Ex Russian geologist MT-LB crew here. I'll tell you a little about this transport. Initially, the MT-LB was intended for towing howitzers to the battlefield. But very quickly it became known that the potential of this car is huge. At its core, MT-LB is a Swiss knife of transport. It's just a box with tracks and a powerful engine that will get you from anywhere. Where the MT-LB will pass, neither a tank nor an APC will pass. MT-LB is a lego part on which you can put a howitzer, a machine gun, push any transport weighing less than 6 tons or deliver passengers to inaccessible places. Amazing transport. I am very sorry that such a miracle of engineering is used in the war that my country has unleashed and is very rarely used for civilian purposes.
Ex Australian army veteran (Australia isnt in nato but attends meetings)that has served at NATO HQ in Belgium. Russian is not solely responsible, they got provoked. It's very interesting that the world didn't act like this when we invaded Iraq and Afghanistan🤔
Current MT-LB/v driver here in the Finnish army. The MT-LB even though it's old it can still be relied on for many roles from transporting infantry, wounded, equipment, or towing mortars or artillery. It's very hard to find a military vehicle as terrain accesable and multipurpose as the MT-LB, even if it is ill suited for modern combat situations.
@@SussyImposter9856 it was t-80um1 with drozd instead of arena APS(which t-80um1 normally should have) Why ? because the destroyed vehicle didn't had bustle autoloader like the t-80um2 prototype. Second difference- the destroyed vehicle has defferent era...it has normal kontakt-5 era While the t-80um2 should have that kaktus-6 era which is almost specific to it.
Nope its a T-80um2 that was destroyed. The Tank that you are reffering to is the T-80um2 black eagle which is another derivative of the T-80um2 with a bustle rack Autoloader.
@@gotanon8958 so that means there were more than 1 t-80um2 in the first place and that the one lost wasn't the sole t-80um2. Still means the t-80um2 black eagle is alive.
I've always looked for a UA-cam channel that talks about tanks with the same depth that Drachinifel talks about ships. This channel is the closer I've got.
Chieftain and Armoured Archives are both good for similar in depth looks, although Chieftain focuses more on the nuances of tank design and combat(not that there's anything wrong, I quite enjoy it, but it does mean the videos are quite long sometimes)
While it's pretty sad that these one-off and prototype vehicles had to be used in the front. This may hopefully also help Europe get rid of soviet tank designs with err "blow-out turrets" in their front line armed forces.
To be honest any tank is vulnerable to ammunition explosion, most nato tanks don't have the carosel autoloader, but have an equally dangerous ammo storage next to the driver, the only meaningful difference may be that the newer German ammo is less sensitive and hopefully wouldn't explode, but as seen in Syria most armies are just using regular, cheaper ammo
I went through the US Army LRS course back in '93, in which a portion of the course was threat vehicle identification. We had to properly identify about 120 different threat vehicles by seeing only a portion of each pictured vehicle during the training and testing. I was blown away by the amount of those vehicles I could still properly identify..meaning..the Russian armor hasn't changed that much at all. It's still mostly the same crap that was brought out in the 60's, 70's, 80's and early 90's, modifications aside.
love the 1884 Maxim. The same basic weapon has been through the Russo-Japanese War, World War One, the Russian Civil War, the Russo-Polish War, World War Two, and now in 2022......
It's amazing to think of how many generations of people have been murdered by the same weapon design. Nearly a century and a half of mass murder and yet still going strong!
I don't know how I found your channel, but Its really good. Dont know how you find such interesting background including film and still photographs on your topics but it really adds to the narrative. The Pookie episode was really cool and so was the story involving Japanese facing Soviet tanks with soda bottles 1/3 filled with sand and the rest petrol. What was neat to see too was your channel originates from 🇷🇴 Romania. Stay safe and let's hope the madman near you has a really bad day....
The channel is essentially the video versions of the articles published in the Tank Encyclopedia website. Its a well-established site and chances are, if you saw a youtuber talking about tanks, the source would come from the tank encyclopedia website, especially if its about obscure ones. Had a bit of wehraboo stage back when I was young so of course I had to know all about the different kinds of tigers and panthers out there.
Best route for most countries would be to come up with a base chassis that could be used with multiple weapon systems. Having systems that use common parts also helps in cost reduction.
An interesting point regarding the "mt-lb war", the Russian side is actively using Shturm-S and several units were clearly captured by Ukrainian troops, there is no clear evidence of the use by the Ukrainian side, since there are quite a few of them, given that they were actively used in 2014-2015 and part was lost, however, in 2020, the Ukrainian modernization of the Shturm-SM with the Barrier ATGM was shown (from the Luch Design Bureau - the manufacturer of the Stugna ATGM, it is worth noting that Ukraine produces quite good options for anti-tank missiles), but the number of units produced is unknown, especially considering that the aiming module was produced by an instrument-making plant in the city of Izyum, which is currently under the control of the Russian troops. Also, the video does not clarify the use by Ukraine and the separatists of the Brdm-2 in various, even artisanal, modifications. I also want to add about the T-64B1M, this is just a modification of earlier versions of the T-64B with additional armor for African countries. however, due to the lack of armored vehicles in 2014, about 25 pieces were transferred to the Azov regiment. And also about the T-72, Ukraine had ~1500 units after the collapse of the USSR, it sold about half for export, and later they were returned to service, mainly T-72AV, since there were only a few dozen T-72B/B1, and at the time of 2022, most of the mechanized brigades subordinate to the Operational Command West were equipped with T-72 tanks, this was due to the fact that during the Soviet era these vehicles were concentrated in western Ukraine and just logistically it was very convenient (repair bases, repair plant in Lviv)
There needs to be a part 2, now that the war's dragging on Russia has been using even more weird vehicles and Ukraine has been bragging about capturing some very very cool pieces pieces of tech that were previously only reserved to arms shows
It used to be so simple in WW2, every German tank was a Tiger, every American tank was a Sherman, every Russian tank was a T-34 and every British tank was ... eh ... left behind in Dunkirk. Now both sides are fighting with many versions the same equipment.
