By 1942, the 76.2mm F-34 tank gun of the T-34 medium tank was found to be lacking in range and penetration compared to the German 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun, new mounted on the Stug III and Panzer IV, and markedly inferior to the 88-mm gun of the Tiger I.
By 1942, the T-34's 76.2mm F-34 tank gun was found to be outmatched by German anti-tank guns mounted on Stug III and Panzer IV tanks, as well as the Tiger I's 88-mm gun.