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It is not true that the T-34  a great surprise for the German soldiers in World War II  arose out of the blue. There was simply a lack of reconnaissance.
The BT (Bystrochodya Tank = Fast Tank) 1-7 series, which originated in 1931, and the BT-IS (Ispitatelniy = Researcher) developed in 1936 featured from the start the Christie running gear with the big road wheels, which was later typical of the T-34 as well. Since the BT-7 they were equipped with robust Diesel engines, and the BT-IS was the first to have angled armor plate. All of them,