I'm good. I'm not a fan of doing any more than we are already doing. Everyone afraid of WW3 with Russia but honestly, if they're struggling this much against Ukraine, there's not much need to worry.
An update to this video would be sick!! Slovenia recently delivered the 28 M55-S tanks it promised to Ukraine, should be interesting to see those in action.
Ukrainians: I see a tank!!! Ukrainian 2: Which one? Ukrainian 1: *pulls out encyclopedia and looks carefully* appears to be...a t80U, but it could be a regular T80 variant...could be experimental Ukrainian 2: I need to ask command whether to send a T72M1 Wilk, our t64B, a czech T72M4cz, or one of our new T90's. Ukrainian 1: Nah its just a regular T80, send in the T90.
Would like to know if the Ukranian T84 Oplot has seen any action. I remember looking 5 years ago they only had about 10 in service then 5 and now only 2. I'm assuming they are being used in combat and have some losses or they have some that are not operational and require expensive repairs.
About number of tanks - there is just some mess with names of vehicles. One that is T-84 "Oplot" in number of ±20, and one is BM "Oplot" in number of 2 copies. It's 2 separate vehicles that doesn't have much in common. About tanks in action, most of T-84 were built in 1990 or 2000 years, so I suppose most of them in bad condition. And BM "Oplot" doesn't in action because they are very expensive and Ukraine doesn't have much of this tanks Sorry if there are mistakes in message, I'm not native speaker :)
Lots of captured vehicles have been sent to Britain and the US for testing and research, I would interested to see if you could compile a list of these vehicles.
It appears Russia has seriously underestimated the strength and resolve of Ukraine. Proof comes in the form of the obsolete and limited production vehicles they have committed to combat. Since little if any resistance was expected the use of second line equipment seemed prudent. In hindsight the Russians are learning the error of their ways paid for by the loss of those vehicles.
People seem to think that Ukraine is weak, when in fact it's the second most powerful army in Europe. I think MSM has played Ukraine as weak so they can say Ukraine is fighting above to odds, Ukrainian are so heroic, it's all just propaganda to win the Western population so they can keep sending billions of the tax payers money.
Russia should have invaded in 2014-2015 Like bro Ukraine spent 8 fckim years growing in military capability and defense If Russia commited Spec Ops in 2014-2015... they would have gotten the result they were expecting in 2022... that is winning entirely in like a week Russia fcked themself by invading too late 💀
@@kajmak64bit76 They could have but they had no idea what the response of NATO and the world would be. The Russians are brash, bold and audacious but they're not stupid. No one objected strenuously, not even the Ukrainians. That demure demeanor is what set the stage for this mess. Putin thought no one cares.
@@johngaither3830 no one really cares... the "care" they give is for profits and money... it's pretty obvious NATO / USA set this war up to happen so they can justify selling weapons and shit You think USA lost the war in Afghanistan? Well no... they got a lot of money from it... so they won even if it looks like Afghan won
7 months has gone and a lot has happened in this war with the great possibility of now Leopard 2 tanks entering this conflict. It would be good to do a part 2 to this vid I'm sure other things have been seen since.
I hope someone has recovered the wreckage of the t80 um2 so that it can be preserved at least at least what's left of it I understand the conflict and everything is bad but it is kind of a unique historical piece it's sad to see such things destroyed and relegated to the scrap heap to be lost forever
Wild watching this 2 & 1/2 years later. Those heady days of the early war really were something. If UA can hold on through the summer, Russia will have expended pretty much all the Soviet armor in its inventory able to be refurbished. Tens of thousands of armored vehicles in two years, think about that. By fall western defense production (155mm especially) will finally ramp up to a point it can to some degree meet Ukrainian demand. Putin is in North Korea today to trade ballistic missile technology for more North Korean artillery ammunition (and presumably barrels). It’s rough for everyone, but, with a little luck & some help from that incredible Ukrainian fighting spirit, it won’t be long before Putin takes another trip to NK, never to return. Slava Ukraine!
@@paulroustan3643 the Abrams at least has a CITV, upgraded composites, up to date Hunter Killer System and have already been fitted with Trophy APS. T80 BVM doesn't have a CITV, is still using the same quartz core turret from 1979, doesn't have a automatic transmission, doesn't have a laser warning system, doesn't have Soft Kill or Hard Kill APS, the commander cannot control the main gun at all, the commander cannot control the heavy machine gun remotely. The T90M is a better candidate to be considered a modern Russian MBT
4:44 it can penetrate *anything* even Armata, I think. Tandem charge=no ERA, 1300mm pen is no joke. Also Nozh is actually not that good, especially since it's something close to Contact-5 in the way it's built. It may be more effective, but both Nozh and Contact have steel carcass that is mounted on top of armor and those parts are weak spots. On both Nozh and Contact those carcasses are quite large.
5:19 true, MT-LB is supposed to be a transportation vehicle, not the combat vehicle. It's made on chassis of MT-L, unarmoured artillery "towing" vehicle. MT-LB has 7mm thick steel armor on sides, that can stop something like regular .308 at best.
T-80UM2 was reportedly destroyed by Ukrainian artillery so i wouldnt doubt it had the hard kill system installed, just no way it could intercept the threat at such angles.
I think the Soviets should have made some attempt to standardize their vehicles. Aside from some common chassis, this is a nightmare of half-upgrades, subvariants, variants, variants of subvariants, and upgraded but uncommon subvariants of variants.
