If a bunker in the Siegfried Line is moving faster than a T-28 Super Heavy can go, something terribly wrong (or right depending on which side of the Axis you're on) has happened.
Ah T28/T95/T28, World Hide and Seek Champion and the thing I like enough that when I found a legally-distinct not-Lego brick set of it, I immediately got it. Glad to finally see a Chieftain's Hatch video about it.
I couldn't but "Like" fast enough! The "T95" was the whole reason l started playing WOT some 7 or 8 years ago. I had no idea such a beast existed until l started seeing replays here on the 'tube.
@@Juliet1106Tango lol im sure they didnt actually lose it, they just didnt care about it. It was a useless piece of equipment and anybody that cared about it was long gone im sure
i hope the cut section will be available as a part three or bonus video. the procedure is pretty interesting and according to the museums video, all of the tools needed were still stowed in the outer track sections. also, i hope this means that T29 might be getting a video. have a good holiday Chieftain!
During one of my assignments at the Armor School I remember seeing that contraption sitting in front of the old Patton Museum at Fort Knox and wondering "What in the heck are those winches for?" They didn't have the outer tracks on it when it was plinthed.
The GAA engine was a cut down version of what came to be called the GAC which was a V12. The GAF was an aluminum version of the GAA. The original Ford design was for an engine to replace the Rolls-Royce Merlin and Ford tried to produce it in place of (substitute for) the Merlin which is why Ford's contract to produce the Merlin was canceled and a new contract for the production of Merlin went to Packard. I have been told about 50 of the GAC engines were produced for T28 program and it was believed that the preserved T28's had them. If they really have GAF V8s that would conflict with most accounts.
The old girl actually looks better than the last time I saw her at the Patton Museum. Back then she was an outside display and had multiple coats of a really dark green paint.
Love how you mix in historical provenance. Anybody can point and say 'size 105 big banger!', 'armor, *grunt* thick!' Your extra details make it interesting.
Gods, what a great lump of armor! This is one of those deigns where you question, once seen on paper, everyone didn't just throw up their hands and call for some lateral thinking.
Good to see you again Chieftan . I need one of those . Would look awesome in my front yard. In the museum I would display everything as was or is and people should watch where there going . If someone tried to sue then they are there for the wrong reason anyway . Thank you Nick .
Now that I live here in GA minutes away from former Benning, now Moore, I definitely have this museum on my "to do" list... except it's not open to the public 24/7. I missed the last open to the public event. I'm still kicking myself over it.
Are many museums open "24/7"? I think of convenience stores when I hear that. Walmart. Most museums are like 10-6 Mon to Sat. Maybe Sunday depending on the state. You do know what 24/7 means right?
I got to see this beast at Fort Knox years ago, it is very impressive as a piece of machinery. Not so practical but its is something that I will always have stuck in my head from the first time seeing it.
Considering its intended use, not such a bad idea. It wasn't meant to go roaming around the countryside looking for something to fight. It would be transported in parts to as close to its intended target as possible, reassembled, then trundle up to the fortification and blow the hell out of it. Too late for the European war but probably could have found use during the invasion of Japan considering the fortified positions found on the Pacific islands.
This thing was a fever dream at best. It would have taken so much to just get it somewhere you could have had a dozen useful assets on the ground vs this. Yes it is a mechanical marvel, but was not remotely practical at any point in the war. This is what happens when people not in the real war think about what would work. @@kurttate9446
@@tommyfred6180 True; there would probably need to be additional support provided for the hull. Also, Sofilein has a video of the outer track attachment process.
@@Shaun_Jones If they wanted do display a separate track unit, they could have made the space, though shuffling a whole row of vehicles would be a bit of an annoyance.
Even at the most optimistic and aggressive testing regimen, I can't imagine this vehicle clocking more than about two continuous hours of driving at cruising speed per day on average. this would mean that it would have taken over a month before the testing was curtailed at 540 miles or 77 engine-hours at an average cruising speed.
Luckily it was never intended to go more than a few miles through a fortification belt. Honestly the US was almost too fanatic about testing equipment sometimes.
Chief, love these videos! Thank you! for your hard work. What was/is the ground pressure? Figuring 40 inches width, 42 if you count the gap between the tracks what is the contact length? It actually don't look like mobility would be as horrible as first impressions would lead one to believe. I visited this beast a total of 6 times between my graduation from Armor OSUT in '82 through a roadtrip with an old tanker buddy in either 2004 or 2009. (deployments, but Wife says 2009) IMHO AMOR BELONGS AT KNOX!
Great content. This is the only way the rest of us get o see these tanks since they chose to house them on the other side of the fence. Next to the Infantry Museum would have been a choice as well…..
