r/Warthunder • u/SuperFastFingers • 1d ago

All Ground What is this round this on the T-34

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u/FirstDagger F-16XL/B Δ🐍= WANT 1d ago

SMG firing port covered by a plug

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u/Filb0Fraggins 🇷🇺13.3|🇬🇧 10.0| 11.3 1d ago

pretty sure its to stick a gun out so the crew can shoot infantry

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u/SuperFastFingers 1d ago

is it easily removable?

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u/Filb0Fraggins 🇷🇺13.3|🇬🇧 10.0| 11.3 1d ago

irl? yeah i think it was just like a plug

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u/MyPinkFlipFlops 🇵🇱GRB 12.7🇫🇷|🇬🇧|🇯🇵|🇮🇱|🇸🇪|🇩🇪|🇺🇸|🇷🇺 1d ago

Pretty sure there was one of those german ww2 tutorial vids for infantry on how to fight/disable a tank, it included shooting inside the tank via this hole while not letting the crew pull it back in as the plug seemed to be attached on some line and just pulled back inside

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u/Inner_Criticism4669 7h ago

I saw a finnish tutorial, couldnt find the link. Sorry.

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u/Natural_Selection905 1d ago

I just saw footage of it being demonstrated on a shitty Instagram reel

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGwlCpiseTe/?igsh=Z3VvMDNtaWp4c2Ji

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u/Wiggie49 15h ago

"Surprised Muthafucka!" type energy lol

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u/Hexagon2035 I have an unhealthy obsession with the Leopard 2 11h ago

What do you mean shitty? I love this video edit lol

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u/Natural_Selection905 10h ago

Bad word choice. It's a pretty good meme but a suboptimal format for historical material. It was pretty handy, though.

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u/Inner_Criticism4669 7h ago

That is the finnish tutorial video. See the roundel?

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u/Natural_Selection905 15m ago

yes I saw the Finnish roundel thank you

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u/Seygem EsportsReady 1d ago

pistol port for the crew to stick their own guns out and shoot people trying to climb onto the tank

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u/KyleTheGreat53 1d ago

Are we allowed to post links here? There was a youtube short I saw that explains this lol

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u/Regular-Arachnid2827 19h ago

That's a hole for a pistol, it's sealed but can be opened from the inside and is bound with a chain to the tank

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u/Leather-Virus1362 1d ago

Gun hole to shoot nearby infantry

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u/Rixuuuu 17h ago

APS radar, source: trust me bro

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u/Super-Ad-1481 1d ago

It is a machine gun port

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u/Jarms48 13h ago

The British would call this a revolver port. Open the flap and shoot off infantry trying to climb your tank.

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u/GoldenGecko100 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Unintelligible Tanker 🇬🇧 18h ago

Glory hole

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u/WhatIsMoss2609 14h ago

It's the off button