Someone needs to invent a tank that runs for a ton of miles between fill ups. There MUST be better engines for these old platforms, that are 300%+ more efficient.
also i see on some video russian atgm vehicle on chassis of bmp. It wasn't captured, but if you look for videos on UA-cam, then you probably didn't find rare vehicle in action.
It's markings for where Russian army comes from I think V indicated from Crimea Z from russia Z in a box is Belarus O is naval infantry Something like this... idk google it to be sure i'm too lazy to do it
@@kajmak64bit76 V - Sila V pravde/Сила в правде (the power in а true), Z - Za Rossiyu/За Россию (For Russia). Well indicates Z and V on Russian tanks in Military operation to protect Donbass/War in Ukraine
@@sokolovalexey5277 what? What you're saying is some propaganda thing The markings Z and V and O and others clearly mark where the Military asset comes from as i said before
1300mm of RHA Which is for example 600mm of composite on Abrams This is an example not actual numbers You get the point? Different armor protects differently... so for example you need 1300mm of pen for ATGM to pen something a 600mm of pen APFSDS can Ya know?
It's actually a total mess. We have here two armies that until 30 years ago are one, both have those different model of tanks coming out from a common mold (so that no one could be considered nontworth of a modernization program as they can mount the same weapons and sights) , so it can happen that a fully updated T-64 i.e.the older model of the whole "family" is still the second best option for one of the two sides. And the russian T-72B3M mod.2016 almost the same for russian forces nowadays. Actually some weapon could even be completely revived: a Maxim 1910, with its water cooling was considered outdated in WWII to be carriedcaround but is actually a great thing as today to be mounted on a pick up or even on a SUV (and a great answer to the ones that lament how they still use the same caliber than they introduced in XIX). Think about T-64 boxer engine also: in the sixty/seventies was a source of endless problems (same as the one of Chieftain), now reworked using modern electronics and technology is an absolute beast with the power and the acceleration of a gas turbine with the consume of a turbodiesel.
That is misinformation. The “egg cartons” you saw were plastic inserts in the ERA meant to keep the distance between the explosive elements, ensuring proper functioning of the ERA. Maybe don’t blindly believe things on the internet?
@@danielsteger8456 Sorry, the comment was actually meant as a joke. 😉But thank you for the information.😀 I couldn't find any conclusive information on the net.
@@Am_Yeff Aparently the Ukrainians actually did use a T34/85 shortly after the invasion for a couple months but retired it after capturing modern Russian Equipment.
@@calessel3139 There is 0 proof of that and given that Ukraine had the world's second largest stockpiles of BMP-1's which are more effective its highly unlikely Also calling Russian equipment "Modern" is a stretch lmao
@@Am_Yeff Not true, one was used, albeit probably as a road block. "During the battles for the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, a T-34-85 tank from a pedestal was used." "This tank with number № 227 was installed on a pedestal in Lysychansk in 1971." "As previously reported, Ukrainian forces also used armored vehicles from pedestals during the defense of the city of Mariupol." - Ukrainian Military Center News, 12 July 2022 Here's a video on it ua-cam.com/video/82bFzMfMxxQ/v-deo.html
@@calessel3139 i knew about that one but it was not fired and it was used purely as a barricade, not even having it's engine turned on iirc, so if we count that then Russia has fielded the Mariupol Holodomor Memorial in battle
@sleepytiger1 He was an officer in the VDV, and he did a music video about them like a decade ago. The video got memed to hell and back due to the VDV's poor performance in the initial stages of the war (the battle of Hostomel and having two Il-76s shot down over Ivankiv).
>shit tone stolen >Russians steal NLAWs and Javelins Lmao, I guess soon the sides will turn around and we'll see some videos of ukrainians eating eachother (not kidding, one dude filmed himself doing that) from cooked tanks
Nozh is a light ERA. Not so tough to penetrate. Duplet is heavier and harder to punch through. More about ERA: Kontakt 1 doesn't need thick base armour, unlike Kontakt 5, so, it is quite possible to use it on the MTLB.
Russian T80U, T80B and other versions are old and useless tanks... But T72B3, T90A, T90MS, T80BVM, T80UM2, BMPT Terminator and also T14 & T15 Armata are the most modern tanks in the world. Why Russians don't use it? They used only old and useless arsenal...
Армія України обов'язково захистить нас, і неважливо якою технікою вони будуть користуватися, хоча я б був би радий якщо у ЗСУ з'являться абрамси та американські літаки)) Дякую всім країнам які допомогають нам!
Hahahahah Russian technicals. It's not just for the middle east anymore. Lol Of course Russia has a history of building technicals. There's a video of a horse drawn wagon with a Maxim machine gun on it used before and during ww1.
You mean tachanka? That stuff was awesome for it's time. 4/8 horses, machine guns... perfect thing for raids. But to be fair it was used in Civil war of 1917-1922, in ww1 we had armored cars (including heavy ones). Also >Russian technicals I think it's mostly LDPR thing, they made anti-material rifle out of 23-mm cannon.
@@unknowncommenter6698 yes the Tachanka is what I was talking about lol. I could.t remember if it was used pre ww1 or not sorry. Lol Russia did use alot of armored cars through out its history. And that's cool thwy turn 23mm cannons into anti material rifles. Totally not over kill. Lol
@@warhawk4494 well, 23-mm ZU-23-2 is perfect thing against whatever gun truck Ukrainians had in Donbass conflict (remember they used some rusty plates to make armored KAMAZ that ended up looking like it came from Mad Max movie stage?) or even BMP/BTRs. Also 23-mm is perfect to get anyone behind concrete wall, again, perfect, considering Ukrainian army have made fortresses across front line at the "stalemate" stage of conflict between 2017 and 2022
@@unknowncommenter6698 i remember that and yeah the 23mm work well againt them. Some rusty scrap isn't gonna cut it against that kinda fire power. This isn't 40k and the Ukrainians aren't the orks. Hahahaha idk I'm still trying to wake up. No coffee yet.
