“T-34 best tank of all time??? What an ignorant statement.”
Well, it was the best tank at that moment for the Russians. It was cheap, easy to build, very good at deflecting fire in the front, and easy to use. But is was made under wartime conditions, in the USSR yet, and the tank crews kept injuring themselves on the crude castings with their sharp edges on the inside and outside!
It was a bare -bones rough ride too, with a crude suspension compared to the German tanks. AK-47 inventor was a tanker for a while before getting hurt.
I would never go as far as claiming the T-34 was the best tank of all time, but it was probably the best medium tank during WWII. the T-34 was clearly superior to the German MK.IV, and arguably superior to American M-4.
The best tank would have been the T-34 built in Detroit instead of Chelyabinsk.