T-34 with external flamepods...?

[Avimimus]

So - what is this a picture of? When, where and why?

 

[GTX]

Re: T-34 with external gunpods...?

That looks like an aircraft on a ship in the background...possibly Chinese?

 

[Stranger_NN]

Re: T-34 with external gunpods...?

Chinese T-34 with two blocks gas-dynamic flamethrowers (link in russian).

 

[CostasTT]

Re: T-34 with external gunpods...?

More specifically, the Chinese version of the TPO-50 heavy flamethrower.
http://en.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/87832
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%8F%D0%B6%D1%91%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%91%D1%82

P.S.: The T-34-85 was designated Type 58 in China.

 

[Avimimus]

Thank you!

 

[Pioneer]

Re: T-34 with external gunpods...?

That looks like an aircraft on a ship in the background...possibly Chinese?

Looks like a Nanchang Q-5 Fantan!

Regards
Pioneer

 

[CostasTT]

Re: T-34 with external gunpods...?

That looks like an aircraft on a ship in the background...possibly Chinese?

Looks like a Nanchang Q-5 Fantan!

Regards
Pioneer

Yes, the tank is part of the shore exhibit at the Minsk World theme park in Shenzen, China.

 

[GTX]

Ah ha! Thought it might have been

 

[CostasTT]

I have some more pictures of this version. The last one shows the mounting brackets to advantage.