The ?-34/85 tank is considered to be the best medium tank of the Second World War. It distinguished itself from other tanks of same category with the optimal combination of main combat characteristics - firepower, protection and mobility, as well as high serviceability and technological design - which allowed a mass production during a very difficult time period for the Soviet Union. German tank com¬manders stated The T-34 is vastly superior to all German tanks of first part of WW II