Its 76.2 mm (3 in.) tank gun was more powerful than its contemporaries while its 60° sloped armor provided good protection against anti-tank weapons. The T-34 was introduced in 1940, famously deployed with the Red Army during World War 2 against Operation Barbarossa launched on 22 June 1941 by Nazi Germany against the USSR. Yemeni T-34/85 tanks passing in an unidentified location (Picture source: screenshot tweeted by an unidentified social network user from Qatar) One of the Yemeni T-34/85 tanks in action (Picture source: screenshot tweeted by an unidentified social network user from Qatar)Īccording to International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), nine countries still have World War 2 Russian T-34 tanks in their inventories: Cuba, Yemen, Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, North Korea, Vietnam (believed to still have 45 in working order), and Laos (from where 30 units were sent back to Russia in January 2019 for historical parading purpose). ![]() ![]() Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link According to two pictures tweeted by an unidentified social network user from Qatar, Soviet-made T-34/85 tanks dating back to World War 2 are still used to fight in Yemen.
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