Trumpeter 1/16 Trumpeter Russian T34/85 Mod 1944 Factory Nr.174 Early TankDescription T 34 85 Soviet red army Tank Considered by many as "possibly the best tank of World War 2, the T 34 85 was fast, manoeuvrable and hard hitting. Appearing in huge numbers from early 1944, it led the assault on Germany until the end of the war; when it was widely exported to many communist nations. The major change in T 34 production after 1943 was the arrival of the 85mm (3. 34in) gun T 34 85, which had a new three man turret and a larger