YEKATERINBURG, January 19. /TASS/. Russia’s metallurgical company based in the Ural region has recreated the unique multi-turreted T-35 tank using Soviet drawings. The tank will be placed in the Museum of Military Equipment of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC), head of the motor-road transport department of OAO Uralelectromed (an UMMC subsidiary) Farit Khafizov told TASS on Tuesday.

"The work on the creation of the T-35 tank lasted for 5 months. More than 1,000 parts were created at UMMC enterprises by the Soviet drawings. The tank is a replica of the original - its weight is 55 tonnes, hull length - almost 10 meters, height - 3.5 metres. Only that it has no engine, so the tank is a nonrunner," he said. According to the official, T-35 is a Soviet tank designed in Kharkiv (Ukraine) in the 1930s of the 20th century. A total of 59 such tanks were manufactured. "The tank has five turrets with guns. The tank had an aircraft engine made under BMW license, but its maximum speed was just 8-10 km/h. T-35 lacked manoeuvrability, only a few of these tanks participated in combat, while the rest broke down on their way to the front," he added.