The insane machine that conquered Antarctica for the USSR - the Kharkovchanka

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  • @CalumRaasay
    @CalumRaasay 6 місяців тому +2461

    Amazing work as usual, those 3D models of the Kharkovchanka really brought it to life 😍 beautiful!

    • @FoundAndExplained
      @FoundAndExplained  6 місяців тому +75

      Thank you very much Callum, your video was instrumental to the making of mine. Everyone please go check out his channel link in the description.

    • @FoundAndExplained
      @FoundAndExplained  6 місяців тому +40

      Thank you very much Callum, your video was instrumental to the making of mine. Everyone please go check out his channel link in the description.

    • @blacknass1943
      @blacknass1943 6 місяців тому +3

      jes ! looks impressiv real ! onley the snow wo disaperes shows its not real .

    • @Bikepacking
      @Bikepacking 6 місяців тому +2

      Link to the part they meet

    • @M.Godfrey
      @M.Godfrey 6 місяців тому +2

      Was just going to say! Your video on this subject was brilliant Callum

  • @andrewbenoit5208
    @andrewbenoit5208 6 місяців тому +1893

    An apocalyptic exploratory game where you have one of these as a mobile, cozy, base would be cool.

    • @derelor1337
      @derelor1337 5 місяців тому +40

      Great idea!

    • @fibonacciCache
      @fibonacciCache 5 місяців тому +24

      ooooo. great basis concept indeed. класно!!

    • @tvsonicserbia5140
      @tvsonicserbia5140 5 місяців тому +44

      Would be cool to have something like this in Death Stranding 2, a vehicle that has a room.

    • @same6943
      @same6943 5 місяців тому +30

      And oil refinery nearby.

    • @scott_itall8638
      @scott_itall8638 5 місяців тому +10

      Starfield > Landfield

  • @vondertann8218
    @vondertann8218 6 місяців тому +2968

    i really appreciate when technologies are used on thing that make humanity moving forward instead of make people dead.

    • @duquepp2078
      @duquepp2078 6 місяців тому +236

      A concept that the U.S don't get

    • @vondertann8218
      @vondertann8218 6 місяців тому

      @@duquepp2078 Yeah, I heard that the US spent 2 trillion dollar and 20 years in Afghanistan to replace Taliban with Taliban, while JWST only cost only 10 billion. If these 2 trillion dollar was put into space exploration, we might be watching news about successful human landing on mars instead of human bombed to death.

    • @mtb416
      @mtb416 6 місяців тому +172

      @@duquepp2078The US invented warfare? Who are you people and are you able to even tie your own shoes?!

    • @DinDooIt
      @DinDooIt 6 місяців тому

      @@mtb416 Ikr, idiots.

    • @Awesomeguy7435YT
      @Awesomeguy7435YT 6 місяців тому

      ​@@duquepp2078ye

  • @Immortal_BP
    @Immortal_BP 6 місяців тому +170

    if they used this today you already know someone in the crew would start a vlog channel: *Antarctica Van Life*

    • @oatlord
      @oatlord Місяць тому +12

      I would watch the hell out of that.

    • @Katzenfutterr
      @Katzenfutterr Місяць тому +2

      Sadly there is only one small part of Antarctica that is public for people. About 95% of Antarctica is a restricted military area, so the Antarctica Van Life guys could not do much there :(

    • @akimamin7670
      @akimamin7670 21 день тому

      Living the van life 😂 cringe youtuber

  • @momanmirul
    @momanmirul 5 місяців тому +232

    With the amenities included in the Kharkovchanka, it looks like it is the final boss of RV/Camper vans

    • @BlairdBlaird
      @BlairdBlaird 4 місяці тому +5

      If you have *a lot* of money, high-end "expedition vehicles" class RVs can get quite far, though not quite *that* far. Check out monsters like Unicat's EX74HDC or EX70HDQ.

  • @0bserver416
    @0bserver416 6 місяців тому +3521

    Admit it, you used to dream of having a monstrous yet cozy and comfortable home-vehicle similar to this to explore the world when you were kid...
    Update: Wow! over 2k likes?!
    Look mom, I'm famous!
    I'm glad that you've recalled one of your childhood dreams.

    • @steven401ytx
      @steven401ytx 6 місяців тому +213

      I still do

    • @jimbrent8151
      @jimbrent8151 6 місяців тому +51

      How did you know?

    • @0bserver416
      @0bserver416 6 місяців тому +47

      @@jimbrent8151
      Because we were all kids at some point...

    • @0bserver416
      @0bserver416 6 місяців тому +11

      @@steven401ytx
      Good!

    • @weldonwin
      @weldonwin 6 місяців тому +55

      Yeah, but the one I imagined had multiple cars like a train and had gun-turrets, because of course it did. It also had to be amphibious and would cross oceans by driving over the seabed... I was a very small kid when I thought of and drew these kinds of things, so I didn't understand how water pressure worked or just how deep the ocean was.

  • @jagannathansundararajan5419
    @jagannathansundararajan5419 6 місяців тому +880

    Way back in 1989 we were wintering in the then newly built India's Antarctic Research Station Maitri (70°46" S 11°46"E). I hitched a ride in Kharkovchanka of neighbouring Novolazarevskaya station. It was really warm very powerful machine which could haul with ease 20000 litres of fuel from the shelf.

    • @shahin5153
      @shahin5153 6 місяців тому

      Russia > India

    • @safi6749
      @safi6749 6 місяців тому +13

      Wow

    • @samueldavis5895
      @samueldavis5895 6 місяців тому +9

      Nice!

