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TIL 84,070 T-34s were built between 1940 and 1945 (35,120 with 76 mm guns, 48,950 as T-34-85s), making it most-produced tank of WW2 & the 2nd most-produced tank of all time. Despite its resilience, some 44,900 were lost or damaged in combat—the highest loss count of any tank.

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