@@warhawk4494 lol, it's funny but Ukrainians refer to Russians as orks and instead of Moscow they say Mordor. Considering they were as poor as Russians, except even more poor, that's ironic.
Ex Russian geologist MT-LB crew here. I'll tell you a little about this transport. Initially, the MT-LB was intended for towing howitzers to the battlefield. But very quickly it became known that the potential of this car is huge. At its core, MT-LB is a Swiss knife of transport. It's just a box with tracks and a powerful engine that will get you from anywhere. Where the MT-LB will pass, neither a tank nor an APC will pass. MT-LB is a lego part on which you can put a howitzer, a machine gun, push any transport weighing less than 6 tons or deliver passengers to inaccessible places. Amazing transport. I am very sorry that such a miracle of engineering is used in the war that my country has unleashed and is very rarely used for civilian purposes.
Very cool information, thank you. Hopefully the war ends soon :(
I would gladly use an MT-LB for civilian purposes
Ex Australian army veteran (Australia isnt in nato but attends meetings)that has served at NATO HQ in Belgium. Russian is not solely responsible, they got provoked. It's very interesting that the world didn't act like this when we invaded Iraq and Afghanistan🤔
@@raysekulic1266 Agreed honestly i wish people would just undertsand wh they did it not justifying it but just saying.
@@raysekulic1266 Reddit isn’t the best place to be looking for the reason on the outbreak of this war….
Current MT-LB/v driver here in the Finnish army. The MT-LB even though it's old it can still be relied on for many roles from transporting infantry, wounded, equipment, or towing mortars or artillery. It's very hard to find a military vehicle as terrain accesable and multipurpose as the MT-LB, even if it is ill suited for modern combat situations.
there was lot of confusion about the t-80um2...which was actually a t-80um1 with drozd. so the only prototype of the t-80um2 is still alive.
Pretty sure there was only ever one T-80U with drozd and its the T-80UM2 that was knocked out
@@SussyImposter9856 it was t-80um1 with drozd instead of arena APS(which t-80um1 normally should have)
Why ? because the destroyed vehicle didn't had bustle autoloader like the t-80um2 prototype.
Second difference- the destroyed vehicle has defferent era...it has normal kontakt-5 era
While the t-80um2 should have that kaktus-6 era which is almost specific to it.
If only other ukrainian tanks had high level ERA or a well round cage armor, not so sure how long will it last in combat.
Nope its a T-80um2 that was destroyed. The Tank that you are reffering to is the T-80um2 black eagle which is another derivative of the T-80um2 with a bustle rack Autoloader.
@@gotanon8958 so that means there were more than 1 t-80um2 in the first place and that the one lost wasn't the sole t-80um2.
Still means the t-80um2 black eagle is alive.
I've always looked for a UA-cam channel that talks about tanks with the same depth that Drachinifel talks about ships. This channel is the closer I've got.
Have you heard of chieftain?
Or Red Effect.
Now if you want a good channel on airplanes Rex's Hanger is good.
Both of the above are good- but try armoured archives as well
Chieftain and Armoured Archives are both good for similar in depth looks, although Chieftain focuses more on the nuances of tank design and combat(not that there's anything wrong, I quite enjoy it, but it does mean the videos are quite long sometimes)
Armored Archives is a very good channel better then the Cheiftian.
14:03 That's the one! Ever since I first saw this picture, I've been trying to figure out what the hell this thing was. Thanks!
While it's pretty sad that these one-off and prototype vehicles had to be used in the front.
This may hopefully also help Europe get rid of soviet tank designs with err "blow-out turrets" in their front line armed forces.
Poland already shipped 120 T72M1s to ukraine and soon we are getting 250 M1A2 sep 3s from US
Your wrong ''Blow out turrets'' are not a built in feature in soviet designs.....oh wait...
@@jPlanerv2 That's unconfirmed in all aspects, if send, how many, what model. Lack of photo evidence of even single ex-Polish tank in Ukraine.
To be honest any tank is vulnerable to ammunition explosion, most nato tanks don't have the carosel autoloader, but have an equally dangerous ammo storage next to the driver, the only meaningful difference may be that the newer German ammo is less sensitive and hopefully wouldn't explode, but as seen in Syria most armies are just using regular, cheaper ammo
@@Galvars dunno Polish prime minister confirmed it ,also 120 t72a1s missing from our magazines seems alike a solid proof to me
I went through the US Army LRS course back in '93, in which a portion of the course was threat vehicle identification. We had to properly identify about 120 different threat vehicles by seeing only a portion of each pictured vehicle during the training and testing. I was blown away by the amount of those vehicles I could still properly identify..meaning..the Russian armor hasn't changed that much at all. It's still mostly the same crap that was brought out in the 60's, 70's, 80's and early 90's, modifications aside.
Mate the same goes for each country. Everything was designed in cold war and only upgraded.
@@DNS-Freakz well that’s just not true is it otherwise the US would still be using the M60 and the M113…
@@TheeWolfiee1 Ohhh i forgot the Abrams is from 2022 right? It's an 80's design and probably even earlier.
@@DNS-Freakz most tanks are LATE Cold War yes but almost everything else is newer so?. APC’s, IFV’s, jets, helicopters…
@@DNS-Freakz let us know when you find a material stronger/lighter than what is on the Abrams. 👍
love the 1884 Maxim. The same basic weapon has been through the Russo-Japanese War, World War One, the Russian Civil War, the Russo-Polish War, World War Two, and now in 2022......
exept this is 1930 variant
It's amazing to think of how many generations of people have been murdered by the same weapon design. Nearly a century and a half of mass murder and yet still going strong!