    • @user-ir6fn6mq9l
      @user-ir6fn6mq9l 5 місяців тому +6

      Как это понять вытащить с полки?

    • @malleusbugum
      @malleusbugum 5 місяців тому

      shelf переводится не только, как "полка", но и как "шельф" ))@@user-ir6fn6mq9l

  • @nuguns3766
    @nuguns3766 4 місяці тому +474

    i skipped the hell out of your ad

  • @Davest420
    @Davest420 5 місяців тому +19

    Your videos are my new discovery channel. Thank you for all your time and effort. You guys are crushing it.

  • @user-yi6td6fu2g
    @user-yi6td6fu2g 6 місяців тому +315

    people dont really understand how much it takes for a trip like this you have to have everyone with multiple designations and jobs, you have to be part mechanic part doctor part scientist you cant just send anyone out on one of these missions the less people the more one has to learn.

    • @vitormascarenhas4884
      @vitormascarenhas4884 5 місяців тому +50

      Almost space exploration but in earth.

    • @DK-ei4ed
      @DK-ei4ed 4 місяці тому +14

      That's obvious. Those people had to figure out everything for themselves in the most harsh environment on earth. Wouldn't send a foot soldier to do an engineer's job. These people got paid well for working on the south pole :)

    • @mishaka_kokain
      @mishaka_kokain 4 місяці тому +6

      ​@@DK-ei4edВ Советском союзе система образования со школьной скамьи делала людей универсальными специалистами !

    • @digitalunderverse2315
      @digitalunderverse2315 3 місяці тому

      No. You'd only have yo get a couple idiots to follow instructions.

    • @DIEGhostfish
      @DIEGhostfish 2 місяці тому +1

      @@digitalunderverse2315 And if the one intended to instruct them is incapacitated?

  • @Lewis94YouTube
    @Lewis94YouTube 5 місяців тому +3

    Well, looks like i just found a new channel to binge watch!! Great vids thanks bro you earned a sub!!

  • @EdsterIII
    @EdsterIII 5 місяців тому +11

    In all seriousness however, this was a really cool video! Very informative, and I really enjoyed seeing this massive machine. The fact it sleeps people inside, shows that this thing was set to trek into some really wicked places. This would be wild to spend a day inside of.

  • @WellWisdom.
    @WellWisdom. 6 місяців тому +911

    Soviet engineering is awe inspiring. Simple, utilitarian and dirt cheap.

    • @blakerackley8874
      @blakerackley8874 6 місяців тому +82

      Like Chernobyl, right?

    • @brysonkuervers2570
      @brysonkuervers2570 6 місяців тому +56

      It’s inspiring, but sometimes not always the best solution, depending.

    • @iakkubczechino2825
      @iakkubczechino2825 6 місяців тому

      @@blakerackley8874 the meltdown was a result of an experiment gone wrong

    • @annpyingshek4693
      @annpyingshek4693 6 місяців тому +309

      ​​@@blakerackley8874Chernobyl happened because of human error, not due to reactor being faulty.

    • @artemylebedev9707
      @artemylebedev9707 6 місяців тому +233

      ​@@blakerackley8874Three Mile Island, Fukushima - so what?

  • @jimsvideos7201
    @jimsvideos7201 6 місяців тому +2433

    If you cross a tank with Antarctica, you get... Antanktica.

    • @kazefw3834
      @kazefw3834 6 місяців тому +21

      Nice one 😂

    • @danielschultz11
      @danielschultz11 6 місяців тому +95

      Great joke, “tanks a lot.”

    • @Fuseflight09
      @Fuseflight09 6 місяців тому +23

      If it is a WW-1 tank, then it’s Antantctica
      P.S. that’s in Russian, in English it would be Ententerctica

    • @BluntEversmoke
      @BluntEversmoke 6 місяців тому +7

      @@Fuseflight09 Well, the Mk whatever WWI British tanks DO provide ample internal space, soooooo.... :D

    • @Fuseflight09
      @Fuseflight09 6 місяців тому +3

      @@BluntEversmoke ahah my joke was misunderstood, cause I misspelled Entente (Antanta in Russian, the Union of the British Empire, France and Russian Empire)

  • @nikivvsm
    @nikivvsm 4 місяці тому +73

    Crazy, how you did more job on bringing this up to the people than any russian youtuber I've found. Mad respect

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 4 місяці тому

      Why would any russian explain a Ukrainian machine made by Ukrainians in Ukraine and named after Kharkiv, a Ukrainian city that russians currently bomb?

    • @user-ul7rl9hu3n
      @user-ul7rl9hu3n 4 місяці тому

      Ты очень нуждался в этой информации, дружок??😂😂😂😂

    • @kindlingking
      @kindlingking 4 місяці тому +9

      ​@@user-ul7rl9hu3nпочему нет? Почему бы не послушать об очередном советском/российском достижении? Тем более во времена, когда негативные стереотипы об обоих льются из каждого угла.

    • @edpoe1108
      @edpoe1108 Місяць тому

      @@user-ul7rl9hu3n I know I needed it. I live for it.

  • @NeilfaeAsda
    @NeilfaeAsda 5 місяців тому +12

    3:32 man really just wacked pingoo into the ocean huh

  • @nekomasteryoutube3232
    @nekomasteryoutube3232 6 місяців тому +868

    Really liked this one, its sometimes really nice to see stuff on odd land vehicles (especially ones that continue to see use because nothing has replaced it yet)

    • @readhistory2023
      @readhistory2023 6 місяців тому +9

      They're probably still at the base.

