T-34 question "What does the bottom of the vehicle look like?"

[Walter_Sobchak]

Today somebody sent me an email asking if I had any material showing what the bottom of the T-34 looked like.  Glancing through my books on the topic, none really show this view of the vehicle.  The guy asking is working on a series of T-34 models and wants as much detail as possible.  Anyone got something on this?

[LoooSeR]

http://panzer35.ru/forum/43-10516-1

 

http://forum.worldoftanks.ru/index.php?/topic/1256985-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D1%82-34-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B4-1940-%D0%B3-%D1%85%D0%BF%D0%B7-msd-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%82/

 

 

 

 

http://s88.photobucket.com/user/IL-2/media/T-34-76/IMG_5920.jpg.html

[CrashbotUS]

Did the belly escape hatch pull up or drop down? 

[EnsignExpendable]

The hatch opened inwards, so if you were stuck in snow you at least had a chance to dig your way out.

[Khand-e]

The hatch opened inwards, so if you were stuck in snow you at least had a chance to dig your way out.

 

Couldn't they just use the fires of Lenin's rage to instantly melt water of sub freezing temperature Comrade Ensign?!

[Donward]

So that's what the T-34's naughty bits look like. Smooth like most Eastern European models...