T34 was a great tank, almost the best in WW2(the best was IS2 ). But there were other Russian(soviet) tanks, like KV-1,2 which were replaced by IS-1(wasnt that of a sucess in tank battles) and IS-2(in my opinion, the best tank of WW2).
Actually, it is not right to compare T34(which was developed before the war began) with later german tanks like PzKpfw V "Panther" modifications, not because Panhter was developed later, but simply beacause Panther was a DIFFERENT CLASS OF TANK. T-34 was a medium tank, Panther was a heavy tank. So, it would be right to compare Panther with an IS-2 tank. And panther is clearly loosing to the IS-2, both in armor terms and in arnament. For example, Panther Ausf G(latest mod of Panther) had 75mm KwK gun, and IS2 had 122!mm gun. Also, Panther had gaseline engine, while IS2 had diesel. Only real advantage panther had was greater speed(because of more powerful enginge).
If anybody wants, I can translate detailed charts of both Panther and IS2.
All data was taken from http://armor.kiev.ua/
Actually, it is not right to compare T34(which was developed before the war began) with later german tanks like PzKpfw V "Panther" modifications, not because Panhter was developed later, but simply beacause Panther was a DIFFERENT CLASS OF TANK. T-34 was a medium tank, Panther was a heavy tank. So, it would be right to compare Panther with an IS-2 tank. And panther is clearly loosing to the IS-2, both in armor terms and in arnament. For example, Panther Ausf G(latest mod of Panther) had 75mm KwK gun, and IS2 had 122!mm gun. Also, Panther had gaseline engine, while IS2 had diesel. Only real advantage panther had was greater speed(because of more powerful enginge).
If anybody wants, I can translate detailed charts of both Panther and IS2.
All data was taken from http://armor.kiev.ua/