    • @charliehilbrant
      @charliehilbrant 6 місяців тому +14

      I agree…it really speaks to the faithful engineering involved.

    • @ajaxjs
      @ajaxjs 6 місяців тому +5

      It was INSANE.

    • @jan_phd
      @jan_phd 6 місяців тому +1

      VTOL Aircraft has replaced them.

    • @masterp401
      @masterp401 6 місяців тому +4

      remember the American purpose built wheeled vehicle for Antarctic? it moved few feet and got lost under the ice😂

  • @majordakka5743
    @majordakka5743 6 місяців тому +189

    Calum also has a deep dive video on this series of vehicle if anyone wants more details.

    • @FoundAndExplained
      @FoundAndExplained  6 місяців тому +57

      Yes we have linked it! Calum really helped with this video

    • @majordakka5743
      @majordakka5743 6 місяців тому +13

      ​​@@FoundAndExplainedAny possible future collabs?
      Also looking forward to the video on that 3rd generation vehicle

    • @imnotahippie22
      @imnotahippie22 6 місяців тому +18

      Calum. I love that dude's deep dives. I tend to rewatch them when pain wakes me up at night and unable to fall back to sleep 😴

  • @user-dx3dr3kj9e
    @user-dx3dr3kj9e 5 місяців тому +2

    Really interesting, thank you. Something oddly cozy about the vehicle!

  • @volvo245
    @volvo245 3 місяці тому +7

    DT-30, DT-10, DT-8 and DT-5 are the ones i remember them making these days. All have the same basic design of quad track, twin chassis, hydraulically articulated in two axis. Amazing vehicles, perfect for Siberia.

    • @Mrlwindows
      @Mrlwindows 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/pf3XQxDL5c0/v-deo.htmlsi=JFSqXokLp66gH4uv&t=585

  • @jeremyortiz2927
    @jeremyortiz2927 6 місяців тому +145

    Looking forward to the continuation of this story. There's some really cool land and sea vehicles out there that few know about. Keep up the good work. 👍

  • @Isnane
    @Isnane 6 місяців тому +55

    I love the aviation videos, but i'm glad to see this one too. great content, keep it up!

  • @richf8972
    @richf8972 4 місяці тому +2

    I find these vehicles interesting, good job with the visuals with the schematics of the inside of the vehicles.

  • @RipFast01
    @RipFast01 5 місяців тому +1

    Tanks for the vidja ❤😂

  • @ShiftyMoravian
    @ShiftyMoravian 6 місяців тому +609

    I am always slightly amused by anglosphere mispronounceing anything Eastern European, even though it's already spelled properly in English 😁
    It's no Sharkovshanka, but Kharkovchanka, KH being the letter CH (X in Cyrillic), pronounced roughly the same way as Jose in Spanish.

    • @Argentvs
      @Argentvs 6 місяців тому +82

      Yep, Jarkovchanka would be in Spanish. In English I don't get why they use the phoneme /j/ as KH when it sounds exactly as they pronounce the english H. Cyrillic X is just like H.
      It would be Harkovchanka like Hammer HA HAR ha, ha.

    • @ShiftyMoravian
      @ShiftyMoravian 6 місяців тому +38

      ​ @Argentvs That's not entirely true. Cyrillic X is not read as H, Russians don't know how to properly pronounce it, that's why they say Khotel (you get me right? :D ) instead of Hotel with hard H as it is in English. For instance in Ukrainian, they do know the letter H and can pronounce it pretty well, their currency is hryvnia, written with cyrillic G instead. I am a Czech so I am pretty versatile in terms of pronouncing these words and letters, for us it would just be Charkovčanka. But yeah, KH is read as in KHaki or KHanate with K and some subtle background sound :D

    • @Argentvs
      @Argentvs 6 місяців тому +73

      @@ShiftyMoravianI didn't understand anything.
      When I hear the russian name pronounced it is exactly as our J in Spanish. Our J is H in english, Jajajaja, is laughing, hahahaha. Sounds same. In Russian XAXAXAXA.
      Same with CYXOИ. They write Sukhoi, but it is Sujoi for us in Spanish. In english it sounds SOO HOY. Su like in Susan and Hoy like in Hoyts Su-hoy.

    • @afrolitious7930
      @afrolitious7930 6 місяців тому +11

      ​@@ArgentvsKh and j are similar but not the same. I speak both languages

    • @ShiftyMoravian
      @ShiftyMoravian 6 місяців тому +5

      @@Argentvs I yet again misunderstood :D Sorry, you're right, now I understood, because reading HaHa in my head sounds as if it was the H hotel :D

  • @goshoamd
    @goshoamd 6 місяців тому +381

    Nick, I think in both Russian/Ukraine Kharkiv has no “Sh” sound in the beginning. It’s a pronounced with H. Try with Google translate and you will hear it.

    • @-Zevin-
      @-Zevin- 6 місяців тому +150

      Yeah I have no idea how he got the Sh pronunciation there. Unless this is some weird current day revisionism that the Ukrainian government is doing. I am Ukrainian American myself, and my family is from the eastern part of the country. Allot of names have been changed in Ukraine in recent years since 2014 that were never used by Ukrainian people because of Ukrainian nationalists trying to distance themselves from Russia. This is around the same time even the Russian language was banned in schools.

    • @SidorovichGaming
      @SidorovichGaming 6 місяців тому

      @@-Zevin- you're a clown, not Ukrainian.

    • @filipbitala2624
      @filipbitala2624 6 місяців тому +11

      @@-Zevin-nah man, he just got inspiration from the Shaqule Onale guy

    • @alexneigh7089
      @alexneigh7089 6 місяців тому +17

      "Shark-off" lol. Проводница ругается: "Хто нахарькыв? Немедленно убрать харчки!"