I don't know how I found your channel, but Its really good. Dont know how you find such interesting background including film and still photographs on your topics but it really adds to the narrative.
The Pookie episode was really cool and so was the story involving Japanese facing Soviet tanks with soda bottles 1/3 filled with sand and the rest petrol.
What was neat to see too was your channel originates from 🇷🇴 Romania. Stay safe and let's hope the madman near you has a really bad day....
The channel is essentially the video versions of the articles published in the Tank Encyclopedia website. Its a well-established site and chances are, if you saw a youtuber talking about tanks, the source would come from the tank encyclopedia website, especially if its about obscure ones.
Had a bit of wehraboo stage back when I was young so of course I had to know all about the different kinds of tigers and panthers out there.
That flag design you did for your thumbnail is honestly sick.
4:24 lmao, that's some absolute cheeky stuff done by the editor of the video
Wait, is that the guy from the music video or something? lol
@@nasuegaming1255 Yeah, its the singer from the now memed-to-kingdom-come VDV music video.
Veh Deh Veh
@@nasuegaming1255 VEH DEH VEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aged like fine wine...
Best route for most countries would be to come up with a base chassis that could be used with multiple weapon systems. Having systems that use common parts also helps in cost reduction.
Hence because the old MT-LB is still so popular.
Like the CVR-T family.
Most likely why the MT-LB and M113 are so popular with military across the world.
Good job guys! Nice to see such fresh topics!
An interesting point regarding the "mt-lb war", the Russian side is actively using Shturm-S and several units were clearly captured by Ukrainian troops, there is no clear evidence of the use by the Ukrainian side, since there are quite a few of them, given that they were actively used in 2014-2015 and part was lost, however, in 2020, the Ukrainian modernization of the Shturm-SM with the Barrier ATGM was shown (from the Luch Design Bureau - the manufacturer of the Stugna ATGM, it is worth noting that Ukraine produces quite good options for anti-tank missiles), but the number of units produced is unknown, especially considering that the aiming module was produced by an instrument-making plant in the city of Izyum, which is currently under the control of the Russian troops. Also, the video does not clarify the use by Ukraine and the separatists of the Brdm-2 in various, even artisanal, modifications. I also want to add about the T-64B1M, this is just a modification of earlier versions of the T-64B with additional armor for African countries. however, due to the lack of armored vehicles in 2014, about 25 pieces were transferred to the Azov regiment. And also about the T-72, Ukraine had ~1500 units after the collapse of the USSR, it sold about half for export, and later they were returned to service, mainly T-72AV, since there were only a few dozen T-72B/B1, and at the time of 2022, most of the mechanized brigades subordinate to the Operational Command West were equipped with T-72 tanks, this was due to the fact that during the Soviet era these vehicles were concentrated in western Ukraine and just logistically it was very convenient (repair bases, repair plant in Lviv)
If you get shot with a Maxim it's still isn't going to tickle...
Another wonderful video from the Tank Encyclopedia team, love the coverage of these rare vehicles.
Creamed a little when I saw that tank encyclopedia uploaded
As one always does
A lil is a understatement 😈😈
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Incredible video as always.
There needs to be a part 2, now that the war's dragging on Russia has been using even more weird vehicles and Ukraine has been bragging about capturing some very very cool pieces pieces of tech that were previously only reserved to arms shows
Yeah because Ukraine doesn't field weird vehicles because they've almost already lost everything they had prewar
@@akriegguardsman "Ukraine doesnt field weird vehicles" Yeah ok sure bud
@@Am_Yeff yeah because most of it would've been lost unless mistaken for a pile of trash
@@akriegguardsman You wave back at the teletubbies when theyre on TV
@@Am_Yeff what is that supposed to mean
Every video starts like a old TV show and I love that feel of it
What about the Ukranian strela-10 modification with the 2x4 launchers instead of the 2x2 ?
This is not such quirk as those examples, I guess.
@@M65V19 I'm pretty sure they're not the strela missiles
It's interesting to see people praise the MT-LB and condemn the M113. Both are boxes on tracks
Or the other way around, although the western variant is spesifically designed as a tracked APC, instead of an armoured tractor.
@@herptek I've personally never seen anyone call the M113 "good"
You might need to do a part 2 at some point, because some weird stuff is popping up suddenly. Most notably a BMO-T was destroyed around Chernihiv.
It used to be so simple in WW2, every German tank was a Tiger, every American tank was a Sherman, every Russian tank was a T-34 and every British tank was ... eh ... left behind in Dunkirk. Now both sides are fighting with many versions the same equipment.
ikr, it used to be simple, like the at least 24 variations based on the Panzer IV hull
Except the Cromwell, Valentine, Churchill, Comet. But ok kid
As a Brit, you're not too far off the mark.
The Ukrainian Army are making those Russian tanks even rarer
Ukrainians are rare already
Let's help Ukraine make the T-72, T-80 and T-90 rare and unusual vehicles in Russia.
I'm good. I'm not a fan of doing any more than we are already doing. Everyone afraid of WW3 with Russia but honestly, if they're struggling this much against Ukraine, there's not much need to worry.
An update to this video would be sick!! Slovenia recently delivered the 28 M55-S tanks it promised to Ukraine, should be interesting to see those in action.
Thanks, taking no sides, just keeping the history alive. My respect.
I saw a VDV personal potrait on 4:24, but is almost impossible to captured that 1 frame. Is only possible with a quicktime. Was that on purpose?
Ukraine pulled out a ASU 85 couple months back from a musuem to use lol
Ukrainians: I see a tank!!!
