| T-35 | |
|---|---|
 T-35B tank of 1934-35 production series, date unknown | |
| Type | Heavy tank |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935–1941 |
| Used by | Soviet Union Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | OKMO Tank Design Bureau |
| Designed | 1930–1933 |
| Manufacturer | KhPZ |
| Produced | 1934–1939 |
| No. built | 60 and two prototypes |
| Variants | T-35 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 45 t (49.6 short tons; 44.3 long tons) |
| Length | 9.72 m (31 ft 11 in) |
| Width | 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 3.43 m (11 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 10 |
| Armor | 11–30 mm |
Main armament | 76 mm gun KT-28 |
Secondary armament | 2× 45 mm 20K guns 5, 6 or 7× 7.62 mm DT machine guns |
| Engine | Mikulin M-17M V-12 petrol engine 500 hp (370 kW) |
| Power/weight | 11 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Coil spring |
Operational range | 150 km (93 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 30 km/h (19 mph) |
The T-35 was a Soviet multi-turreted heavy tank of the interwar period and early Second World War that saw limited service with the Red Army. Often called a land battleship, it was the only five-turreted heavy tank in the world to reach production, but proved to be slow and mechanically unreliable. Most of the T-35 tanks still operational at the time of Operation Barbarossa were lost due to mechanical failure rather than enemy action. It was designed to complement the contemporary T-28 medium tank; however, very few were built.
Outwardly, it was large; but internally, the spaces were cramped with the fighting compartments separated from each other. Some of the turrets obscured the entrance hatches.