    • @andreitopala8502
      @andreitopala8502 6 місяців тому +44

      @@-Zevin-no, there’s nothing like this. I think he mispronounced the “ch” which is equal to “kh” in this case. The rest of your comment about “nationalists” and “banning of Russian language in schools” will be ignored by me, as it’s a bunch of nonsense.

  • @JeffreyWillis800
    @JeffreyWillis800 4 місяці тому

    That is really cool. Thank you for this video, wow.

  • @steveoh9285
    @steveoh9285 5 місяців тому

    Fascinating look at remarkable vehicles, thank you!

  • @TheoneStanband
    @TheoneStanband 6 місяців тому +98

    I've always been fascinated with the kharkovchanka every since I found out about it, I absolutely love that monster of a vehicle!

  • @trevorchase3804
    @trevorchase3804 6 місяців тому +21

    This was very fun to watch. What a pleasure it would have been to design and drive this thing!

  • @maxboya
    @maxboya 4 місяці тому

    I immediately was impressed by the humor in this video given by the narrator. Well done!

  • @dusi125
    @dusi125 5 місяців тому

    I love these videos! Also, models are beautiful!

  • @tonyshaw7420
    @tonyshaw7420 6 місяців тому +21

    The courage to go to such an extreme environment in unproven PROTOTYPES.
    Real courage 👍

  • @liddz434
    @liddz434 6 місяців тому +71

    Would love to see this vehicle re-imagined today...would be great to extend a cabin/engine room off the back with sound insulation so it didn't take up real estate/make too much noise.

    • @molybdaen11
      @molybdaen11 5 місяців тому +3

      I think a modern version would use a hydrogen powered fuel cell to face the cold and noise problem.

    • @ralkia
      @ralkia 5 місяців тому +13

      hydrogen requires massive fuel cells and constant refueling due to low energy density

  • @beyondfossil
    @beyondfossil 5 місяців тому +8

    11:32 - As a kid in school, I would daydream about machines like these and the adventures they would open up!

  • @markstevens7709
    @markstevens7709 3 місяці тому +8

    The things this world could accomplish by putting differences aside

  • @Neb_Raska
    @Neb_Raska 6 місяців тому +37

    Never heard of Calum till today, very much appreciate you bringing it to light.

  • @theseageek
    @theseageek 6 місяців тому +6

    Love those 3D models, very nicely done and the explanation was very well conducted 👍👍👍

  • @ugottabekiddin_
    @ugottabekiddin_ 4 місяці тому

    Cool video! Loved watching it

  • @lew-e
    @lew-e 4 місяці тому

    This reminds me of a book by Peter F Hamilton. The Great North Road. Such a good book and the machines they use remind me of these!

  • @DimakSerpg
    @DimakSerpg 6 місяців тому +94

    Guys, that's actually a great idea for the game. Just think. You're exploring Antarctica alone, in a vehicle like this. Fixing things up as you go, doing "science" missions.

    • @__-vb3ht
      @__-vb3ht 6 місяців тому +13

      Would be even better with a small crew, different characters have different talents, you have to be careful not to let stress separate the team, maybe some crew members will start relationships or turn out to be spies

    • @redwood_shores
      @redwood_shores 6 місяців тому +6

      Too boring. White space, no roads, no sights, nothing. Apart from the dashboard.

    • @tomiczdarko
      @tomiczdarko 4 місяці тому +3

      I am building a game like this.

    • @__-vb3ht
      @__-vb3ht 4 місяці тому +1

      @@tomiczdarko Do you work alone?

    • @tomiczdarko
      @tomiczdarko 4 місяці тому

      I do@@__-vb3ht

  • @jasonlauritsen5587
    @jasonlauritsen5587 6 місяців тому +94

    Diesel engines actually put you to sleep pretty easily due to the frequency of their vibrations. Not sure about Russian, but i can't imagine them being that different than everyone elses. I've slept at work hundreds of hours with the aid of diesel engines of all sorts, from Cat to Detroit to Cummins and Isuzu. Never fails... unless maybe the engine is revving at max rpm but that isn't typically how a diesel is run.

    • @RIlianP
      @RIlianP 6 місяців тому +8

      Nah, I do not think it was the engine noise primarily (although the engine noise/vibrations in enclosed metal box couldn't have been very pleasant), he mentioned the exhaust soots going inside, which means fumes too, which created the problem of the possibility of CO poisoning, and that was the biggest problem as they had to sleep on smaller intervals and stay on alert in case something happened.

    • @jasonlauritsen5587
      @jasonlauritsen5587 6 місяців тому +7

      @@RIlianP ya those are all terrible, but after staing those he did say that the noise would be bad, and i just know from experience that a diesel is great for putting you out, whereas gas engines are just an annoyance

    • @brownjatt21
      @brownjatt21 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@@jasonlauritsen5587 as a long haul trucker you ain't lying. Get some damn good sleep in that sucker.

    • @gustymaat7011
      @gustymaat7011 5 місяців тому +1

      I'm sure by now they've added a solar generator... some possible chance of a wind generator... to try to maximize options with charging batteries (mostly for heat)

    • @moetocafe
      @moetocafe 4 місяці тому +1

      have you been in a big boat or ship's engine compartment ? Hard to get asleep there. These are not usual diesel engines.

  • @RichardTLDR
    @RichardTLDR Місяць тому +1

    That is bloody amazing!

