T-43 MBT

[ZakTheBuilder1]

Medium-Heavy Tank / Universal Tank Prototype

Even as the classic T-34 Medium Tank helped to turn the tide of the War in the East for the Soviets, there were several developments on the part of the Germans that became cause for concern for Soviet warplanners. In May of 1942, the Germans began using the 75mm KwK 40 L/48 anti-tank guns against the T-34 at-range with consistent success so this drove a new Soviet tank project hoping to succeed both the T-34 Medium Tank and KV-1 Heavy Tank lines by combining the best qualities of both - speed/mobility of the former and armor protection of the latter.

For the Germans, who suspected a T-34 successor to be in the works under the designation of "T-43", the T-34/85, when it entered service in 1944 as the standard combat tank of the Soviet Army - was mistakenly thought to be the new T-43 and thus German wartime reports made frequent mentions of a "T-43" in direct combat service in numbers along the East Front.

This would be a upgrade to the T-34-85
this is a model before the T-44 so the T-44 can be a upgrade from the T-43 if it is in the time frame.