T-35

T-35
T-35B tank of 1934-35 production series, date unknown
TypeHeavy tank
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1935–1941
Used bySoviet Union
Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerOKMO Tank Design Bureau
Designed1930–1933
ManufacturerKhPZ
Produced1934–1939
No. built60 and two prototypes
VariantsT-35
Specifications
Mass45 t (49.6 short tons; 44.3 long tons)
Length9.72 m (31 ft 11 in)
Width3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Height3.43 m (11 ft 3 in)
Crew10

Armor11–30 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
EngineMikulin M-17M V-12 petrol engine
500 hp (370 kW)
Power/weight11 hp/tonne
SuspensionCoil 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.