  • @cheeseslice6264
    @cheeseslice6264 Місяць тому +2

    I always loved the idea of bulky compact mobile machinery shielding you from a hostile environment

  • @evanpodwalny3531
    @evanpodwalny3531 6 місяців тому +163

    You know, I saw a show a while back, I think it was about the Diatlov Pass, but the whole thing was in Siberia, so the first part of the journey was undertaken in old soviet military vehicles, and I distinctly remember how insane they had to be to survive the Siberian winters. Somehow this is even crazier...

    • @evanpodwalny3531
      @evanpodwalny3531 6 місяців тому +8

      And I know that I probably spelled *Diatlov* wrong, so please feel free to correct me.

    • @SimpleThingsOnly
      @SimpleThingsOnly 6 місяців тому +10

      @@evanpodwalny3531 D´yatlov. Basically, you are not far off. The only difference is that they pronounced an "er" after "D" which is here silent.

    • @kabashin_paul
      @kabashin_paul 6 місяців тому +15

      It was in the Ural mountains, not in Siberia

    • @superdave8248
      @superdave8248 6 місяців тому +8

      The crazy thing is that the Russians had the perfect environment to test a prototype, but did do it. They just sent them off to be deployed in service.

    • @user-ny2dx7lz3s
      @user-ny2dx7lz3s 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@superdave8248У американцев есть Аляска да и Канада рядом но испытать свою технику так и не смогли.

  • @gehteuchnixan69
    @gehteuchnixan69 6 місяців тому +8

    9:55 I love how the untouched snow in front of the vehicle is spontaneously bubbling up 😁

  • @user-kq5wq2vw2y
    @user-kq5wq2vw2y 5 місяців тому +21

    That is one hell of a masterpiece that had so much to do with alot of tanks and snowcats swat vehicles that came after it world wide! I hope the creator got a Noble prize! 😊❤

    • @79keydet
      @79keydet 5 місяців тому +1

      Designed and built by Ukrainians in Ukraine, Kharkiv

    • @MasterSystem-rk4we
      @MasterSystem-rk4we 5 місяців тому

      @@79keydet В украине 70 процентов русских живет по мнению фашингтон пост Украинство это секта

    • @ApophisMN-ob8ub
      @ApophisMN-ob8ub 4 місяці тому +1

      @@79keydet Ой, да всем нас рать😄

    • @BigSkySix
      @BigSkySix 2 місяці тому

      It had nothing to do with tanks that came later. Tanks already existed before it. SWAT vehicles are usually wheeled. There's no connection.

  • @manpochver
    @manpochver 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful documentary!!!!

  • @Three60Mafia
    @Three60Mafia 6 місяців тому +102

    Kharkhovchanka is more of a "Hark" than "Char" sound

    • @ExarchGaming
      @ExarchGaming 6 місяців тому +6

      yeah he butchered the hell out of it lol. Kaar-Kuhv (or Kaar-keev today)

    • @Nikowalker007
      @Nikowalker007 6 місяців тому

      Yep . It’s pronounced Hark-Ov-Chan-Ka actually

    • @Northerner-NotADoctor
      @Northerner-NotADoctor 6 місяців тому +4

      And he had it written in the English orthography... imagine if he had it written in Polish ortography, "Charkowczanka" :D

    • @cw8537
      @cw8537 6 місяців тому +5

      @@ExarchGamingit was excrushiating to hear it pronounshed

    • @complex_strike
      @complex_strike 6 місяців тому +3

      I'm from Kharkov and i'm offended

  • @northislandguy
    @northislandguy 6 місяців тому +26

    Kremlin: We need to cross Antartica in winter by vehicle what materials do you need?
    Soviet Engineer: Yes

    • @redyurt5367
      @redyurt5367 6 місяців тому

      Such decisions were not made in Kremlin.

    • @79keydet
      @79keydet 5 місяців тому +4

      Ukrainian engineer in this case.

    • @zahrans
      @zahrans 5 місяців тому +3

      @@79keydet For all intent and purposes he was a SOVIET engineer. That is until 91-92.

    • @Insolitus11
      @Insolitus11 4 місяці тому

      Ukraine, UNR, was occupied by Soviet Russia in 1921, and yes they used a puppet Ukrainian SSSR with capital in occupied Kharkiv to do that. So cope with the history @@zahrans

    • @kindlingking
      @kindlingking 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@79keydetnope. You either embrace the soviet legacy, both good and bad, and respect your history, or reject everything from that period as "evil occupiers doing evil occupiers things to evilly occupy us", which includes old soviet built factories, hospitals, universities, railroads, metro, etc. Guess what Ukraine chose.

  • @Holcroft1969
    @Holcroft1969 5 місяців тому

    Excellent stuff.

  • @clintonlindsey4391
    @clintonlindsey4391 Місяць тому

    Great video 👍

  • @user-un5oo4ql1e
    @user-un5oo4ql1e 6 місяців тому +8

    Another astonishing material, thank you so much! Please let me know if you need any help with Russian names/pronunciations so the upcoming videos would pe even more exciting and accurate. I'd be more than glad to assist.

  • @CausticLemons7
    @CausticLemons7 6 місяців тому +58

    "Kharkov shanker" sounds like a serial killer haha

    • @qwe5qwe566
      @qwe5qwe566 4 місяці тому +2

      especially with so butchered pronunciation

    • @Lomni
      @Lomni 4 місяці тому +2

      spending a week video editing, no problem. spending an hour on discord with a native speaker practicing names of locations, impossible

    • @vyacheslavpetrov4713
      @vyacheslavpetrov4713 3 місяці тому +1

      You’d think that due to the SMO and worldwide news about Ukraine, having Kharkov region being on of the popular locations, you’d by now know how to pronounce it, without the use of any translators or native speakers. Nope

  • @jodo7814
    @jodo7814 5 місяців тому +22

    This is what the Jawas tank in Star Wars seems to be based off of.
    Also, AT-T is very close to AT-AT. Georgie Lucas likes Russian made things I see.

