It has the basic traverses, gun handling, and power-to weight ratio of an M4.It has the top speed, armor layout, and ground resistances of a T-34.It is best to think of the T-34 Shielded as a combination of three common tier 5 medium tanks: the T-34 (naturally), the M4 Sherman, and the Pz. It is still a versatile and well rounded medium tank, but T-34 drivers used to the fast-firing 57mm ZiS-4 gun will find the T-34 Shielded demands a different set of tactics. The T-34 Shielded is a modified version of the basic T-34 and shares many characteristics with its parent tank: a good top speed, thin but sloped armor, and a fairly good gun held back by poorer-than-average gun handling. Terrible crew layout (Commander is also Gunner, separate Radioman) matches only the basic T-34.Default APCR ammo suffers against angled/sloped armor, premium round is underwhelming.Noticeably sluggish due to lower HP/T rating and traverses, loses speed in turns.Bad gun handling: poor aim time, terrible dispersion, mediocre bloom control.Poor view range and turret traverse due to using a modified stock T-34 turret.

Great shell velocity due to default shell being APCR.

Spaced armor on hull and turret reduce threat of HEAT shells.

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