Soviet Tank T 28 ( Red Army)

T28 was the first Soviet medium tank to enter mass production. Designed between 1931 1932. It s principal battlefield role was to support infantry and other ground troops against enemy strong points. The armament was housed in three turrets, following the then prevailing views amongst tank designers of the time, which favored the multiturret concept. The main turret was armed with the KT28 (76. 2 mm) gun, which was specifically designed for this tank to devastate enemy strong points and armor. The two remaining small turrets were each armed with a DT mm) machinegun which was used mainly against infantry and lightarmor. The production line was located in the Kirov factory, Leningrad and the tank was produced in several series from 1938 onwards. The new L10 (76. 2 mm) long barrel gun became the standard armament later. All in all, a total of 503 tanks were built between 1938 1940. The T28 passed its first baptism of fire during the Winter War, between the USS br, br,