Ukrainian 2: Which one?
Ukrainian 1: *pulls out encyclopedia and looks carefully* appears to be...a t80U, but it could be a regular T80 variant...could be experimental
Ukrainian 2: I need to ask command whether to send a T72M1 Wilk, our t64B, a czech T72M4cz, or one of our new T90's.
Ukrainian 1: Nah its just a regular T80, send in the T90.
Ok?
Z stands for West and V stands for East
Whut
@@jun_hello3941 Z-Zapodnie west stationed forces invading from Belarus
V-Vostochnie eastern stationed forces invading from Russia
@@ivankrylov6270 more like Zapad and Vostok, exercises before the war.
@@unknowncommenter6698 Indeed, those are from the exercises.
What an awesome video!!
You forgot the IS-3 from back in 2014 that took part on the side of the DPR
It's currently in Kiev, standing as a statue, painted in ukrainian flag
Would like to know if the Ukranian T84 Oplot has seen any action. I remember looking 5 years ago they only had about 10 in service then 5 and now only 2. I'm assuming they are being used in combat and have some losses or they have some that are not operational and require expensive repairs.
About number of tanks - there is just some mess with names of vehicles. One that is T-84 "Oplot" in number of ±20, and one is BM "Oplot" in number of 2 copies. It's 2 separate vehicles that doesn't have much in common. About tanks in action, most of T-84 were built in 1990 or 2000 years, so I suppose most of them in bad condition. And BM "Oplot" doesn't in action because they are very expensive and Ukraine doesn't have much of this tanks
Sorry if there are mistakes in message, I'm not native speaker :)
Lots of captured vehicles have been sent to Britain and the US for testing and research, I would interested to see if you could compile a list of these vehicles.
good work! very interesting compilation
You might add the UR-77 mine-counter-measure vehicle based on the 2S-1 captured by the Ukrainians early in the war.
It appears Russia has seriously underestimated the strength and resolve of Ukraine. Proof comes in the form of the obsolete and limited production vehicles they have committed to combat. Since little if any resistance was expected the use of second line equipment seemed prudent. In hindsight the Russians are learning the error of their ways paid for by the loss of those vehicles.
People seem to think that Ukraine is weak, when in fact it's the second most powerful army in Europe.
I think MSM has played Ukraine as weak so they can say Ukraine is fighting above to odds, Ukrainian are so heroic, it's all just propaganda to win the Western population so they can keep sending billions of the tax payers money.
Well a big chunks of russian army stay in the border they can reinforced them if they want
Russia should have invaded in 2014-2015
Like bro Ukraine spent 8 fckim years growing in military capability and defense
If Russia commited Spec Ops in 2014-2015... they would have gotten the result they were expecting in 2022... that is winning entirely in like a week
Russia fcked themself by invading too late 💀
@@kajmak64bit76 They could have but they had no idea what the response of NATO and the world would be. The Russians are brash, bold and audacious but they're not stupid. No one objected strenuously, not even the Ukrainians. That demure demeanor is what set the stage for this mess. Putin thought no one cares.
@@johngaither3830 no one really cares... the "care" they give is for profits and money... it's pretty obvious NATO / USA set this war up to happen so they can justify selling weapons and shit
You think USA lost the war in Afghanistan? Well no... they got a lot of money from it... so they won even if it looks like Afghan won
7 months has gone and a lot has happened in this war with the great possibility of now Leopard 2 tanks entering this conflict. It would be good to do a part 2 to this vid I'm sure other things have been seen since.
Can they reproduce Kevlar e or was the prototype the first of its kind and after all that upgrade it meet its end?
Great video. 👍🙂
You need at least two T-55 recovery vehicles to pull a T-80.
That's not good. The efficiency ratio of a recovery vehicle has to be 1:1.
Why is that? The T-80 isn't much heavier than the T-54
@@jameshodgson3656 It's the engine, weight doesn't help you move a vehicle.
@@jameshodgson3656 No the T80 is much heavier than a T55 ARV, ~7 ish metric tons heavier, and also the torque required to pull it isn't enough.
armed tricycles, the new option for budget armies?😂
Freedom fighters in breakaway republics tend to be rag tag.
Makes me think of Dune.
the T-72 AMT looks like the late model of the IS, most notably the IS-6 and the IS-7
Love the Bob Semple in the intro!
I wouldn't call a recovery vehicle "least"- much better for hauling tanks you capture than farm tractors!
Are you THE Joel Monka? From the famous Monka S internet phenomenon?
@@dogmeat4275 Since I don't know what you're talking about, I guess not.
@@bierce716 It is you! That's your classic line!
Big fan of your work, others might think it's derivative trash but I'm a big fan
I hope someone has recovered the wreckage of the t80 um2 so that it can be preserved at least at least what's left of it I understand the conflict and everything is bad but it is kind of a unique historical piece it's sad to see such things destroyed and relegated to the scrap heap to be lost forever
Idk if im correct i saw a video earlier of a t80oplot in kharkiv residential apartment buildings moving through thr neighborhood
Wild watching this 2 & 1/2 years later. Those heady days of the early war really were something. If UA can hold on through the summer, Russia will have expended pretty much all the Soviet armor in its inventory able to be refurbished. Tens of thousands of armored vehicles in two years, think about that. By fall western defense production (155mm especially) will finally ramp up to a point it can to some degree meet Ukrainian demand. Putin is in North Korea today to trade ballistic missile technology for more North Korean artillery ammunition (and presumably barrels). It’s rough for everyone, but, with a little luck & some help from that incredible Ukrainian fighting spirit, it won’t be long before Putin takes another trip to NK, never to return.
Slava Ukraine!
Good video
And chance on a video of the T-80UM1 with the Arena aps?