    • @Tapirrr
      @Tapirrr 5 місяців тому +4

      Not to mention the numerous of ww2 rifles, sten, stg44, mg42, pistols such as the luger, c96 and also modern rifles as the ar15 has been used to make props for the star wars movies. And the empire is based on germany during ww2, their officer uniforms etc. George Lucas took inspiration from alot of things

    • @Neznaika_6977
      @Neznaika_6977 4 місяці тому

      Советского производства, путинская РФ - это страна паразит на теле СССР.

    • @chewbacca3269
      @chewbacca3269 Місяць тому

      ​@@TapirrrEven to the sound and speeds of certain ships which is based on WW2 planes.

  • @john.dough.
    @john.dough. 4 місяці тому

    great video!

  • @AuroraCypher
    @AuroraCypher 6 місяців тому +60

    Love this channel, I hope one day we can all work together as one, and build these machines on other planets to serve humanity and beyond.

    • @marcd6897
      @marcd6897 6 місяців тому +4

      💯

    • @marcd6897
      @marcd6897 6 місяців тому +8

      imagine what humanity could achieve by working together.

    • @eaturmeatornopuddin
      @eaturmeatornopuddin 6 місяців тому

      Like I said before we got the tech to visit and go to other worlds but no rather use it to destroy ourselves & conquer other countries for their shit..😢😢😢

    • @FoundAndExplained
      @FoundAndExplained  6 місяців тому +4

      That would be cool!

    • @adam.677
      @adam.677 6 місяців тому +2

      What the hell are you dribbling on about

  • @dand2332
    @dand2332 6 місяців тому +72

    I think you did a great job with the video but I have one small critique. After you start showing the 3D model I would recommend only doing the outer skin peel/reveal thing once. I kept trying to get a good look at the layout and every time the camera stopped panning you would reskin and start over.

    • @Laconic-ws4bz
      @Laconic-ws4bz 6 місяців тому +2

      🤣

    • @nobytes2
      @nobytes2 5 місяців тому +2

      I was thinking the same thing, like bro stop covering it again I'm trying to look inside. Smh.

    • @gladspooky9455
      @gladspooky9455 4 місяці тому

      @@nobytes2 It's not remotely accurate, so it doesn't matter.

    • @DK-ei4ed
      @DK-ei4ed 4 місяці тому

      You DO realize this was not his work right? He is just showing you a Russian video...they did the 3D work...this dude does not work with 3D. Man, you guys are kinda dumb not to realize this...

  • @constantinosschinas4503
    @constantinosschinas4503 6 місяців тому +2

    Surprised they did not go with a second engine for heating, attached on a well mounted and suspended trailer. The first engine would also serve as backup heating. Or a split design connected with creased hood to provide direct access.
    edit: ah, they thought about it in the second version.

  • @WideWorldofTrains
    @WideWorldofTrains 5 місяців тому +1

    Those are some cool vehicles

  • @cyberpunkprussian
    @cyberpunkprussian 6 місяців тому +94

    Yes. Do videos about land vehicles and ships. Curious planes are a bit overloaded

    • @xinguan2681
      @xinguan2681 6 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, you seem to be right.

    • @adastra7939
      @adastra7939 6 місяців тому +2

      Like Project Habakkuk?

    • @adastra7939
      @adastra7939 6 місяців тому +2

      Though you have to admit, those paper project aircraft are pretty wacky and innovative, if I do say so myself!

    • @adastra7939
      @adastra7939 6 місяців тому +1

      What about car concepts?

    • @cyberpunkprussian
      @cyberpunkprussian 6 місяців тому

      @@adastra7939 I believe "land vehicles" covers that mate

  • @chesspiece81
    @chesspiece81 6 місяців тому +36

    Calum and his uploads are really, really good. This type of environment would be ideal for nuclear propulsion, you would think.

    • @b1laxson
      @b1laxson 6 місяців тому

      U S A ... U S A
      They freedom'd up one actually
      ua-cam.com/video/KpWv68xECrY/v-deo.html

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 3 місяці тому

      Nuclear powered propulsion you mean to say right? And yes it would be ideal but even portable reactors are quite large and the vehicle would be like a land ship. It would be big enough that it would be probably all you would need though, getting it there would be a problem, it would have to be constructed there basically.

  • @Fb0496
    @Fb0496 3 місяці тому +5

    Still people like to question the USSR capabilities for engineering and scientific development. Once again we run into a great video showing us a story in the book of forgotten history; stories they don't teach you in school.

  • @ApertureAce
    @ApertureAce 5 місяців тому

    Man that's so cool. Seems so cozy for being in Arctic conditions

  • @Chimpunk729
    @Chimpunk729 6 місяців тому +28

    Soviet characteristic : how to made as simple as you can even when doing troubleshooting, use firewood to warming up the engine. Simple but in harsh condition withimited sources its effective.

    • @perseusarkouda
      @perseusarkouda 6 місяців тому +9

      The same way they are doing it in the space station. I've watched once an American astronaut saying that America had all the tech but once a system was failing, everything went down with it. Also American equipment is a lot more expensive. Not saying American tech is inferior, on the contrary, but simple mechanical engineering should be implemented to reduce points of failure, in my opinion.

