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T-35: Location and Duties of its Crew |
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Location and Duties of T-35's Crew
| Crewman |
Rank |
Location and Duties |
| Commander |
Starshij Leitenant (Senior lieutenant) |
in the turret #1 (main turret); to the right from the gun; command the tank, loads the main gun, fires the DT TMG |
| Commander's Assistant |
Leitenant |
in the turret #2 (frontal turret with a gun); fires of the 45-mm gun; responsible for operational condition of the tank |
| Junior Tank Technician |
Voentechnic Vtorogo Rankga |
in the steering compartment; drives the tank; responsible for operational condition of the tank |
| Tank Driver |
Starshina |
in the turret #3 (frontal turret with a machine-gun); fires of the machine-gun, responsible for operational condition of the engine, assistant of the Junior Tank Technician |
| Commander of the Main Turret |
Mladshij Komandir Vzvoda |
to the left from the main gun; fires of the main gun; responsible for operational condition of the main turret |
| Commander of the Turret #2 |
Otdelennij Komandir |
to the right from the 45-mm gun; loads the gun; responsible for operational condition of the turret #2 |
| Commander of the turret #4 (rear turret with a gun) |
Otdelennij Komandir |
to the left from the gun; fires the 45-mm gun; assistant to the Commander of the Main Turret; responsible for operational condition of the turret #4 |
| Junior Tank Driver |
Otdelennij Komandir |
in the turret #4, to the right from the gun; loads the gun; responsible for operational condition of the running gear of the tank |
| Commander of the Turret #5 (rear turret with a machine-gun) |
Otdelennij Komandir |
in the turret #5, fires the machine-gun; responsible for operational condition of the turret #5 |
| Senior Radio Operator |
Otdelennij Komandir |
in the main turret; operates the radio; loads the main gun |
| Senior Tank Driver |
Mladshij Koandir Vzvoda |
outside the tank; responsible for operational condition of the transmission and the running gear of the tank |
| Motor-mechanic |
Mladshij Technic |
outside the tank; responsible for operational condition of the tank's engine |
Sources:
M.Kolomiets "The T-35 heavy tank", 1995
M.Baryatinsky "Soviet tanks in the Second World War", 1995
"Bronekollektsiya" #2 1995 |
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