A gyroscope is used to stabilise the main gun, allowing it to be effectively aimed and fired at the "short halt" or on the move. Modern tank guns are also commonly fitted with insulating thermal sleeves to reduce gun-barrel warping caused by uneven thermal expansion, bore evacuators to minimise gun firing fumes entering the crew compartment and sometimes muzzle brakes to minimise the effect of recoil on accuracy and rate of fire. Zaloga & Grandsen 1983, p.14, Zaloga & Grandsen 1984, pp.113, 184, Harrison (2002:181), KMDB (2006).

T-34-57: 14 T-34s were fitted with the 57-mm ZiS-4 (1941, 10 tanks) or the ZIS-4M (1943/44, 4 tanks) high-velocity 57mm gun to be used as tank destroyers. [217] Christopher F. Foss (1991). Jane's Armour and Artillery (1991ed.). Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. p.156. ISBN 978-0-7106-0964-9. International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (2010). The Military Balance 2010 (Report). London: IISS. ISBN 978-1-85743-557-3. In terms of firepower, the focus of 2010s-era R&D was increased detection capability such as thermal imagers, automated fire control systems for the guns and increased muzzle energy from the gun to improve range, accuracy and armour penetration. [62] The most mature future gun technology is the electrothermal-chemical gun. [63] The XM291 electrothermal-chemical tank gun has gone through successful multiple firing sequences on a modified American M8 Armored Gun System chassis. [64] To improve tank protection, one field of research involves making the tank invisible to radar by adapting stealth technologies originally designed for aircraft. Improvements to camouflage or and attempts to render it invisible through active camouflage, which changes according to where the tank is located, are being pursued. Research is also ongoing in electromagnetic armour systems to disperse or deflect incoming shaped charges, [65] [66] as well as various forms of active protection systems to prevent incoming projectiles (RPGs, missiles, etc.) from striking the tank.Fowler, Will; Bean, Tim (2002). Russian Tanks of World War II – Stalin's Armoured Might. London: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0760313022. Zaloga, Steven J. (1994). T-34 Medium Tank 1941–45. New Vanguard 9. illustrated by Peter Sarson. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-382-6.

WWII era Soviet armor engaged in Yemen conflict". Uskowioniran.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019 . Retrieved 2 March 2022. [ self-published source] Mandela Way T-34 Tank". bermondsey.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27 . Retrieved 2016-03-13. The appearance of FAPLA and Cuban tanks prompted South Africa to reinforce UNITA with a single squadron of Eland-90 armoured cars. [145] Other regions and countries Balkans A Bosnian Serb Army T-34-85, with rubber matting added in an attempt to hide its thermal signature, near Doboj in early 1996. As the invasion progressed, German infantry began receiving increasing numbers of the 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank guns, which were capable of penetrating the T-34's armour at long range. Larger numbers of the 88mm Flak guns also arrived, which could easily defeat a T-34 at very long ranges, though their size and general unwieldiness meant that they were often difficult to move into position in the rough Soviet terrain. [114]Moșneagu, Marian; Boțoghină, Iulian-Stelian; Manolescu, Mariana-Daniela; Stoica, Leontin-Vasile; Șoitariu, Mihai-Cosmin (2012). Armata română și evoluția armei tancuri. Documente (1919–1945) (PDF) (in Romanian). Pitești, Romania: Editura Universității de Stat din Pitești. p.261. ISBN 978-606-560-252-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-19 . Retrieved 2021-06-28. Tokarev, Andrei; Shubin, Gennady (2011). Bush War: The Road to Cuito Cuanavale: Soviet Soldiers' Accounts of the Angolan War (2011ed.). Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd. pp.107–168. ISBN 978-1-4314-0185-7.