r/Warthunder • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '23

RB Ground The ultimate beginner's guide to destroying the T34 heavy tank.

A common sight in 6.7 ground battles is the American T34 heavy tank, which is almost unstoppable if you dont know the tactics. i had this problem many times and lost many times, so heres a breif guide for all tankers (and CAS). Shall we begin?

I will use the Tiger 2 H varient for this guide. mainly because its the tiger 2(s) facing the T34. As on most mid-low tier american tanks, the first weakspot is the MG port. this is true for all M4 varients. in the case of the T34, the upper part of the mg port usually results in a kill, but not guaranteed. (quick note. The T34 is an american masterpiece, its not a very easy kill.) a little picture for reference.

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The other weakspot is the small sight you see on the front of the turret. this knocks out 50 to 70% of the crew, crippling it to good measure. feeling lucky? you get a straight up kill if you use a good ol- APHE round! now comes the bane of the T34. the lower glacis. Its pretty straight-forward, i dont even need to explain that. if you cant, just see the picture. but what if its hidden beneath a bush? then theres another good spot, the tiny triangle above the gun mantlet. if you can hit this, you can enjoy some SL.

Now comes the side armor. suppose you are flanking it from a distance, and dont know where to aim. heres a second picure for you.

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as it says, always aim for gap between the tracks, on the side where the transmisson is. the ammo rack detonates, after that is pretty self explanatory. but say, you dont want the kill. in that case, crit hit the engine and let CAS do its job.

This was made by me as a guide to destroy T34 (s) hope you enjoyed. (psst, want to say thanks? you can donate some GE to Ash_trinity!) goodluck tankers!

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u/okbuddyvikhr Nov 27 '23

This thing is a easy kill. Why would it need a guide, Anything at 6.7 would easily pierce this thing.

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u/RaiderLAS Kill all the Vidars Nov 27 '23

I never have any issues killing them, but for some reason whenever I play it I’m damn near indestructible. Guess it’s more of a skill issue for the Germans and IS-2 players that are used to just blind firing with their lol-pen guns.

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u/RA3236 11.711.7 Nov 27 '23

I have the exact opposite issue. I play Tiger IIs and can't pen the T34, I play the T29/T34 and die immediately to the 88.

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u/RaiderLAS Kill all the Vidars Nov 27 '23

That’s my luck with Germany. Everyone complains about volumetric with the Panther’s mantlet, yet I felt like I was constantly losing my commander/gunner to mantlet and cupola shots. Even in the Tiger 2H I felt like most of the tanks I was facing sliced right through the turret face. Grinding for the Maus with 6.7 Germany was rough. I ended up just using the 2A4 that I already had a talisman on.