Podoliskov's crew, lacking an essential tank, chose to drive a Jeep following the cluster of new medium tanks assaulting the front.
That way, if any crew member was killed, they could immediately take their place and relish the chance to operate a new medium tank.
No one worried about their ability to handle the new medium tanks, for any design overseen by General Rocosov and specifically implemented by Ke Jing's design bureau emphasized interoperability.
The Rokossovsky Type heavy tank used the same operating system as the T34W, which allowed experienced soldiers to operate smoothly with just a little adaptation.
Therefore, everyone in the Podoliskov crew believed that even if it was their first encounter with the new medium tank, they just needed to fiddle with it a bit to learn how to operate it, and could drive it as well as those who had undergone complete re-equipment training.