    • @lo2740
      @lo2740 6 місяців тому

      except, it usually did not work, and did not last either.

  • @admiraldraconis
    @admiraldraconis 6 місяців тому +28

    Always love your vids. And you don't care about the politics, you're a true connoisseur of human ingenuity!

    • @user-ec2im5ev9w
      @user-ec2im5ev9w 6 місяців тому +3

      The video started with politics. As always dismissive of Russia

    • @blo0m1985
      @blo0m1985 6 місяців тому +1

      Sure he not, so why he said and put on video pic "russian" but not soviet. And Kharkov(chanka) is Ukraine. He didnt even told who Vernadskiy is.

  • @user-oe8jz2sc2d
    @user-oe8jz2sc2d 2 місяці тому +1

    Hi Found and Explained! Great video. How do you model these machines? Would you let me help the causing by working on 3d models for your videos free of charge? I will enjoy it and would love to be part of your channel as an artist. I have worked at various small animation and modelling firms giving me a total of 6.5 years of experience. i have an animation and design undergraduate degree from the university of minnesota. once again great work!!

  • @davidcariens9475
    @davidcariens9475 2 місяці тому +5

    Can I buy one? I'm serious.

    • @CJ-222
      @CJ-222 20 днів тому +1

      Hi serious, I'm dad

  • @tieroneoperator635
    @tieroneoperator635 6 місяців тому +4

    Fine video, as always! Great work! If you want a pronunciation sample for russian words - google has decent voice reader for it. Yes, emphasis might be a bit wrong, but it will still be very understandable since more and more people use 'read text' addons for browsers which use same voices as google.
    Since you're going to make a video on Vityaz [Veetyaz'] I can help you with translation if needed. And if you'll manage to finish it, it will be excellent choice to complete collection with swedish small tracked vehicle which DT-30 has a lof in common, in terms of engineering approach.

  • @larsrons7937
    @larsrons7937 6 місяців тому +8

    Very interesting and informative. A few years ago I watched another video on this subject, but I feel yours gave more info and better context. Thanks for uploading, now I'll check Calum's video.

  • @neutrongarbage
    @neutrongarbage 4 місяці тому +2

    What CGI program do you use to make the renderings of the vehicle in this video?

  • @RobR4455
    @RobR4455 14 днів тому

    Thanks!

  • @ajm9240
    @ajm9240 6 місяців тому +143

    Russian engineers understand winter conditions very well just like the Norwegians and Swedes. Siberia isn’t a joke when it comes to subzero temperatures. If you’re stuck out there with no one to help you fix the situation you’re now on a ticking timer for your life.

    • @derricksave1358
      @derricksave1358 6 місяців тому +32

      Ukrainian👹 Kharkiv that a city in Ukraine where it’s been engineered

    • @alystero8838
      @alystero8838 6 місяців тому +58

      ​​@@derricksave1358most residents in kharkiv are ethnic russians since russian empire and soviet times. But you still can't say scientists were russians or ukrainians because in USSR, scientists came from all over the union including koreans too

    • @mandarin408
      @mandarin408 6 місяців тому

      Why are Ukrainians like that? Is that because you so much lower IQ compared to Russians? Is this some kind of inferiority complex that posses you to make stupid comments? @@derricksave1358

    • @mishanyaovcharenko
      @mishanyaovcharenko 6 місяців тому

      ​@@alystero8838but if ethnic Ukrainian does something in Russia it becomes russian 🤡

    • @Coman486
      @Coman486 6 місяців тому +12

      @@alystero8838 I believe they would disagree with you right now, at least most of them. They might speak russian language, but I doubt there are a lot of people who consider themselves russian

  • @whyjnot420
    @whyjnot420 6 місяців тому +4

    First thought when starting this video was of Callum's video on the American stuff.
    That man really does make some nice videos.

  • @kai_plays_khomus
    @kai_plays_khomus 3 місяці тому

    Well, there are populations in Siberia for whom below -70°C/-94°F temperatures are a normal winter, and it lasts the better part of the year.
    Truckers are using the many frozen strams as highways, the engines are running constantly because you couldn't restart them if they got cold, and it occasionally happened and still happens that people freeze to death on an otherwise normal trip from one city to the next.

  • @kylemartin5764
    @kylemartin5764 Місяць тому

    Amazingly done, great work. What software did you use to render the model?

  • @goofyrulez7914
    @goofyrulez7914 6 місяців тому +8

    That looks so cool!

  • @gobihoukou1
    @gobihoukou1 6 місяців тому +10

    It still baffles me how could anybody think that those smooth tires on snow cruiser could possibly work in Antarctica. Seriously, what was the thought process here?

    • @peoplez129
      @peoplez129 6 місяців тому +3

      When you compress snow, especially with a big vehicle, it would just fill any treads solid anyways. This is also bad for other reasons, since if you stopped for the night, snow in treads can turn to ice and lock the wheels in place. The wheels were big enough and the vehicle heavy enough that you wouldn't really need a lot of traction from treads anyways, and it's not that they're going up steep terrain. The idea is basically that as you roll forward, you're flattening out the snow and pushing it aside, rather than digging into it, which essentially creates a solid roadway out of snow. If you start adding treads, you'd have surface features left in the snow. If a crew needed to turn back for some serious reason, they would definitely want to follow the same path they took as best as possible, as it would be quicker and save on fuel, so leaving a smooth flat imprint would be more beneficial. That also helps if you're towing anything, since if you left tread patterns in the snow, whatever you're pulling would constantly be impeded slightly by it, creating drag. That could add up to quite a bit of extra fuel usage over time, and in a place where you might end up dangerously low on fuel, every potential savings of it could be a life or death situation. Even temperature can play a role, because the material could be much weaker at those temps, meaning treads could either wear quicker, or potentially crack and separate.

