I have no doubt that if the T-34 had been designed and produced by America, all of its key weaknesses like poor reliability, soft armor and water leaks would all have been eliminated by American design and workmanship.
An American produced T-34 would have been better than an American produced Sherman.
agreed. Though American practice would have introduced one design weakness into the T-34 that the Soviet version did not have. The U.S. Army required the use of gasoline engines in tanks. T-34s didn’t burn nearly as easily as the Sherman’s because of their diesel fuel. The Soviets were even willing to put unarmored exterior mounted diesel fuel tanks on their armor to extend their range.