Between Eras | T-44MS

First introduced in the final stages of World War II, the T-44 was designed as the intended successor to the iconic T-34. While it offered significant improvements over its predecessor, production challenges prevented the T-44 from entering frontline service, and it ultimately saw no combat during the war. Despite efforts to upgrade its firepower, the T-44 retained the same 85 mm gun found on the T-34-85, as fitting a larger weapon proved problematic. The T-44 was soon overshadowed by its direct successor, the T-54, which was officially adopted in 1946. As a result, the Tank was relegated to secondary roles, and its presence was largely kept under wraps during the Cold War. However, by the 1960s, the Soviet Union began efforts to modernize its aging T-44 fleet. One particularly ambitious effort came in 1964 with the development of the T-44MS, an upgrade that represented what could be considered the ultimate evolution of this secretive cold war tank. Join this channel to get access to exclusive perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tZSN6WSAtzKLalKbflBLg/join If you liked this video, please consider donating on Patreon or Paypal! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tankartfund Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tankencyclopedia Article: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/soviet/t-44ms/ Sources: https://elfnet.hu/haditechnika/harckocsik/t44.php https://www.tankarchives.ca/2021/01/intermediate-tank.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2015/01/soviet-medium-tank-family.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/12/herald-of-revolution.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/11/a-step-in-right-direction.html Peter Samsonov Reddit AMA https://battlefield.ru/content/view/95/50/lang,en/ http://www.dogswar.ru/oryjeinaia-ekzotika/bronetehnika/6674-opytnyi-tank-t-44ms-.html https://en.topwar.ru/25071-modernizirovannye-srednie-tanki-v-poslevoennyy-period-tank-t-44m.html https://web.archive.org/web/20210525140441/https://en.topwar.ru/109163-opytnye-srednie-tanki-t-44-100.html https://tankist-31.livejournal.com/156470.html https://battlefield.ru/guns/defin_4.html https://otvaga2004-ru.translate.goog/na-zemle/na-zemle-1/bm-1945-1965_05/?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://fenixinsight.com/munition/projectile/3bk2 https://ser-sarajkin.narod2.ru/ALL_OUT/TiVOut10/SuRuPzWg/SuRuPzWg087.htm https://community.battlefront.com/topic/125467-brief-history-of-russian-night-fighting-sensors-tkn-1c/ https://www.army-guide.com/eng/product5089.html https://www.army-guide.com/eng/product868.html https://www-krasfun-ru.translate.goog/2014/12/opytnyj-tank-t-44ms-sssr/?utm_source=warfiles.ru&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/2017_01_01_archive.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyCZ0XYiw_s https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/30138 https://en.namu.wiki/w/T-54#s-4.1 Tank Encyclopedia Magazines and Books: https://payhip.com/TankEncyclopedia Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankEncyclopedia/ TE Shop: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/Goodies/tanks-posters.php Our website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com Gaming News Website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanksencyclopedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanksenc Discord: https://discord.gg/3VjQ8Zq Email: [email protected] An article by Christopher Janusas Narrated by Sosoniaru Edited by Drew Sound edited by