T-34/85), modern torsion bar suspension and road wheels that featured internal shock absorption, which would …
M60 machine gun - Wikipedia
The experimental T-44 machine gun developed from the German FG 42 and MG 42 machine guns. The M60 machine gun began development in the late 1940s as a program for a new, …
T52E3 – An M60 Prototype - Forgotten Weapons
Today, we have an original manual on the T52E3 prototype of the M60 machine gun. It was written in February 1952, and does an excellent job detailing all the components and …
The T-44 – “Successor” to the T-34 - Tank Historia
Aug 11, 2022 · However the T-44 could not withstand fire from the 88 mm guns used on either the Tiger I or Tiger II below 2000 meters. The only improvement made to the T-44’s armor …
T-44 Medium Tank | World War II Database - WW2DB
In the fall of 1943, A. A. Morozov began to work at Stalin Ural Tank Factory No. 183 at Nizhny Tagil, Russia on a new medium tank design that would combine the mobility of the existing T …
Soviet Hammer: T-44 tank
Mar 16, 2015 · Powered by a 512-hp engine, the T-44 was the first tank to mount its engine transversely. Crewed by only four men (instead of five as in the T-34), it dispensed with the …
T-44 Medium Tank - Military Factory
Nov 19, 2018 · Soviet battlefield experience had shown several items come to light - including the need for evermore greater armor protection from anti-tank weapons. In response, the T-44 …
M60 - Modern Firearms
The .30-06 T44 experimental machine gun, which combined design of FG 42 rifle and feed system of MG 42 machine gun. The T44 served as a first step in development of M60 machine …