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 |