Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: IS-3M, Part 2
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- Опубліковано 22 бер 2024
- The IS-3, when it first appeared on the scene, was a shock to the West and created a "Tank Panic". Lean, mean... and with a number of flaws not immediately evident, it was a tank which had a psychological and cultural effect far in excess of its numbers built. This vehicle is located in Bastogne Barracks, Belgium.
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Of all the great things you are, one of the things you are not, is the right size for a Soviet/Russian Tanker. Thanks for the sacrifice, pants and otherwise.
Batteries to the left of me, batteries to the right. Here I am, stuck in an IS-3 with you
No Files or Grinding wheels were harmed in the construction of this tank.
Seems like the position of the loader was designed for a left handed, powerlifting dwarf. Population of which certainly was huge in Soviet Russia.
“I can easily slide into the drivers position…” proceeds to make sounds as if the Chieftain was a significantly older man than he is…
"I kinda like it"
"A Tiger will notice if you hit it with a 122 HE" , one of the most dramatic understatements I ever heard...
Something the Chieftain has consistently proved with the "Inside" series is: Those with any degree of claustrophobia, or taller than 5'6", need not apply to be a tanker. Thank you Sir for putting your body at such risk for us!
About when we got to the driver's position, I began to have visions of Oddball's gunner/mechanic, Moriarty, from Kelly's Heroes when he yelled "It's a piece 'a junk!"
It is somewhat easier to work inside a Soviet tank if you have the Soviet tanker cap on because you can focus on squeezing through spaces rather than worrying about your unprotected head grinding and bashing on things. I am not arguing the tanks become ergonomic dreams by wearing the protective padding, but it does remove a lot of the literal pain and danger that amplify the discomfort caused by the lack of space.
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I find it hilarious that I had to wait for Irish American to come to Belgium to watch a thorough review of a Soviet made tank because I can get nothing from Russian speaking folks with comparable quality.
I have to ask: Have you ever gotten stuck inside a tank to the point they've had to call technicians to disassemble a portion to extricate you?
I'd be interested in a video discussing ergonomics of tanks from the Soviet Union, America, Britian and so on
I was under a sink, most of today, twisted to get at a pipe junction..... I feel your pain !
There are pictures out there of German panzers partially disassembled from being hit with large caliber HE rounds. Welds holding armor plates crack entirely.
Germany: Make the tanks way too heavy to achive more armor protection.
'I know the T-34 didn't have a turret basket, but I'm sure they got to that at this point'
1946 program
this beast looks big, heavy, and intimidating, even for tank standards... it is the tankiest tank I've seen from the 40s since the tiger 2,