    • @gobihoukou1
      @gobihoukou1 6 місяців тому +3

      @@peoplez129 Thanks for very comprehensive explanation. However, its main reasoning about treads filling anyway still seems a bit "greenhorn-ish" to me, like it was thought up by someone who never actually worked in snowy conditions. Or muddy conditions. Or maybe in practice anywhere. I mean, after some time, mud will fill the treads of your boots just as snow would, but nobody says screw traction and wears smooth soles into any kind of rougher terrain, because everybody knows that's sure way to faceplant (which is basically what happened to snow cruiser immediately after disembarking, if I remember correctly).
      When something is impeding the crucial function of your machinery, you need to find ways to restore said function, not hope it would somehow work out without it.

  • @robbubba8020
    @robbubba8020 2 місяці тому

    Reminds me of a vehicle that traverses the Dune Sea only smaller with taller occupants lol good video

  • @moetocafe
    @moetocafe 4 місяці тому +2

    Soviet engineering was amazing. I love to watch such videos.

  • @alanrogers7090
    @alanrogers7090 6 місяців тому +54

    Sorry, Nick, but it was 1958, not 1948. I was in school at that time and it was a ig deal. We had contests to name the expedition and drawings of what our ideas ofthe bases would be if we were going. This prompted us to actually studyaboutthe Geophysical Year and all about Antarctica and its animals, (no polar bears down there), but different penguins and leopard seals and birds.

  • @krivickas
    @krivickas 6 місяців тому +4

    Great video. Great research done! Those vehicles were always a big interest for me. Just one thing: it is not SHARKovchanka. K at the start of the name is silent. Thank you for this amazing video!

    • @KWOKGB
      @KWOKGB 6 місяців тому

      This got me too😂😂😂😂

  • @MrJoha1
    @MrJoha1 Місяць тому

    Subtle…, well done presentation of obscure elements of our exploration, South Pole is often overlooked in the significance of it’s exploration

  • @eno6712
    @eno6712 5 місяців тому

    Its basically the Ultimate Camper RV for you and the Homies .
    Would honestly be a pretty cool job compared to most .

  • @TheGrindcorps
    @TheGrindcorps 6 місяців тому +7

    I’m so glad you did this. These are one of the coolest vehicles I had ever heard of: it’s like a ducking g land boat!

  • @shitbag_soldier
    @shitbag_soldier 6 місяців тому +3

    I feel like sleeping in this thing would be the most relaxing thing. Long day in the cold to finally climb into this thing.

    • @lo2740
      @lo2740 6 місяців тому

      in antartica you dont make "long days in the cold" because if you stay outside more than 15 minutes you die. They were living all day and night in this vehicle,, it was filled with motor fumes, cold, humidity, feces and urine odours, promiscuous, so lovely.

  • @antonhystrix
    @antonhystrix 5 місяців тому +1

    Very good info. Only one note: the city is pronounced "harkiv". And the name of the vehicle is "harkovchanka" 🙂

  • @nighthawkj30A4
    @nighthawkj30A4 6 місяців тому +1

    0:15 reminds me of early late 90’s very early 2000’s Lego Arctic set

  • @Of_Your_Volition
    @Of_Your_Volition 6 місяців тому +8

    Antarctica is like a different world no wonder it looks like a Sci fi rover for space

  • @ahtheh
    @ahtheh 6 місяців тому +20

    Little did we know, this was just a test bed to make a vehicle capable of going to Ivan's in-laws house in Siberia

  • @agytjax
    @agytjax 4 місяці тому

    @12:14 - How can the sooth from Engine enter the cabin when the exhaust is visibly outside ? Is that a mistake in the video ?

  • @stepanivanov2573
    @stepanivanov2573 5 місяців тому +1

    Waiting for DT30 now

  • @BlazeitJim
    @BlazeitJim 6 місяців тому +5

    More ground vehicle documentaries please 🙌

  • @TheWinjin
    @TheWinjin 6 місяців тому +3

    Anyways it's an awesome video and I wonder what would the modern Kharkovchanka look like, if we could put all modern stuff in there. Modern diesel, modern materials, etc.

  • @maolo76
    @maolo76 6 днів тому

    needs to be updated. They can take and RV and put tracks on it and updated with syntetic insulation like aero gel. make it a electric hybrid vehicle. Also make the vehicle able to expand on the sides like RV to make more room when sleeping or working.

  • @Dr.Snooze-gt5yg
    @Dr.Snooze-gt5yg 3 місяці тому

    Awesome invention, I hope it's super warm in there

  • @mcwfenna
    @mcwfenna 6 місяців тому +3

    3:34 That guy yeeted a penguin as if it insulted his mother.

  • @thejkaff
    @thejkaff 6 місяців тому +21

    Харьковчанка is pronounced like [ˈxarʲkəft͡ʃanka]. First letter H like (h)at, CH is mono-sound commonly used in wa(tch) and bea(ch). Emphasis on the second letter A

  • @axelmilan4292
    @axelmilan4292 3 місяці тому +1

    Had I the time and money I would definitely restore/own one of these.

  • @oo0Spyder0oo
    @oo0Spyder0oo 5 місяців тому +1

    I always thought the chariot from lost in space was ahead of its time and it kind of has become reality in the vehicles we see now.