13:00 You think they're playing tachanka while driving around with that caret?
12:57 This photo was taken in the town of Oleshky, Kherson oblast, not in Donbas
4:24 Aaahh I saw that, I had to skim the video frame by frame but I got it. Made me laugh lol.
50 shades of MT-LB
To think, some of these folks could be manning the same vehicles their great great grandfather drove or rode on!
why are there IFVs based on a SPG basis?
4:24 That's Naval Infantry dude, dear #TankEncyclopedia.
Wouldn't say that T-80BV is a modern day tank. Still, 80's tech
What would you call the Abraham? It was designed in the 70s and made in production numbers in the early 80s.
@@paulroustan3643 the Abrams at least has a CITV, upgraded composites, up to date Hunter Killer System and have already been fitted with Trophy APS.
T80 BVM doesn't have a CITV, is still using the same quartz core turret from 1979, doesn't have a automatic transmission, doesn't have a laser warning system, doesn't have Soft Kill or Hard Kill APS, the commander cannot control the main gun at all, the commander cannot control the heavy machine gun remotely.
The T90M is a better candidate to be considered a modern Russian MBT
4:44 it can penetrate *anything* even Armata, I think. Tandem charge=no ERA, 1300mm pen is no joke. Also Nozh is actually not that good, especially since it's something close to Contact-5 in the way it's built. It may be more effective, but both Nozh and Contact have steel carcass that is mounted on top of armor and those parts are weak spots. On both Nozh and Contact those carcasses are quite large.
5:19 true, MT-LB is supposed to be a transportation vehicle, not the combat vehicle. It's made on chassis of MT-L, unarmoured artillery "towing" vehicle. MT-LB has 7mm thick steel armor on sides, that can stop something like regular .308 at best.
T-80UM2 was reportedly destroyed by Ukrainian artillery so i wouldnt doubt it had the hard kill system installed, just no way it could intercept the threat at such angles.
I think the Soviets should have made some attempt to standardize their vehicles.
Aside from some common chassis, this is a nightmare of half-upgrades, subvariants, variants, variants of subvariants, and upgraded but uncommon subvariants of variants.
Someone needs to invent a tank that runs for a ton of miles between fill ups. There MUST be better engines for these old platforms, that are 300%+ more efficient.
10:50 isn't the shtora a passive protection system?
No, Shtora is a "soft-kill" Active Protection System
There is also t-64bm2 with another engine
also i see on some video russian atgm vehicle on chassis of bmp. It wasn't captured, but if you look for videos on UA-cam, then you probably didn't find rare vehicle in action.
Z markings is in the South, while V was in the North. Now also seen in the East.
It's markings for where Russian army comes from
I think V indicated from Crimea
Z from russia
Z in a box is Belarus
O is naval infantry
Something like this... idk google it to be sure i'm too lazy to do it
@@kajmak64bit76 V - Sila V pravde/Сила в правде (the power in а true), Z - Za Rossiyu/За Россию (For Russia). Well indicates Z and V on Russian tanks in Military operation to protect Donbass/War in Ukraine
@@sokolovalexey5277 what?
What you're saying is some propaganda thing
The markings Z and V and O and others clearly mark where the Military asset comes from as i said before
@@kajmak64bit76 i say what said Russian goverment about this markings
@@kajmak64bit76 and where is propaganda?
Nozh doesn't work, there's a good article explaining it. It wouldn't stop a Kornet
I've seen a russian scooby doo van with kontact 1 era installed on the front and a very proud russian posing in front of it. Don't overestimate them.
It sucks to see all of these rare vehicles being blown up, no matter what side there on.
Kornet penetrates any tank regardless of ERA. 1300mm penitration is no joke
1300mm of RHA
Which is for example 600mm of composite on Abrams
This is an example not actual numbers
You get the point? Different armor protects differently... so for example you need 1300mm of pen for ATGM to pen something a 600mm of pen APFSDS can
Ya know?
new update of rare vehicle?
It's actually a total mess. We have here two armies that until 30 years ago are one, both have those different model of tanks coming out from a common mold (so that no one could be considered nontworth of a modernization program as they can mount the same weapons and sights) , so it can happen that a fully updated T-64 i.e.the older model of the whole "family" is still the second best option for one of the two sides. And the russian T-72B3M mod.2016 almost the same for russian forces nowadays.
Actually some weapon could even be completely revived: a Maxim 1910, with its water cooling was considered outdated in WWII to be carriedcaround but is actually a great thing as today to be mounted on a pick up or even on a SUV (and a great answer to the ones that lament how they still use the same caliber than they introduced in XIX).
Think about T-64 boxer engine also: in the sixty/seventies was a source of endless problems (same as the one of Chieftain), now reworked using modern electronics and technology is an absolute beast with the power and the acceleration of a gas turbine with the consume of a turbodiesel.
Article link?
No article, but this video is based on a twitter thread we posted:
twitter.com/tanksenc/status/1506263886697308171?s=20&t=T98nD3T3CUFsvS9CDbYCgw
Unfortunately, they have forgotten in their list the tanks with their unique egg carton armor.😉
That is misinformation. The “egg cartons” you saw were plastic inserts in the ERA meant to keep the distance between the explosive elements, ensuring proper functioning of the ERA. Maybe don’t blindly believe things on the internet?
@@danielsteger8456 Sorry, the comment was actually meant as a joke. 😉But thank you for the information.😀 I couldn't find any conclusive information on the net.
@@usorexterruit2445 Sorry for the angry tone of my comment, i was angry when i wrote the comment
@@usorexterruit2445 i think red effect made a video about it.
@@liliya4858 Thanks for the hint, I just watched the video there.🤗🤗
most of this vehicles fight long before military operation, don't understand your sarcasm at the end. Ukraine fight against dnr for 8 year already.
