The Location and Duties of T-35's Crew
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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

Author:
Valeriy Potapov
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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