Comparing: T-28E with F-30 vs. T-28 vs. T-34-85

The T-28 tank with the 85-mm F-30 gun was developed in 1941. One prototype was built and underwent trials. Unlike mass-produced T-28 tanks, the vehicle featured different armament. No sources were found proving that the tank was mass-produced or used in action.

The T-28 tank was developed by the Experimental Machine Design Bureau of the Voroshilov plant. The vehicle saw service on August 11, 1933. A total of 503 tanks were manufactured at the Leningrad Kirov Plant between 1933 and 1940. During mass production, the T-28 tank underwent a number of changes in design and modifications. The vehicles were used in the war with Finland in the winter of 1939–1940 and at the beginning of WWII.

Final modification of the T-34 tank of 1943. A new three-man gun turret allowed a more powerful 85-mm gun to be mounted. This greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the tank compared to its predecessor, the T-34-76. A total of more than 35,000, in several variants, were produced. Today the tank is still in service in several countries.