What about the t 90M
Where the BMO-T ?
I'm waiting for IS-3 and T34/85s to show up in the Ukrainian arsenal soon.
The ukranians are getting plenty of T-72s from Russia so thats not a threat anytime soon
@@Am_Yeff Aparently the Ukrainians actually did use a T34/85 shortly after the invasion for a couple months but retired it after capturing modern Russian Equipment.
@@calessel3139 There is 0 proof of that and given that Ukraine had the world's second largest stockpiles of BMP-1's which are more effective its highly unlikely
Also calling Russian equipment "Modern" is a stretch lmao
@@Am_Yeff Not true, one was used, albeit probably as a road block.
"During the battles for the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, a T-34-85 tank from a pedestal was used."
"This tank with number № 227 was installed on a pedestal in Lysychansk in 1971."
"As previously reported, Ukrainian forces also used armored vehicles from pedestals during the defense of the city of Mariupol."
- Ukrainian Military Center News, 12 July 2022
Here's a video on it
ua-cam.com/video/82bFzMfMxxQ/v-deo.html
@@calessel3139 i knew about that one but it was not fired and it was used purely as a barricade, not even having it's engine turned on iirc, so if we count that then Russia has fielded the Mariupol Holodomor Memorial in battle
Wait, the Russians are using technicals? I'd have expected the Ukranians to use them.
Donbass Peoples Republic civil war since 2014.
Z doesnt stand for north sector and V doesnt stand for south sector. You got that mixed up
Why does this intro remind me of the light bringer
Whos the guy at 4:25 that flashes for less than a second.
@sleepytiger1 He was an officer in the VDV, and he did a music video about them like a decade ago. The video got memed to hell and back due to the VDV's poor performance in the initial stages of the war (the battle of Hostomel and having two Il-76s shot down over Ivankiv).
And where is the t-80bvm? We have a shit tone of those got stolen from russians.
Not really rare is it?
>shit tone stolen
>Russians steal NLAWs and Javelins
Lmao, I guess soon the sides will turn around and we'll see some videos of ukrainians eating eachother (not kidding, one dude filmed himself doing that) from cooked tanks
Wanna read the video title again hun?
Can it cross water and can it swim?alligators have been around for years, as such snorkel boats are in concept today troubles for Federal.
It's easy to spot Russian-made tanks, look for the smoke and flames
9:11 lol, how is that unfortunate?
Because its a one-of-a-kind vehicle, no matter the side its still unfortunate a piece of history like that was lost
Do not use copyright pictures
Do you own them?
No, but Gettyimages might sue you
@@Chrisklown Getty's images? Getty sounds like a snivel nose'd Melvin, I'm sure they could take him
Ahh yes all the lootboxes and rare knifes from csgo now changed in russian tanks in ukraine now wait for that one person who will collect them all
Nozh is a light ERA. Not so tough to penetrate. Duplet is heavier and harder to punch through. More about ERA: Kontakt 1 doesn't need thick base armour, unlike Kontakt 5, so, it is quite possible to use it on the MTLB.
Oblast means region. It sounds weird when video is in English and this is the only think that is not translated. Sorry my ocd kicking in 😜
interesting, to say the least.
There's a panther looking tank in ukraine, i saw an image of it
Russian T80U, T80B and other versions are old and useless tanks...
But T72B3, T90A, T90MS, T80BVM, T80UM2, BMPT Terminator and also T14 & T15 Armata are the most modern tanks in the world. Why Russians don't use it?
They used only old and useless arsenal...
Because you wouldn't want your modern tank to be captured and sent to natos , +there isn't that many t14
I don't think I've ever seen a Russian or Ukrainian tank fire a missile from its main gun.
Армія України обов'язково захистить нас, і неважливо якою технікою вони будуть користуватися, хоча я б був би радий якщо у ЗСУ з'являться абрамси та американські літаки)) Дякую всім країнам які допомогають нам!
Ok anime profile pic Azov agent
4:24 VEH DEH VEH
Hahahahah Russian technicals. It's not just for the middle east anymore. Lol
Of course Russia has a history of building technicals. There's a video of a horse drawn wagon with a Maxim machine gun on it used before and during ww1.
You mean tachanka? That stuff was awesome for it's time. 4/8 horses, machine guns... perfect thing for raids. But to be fair it was used in Civil war of 1917-1922, in ww1 we had armored cars (including heavy ones). Also
>Russian technicals
I think it's mostly LDPR thing, they made anti-material rifle out of 23-mm cannon.
@@unknowncommenter6698 yes the Tachanka is what I was talking about lol. I could.t remember if it was used pre ww1 or not sorry. Lol Russia did use alot of armored cars through out its history. And that's cool thwy turn 23mm cannons into anti material rifles. Totally not over kill. Lol
@@warhawk4494 well, 23-mm ZU-23-2 is perfect thing against whatever gun truck Ukrainians had in Donbass conflict (remember they used some rusty plates to make armored KAMAZ that ended up looking like it came from Mad Max movie stage?) or even BMP/BTRs. Also 23-mm is perfect to get anyone behind concrete wall, again, perfect, considering Ukrainian army have made fortresses across front line at the "stalemate" stage of conflict between 2017 and 2022
@@unknowncommenter6698 i remember that and yeah the 23mm work well againt them. Some rusty scrap isn't gonna cut it against that kinda fire power. This isn't 40k and the Ukrainians aren't the orks. Hahahaha idk I'm still trying to wake up. No coffee yet.
@@warhawk4494 lol, it's funny but Ukrainians refer to Russians as orks and instead of Moscow they say Mordor. Considering they were as poor as Russians, except even more poor, that's ironic.