Yep! all on 6-foot something tall and the Worlds Champion of Camping-Bush for decades. o~0 it still hilarious to see the bush it hid behind for all those years in an open field. ^~^
In addition to Sofilein's videos about the T28 the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry collection has a video of the process of mounting the outer tracks. Look for "reassembling T28".
Never miss an Inside the Chieftain's Hatch, love it! However, I dread the return of the SUPER LOUD intro/transition music again!!! Please, Video Editor, lower their volume, it's blowing out my ear drums!
So, really not a blitzkrieg tank then? Thanks again for the review. I'll never use all this tank track tightening knowledge, but I can go on for 30 minutes on the need for properly maintained tracks thanks to you Chieftain!
Funny thing is, there "are" tanks without turrets, and tanks with wheels. It seems like "tank" is more a doctrine term (like "tank destroyer" which includes helicopters and MANPAD missiles) than a category. For example, the Swedish "wedge" Strv 103 is not only a tank, it's a main battle tank. It looks like it's a pure defensive weapon yet it was, by doctrine, supposed to be used in all roles a normal assaulting tank would.
Truly an impressive big beast. What I'm not very clear is how to install/take off the double tracks but surely it is not an easy job to do! Good job as always 👍👍👍
On the one hand, the range is really low. On the other hand, emptying the fuel tank still takes a little over nine hours at the recommended cruising speed.
As forward armor goes...(ignoring collateral damage to the vehicle which would be an immediate kill) it would take battleship level naval guns to even approach holing it.
Yes, yes, yes, this is all good information. However, the one glaring question on everyone's mind remains unanswered: How did the T28 stealth system work?
Wonder if they were actually used if they would have made extra sets of outer track sets for rapid repair of damaged outer tracks/armor by simply replacing them.
Interesting the comment about limited traverse and whether or not that made it a tank because there was a precedent. The M3 Medium's main gun had a gun that could only fire in a limited arc on the right side of the vehicle and could not fire at all to the left, yet I've never heard anyone complain that the Army designated it a tank.
While you are correct about the 75mm gun mount, don't forget there was also a 37mm gun mounted in a turret on top of the tank. If memory serves me correctly, this was considered the main gun.
_"It's just slightly faster than the concrete bunkers it's supposed to be fighting."_
on any given day they're both turning at the same speed tho...
If a bunker in the Siegfried Line is moving faster than a T-28 Super Heavy can go, something terribly wrong (or right depending on which side of the Axis you're on) has happened.
If it's shooting from the south.
@@prjndigono. Whichever object is closest to the equator is moving faster if both objects are sitting still on the surface of the big rotating orb.
I only come here so I know how to tension tracks properly.
How is there no tensioning merch and/or minigame
but the track tension"
Don’t forget the tankers bar.
That really is the most important question.
I unironically used my track tensioning lessons to help tension the track on a 20 ton excavator.
Good to see The Chieftain is still gainfully employed.
I can imagine the soldiers in panic retreating from their positions screaming "oh lawd it's coming.." while walking away
7 mph is pretty brisk for a walk.
Ultra marathon runners can actually out ran and out range it though 😂
Stopping for lunch "Arrghg It's coming! Pass the jam. Is the coffee ready yet?"
48 inch wall crossing is achieved by going through the wall.
Ah T28/T95/T28, World Hide and Seek Champion and the thing I like enough that when I found a legally-distinct not-Lego brick set of it, I immediately got it.
Glad to finally see a Chieftain's Hatch video about it.
I may have the same set. I just had to get it too.
@@Tuck-Shop Cobi?
@@RYNOCIRATOR_V5 panlos if I recall correctly
Getting a look inside the T28 -- best Christmas present ever!
I couldn't but "Like" fast enough!
The "T95" was the whole reason l started playing WOT some 7 or 8 years ago. I had no idea such a beast existed until l started seeing replays here on the 'tube.
Dumbest part is they lost this monstrosity in a field for like 30 years. How does one lose something that big
@@Juliet1106Tango True! But that's the .gov for ya. 😆
@@Juliet1106Tangonever EVER underestimate stupidity, or probably the army just wanted to get rid of it anyway, the method be damned
@@Juliet1106Tango lol im sure they didnt actually lose it, they just didnt care about it. It was a useless piece of equipment and anybody that cared about it was long gone im sure
@@Juliet1106TangoThe swiss Army forgot multiple HUNDREDS of IFVs in an old mine.
Remember seeing the T28 at the Patton Museum in Dec of 86 while going through the M60A3 tank commander certification course. Humongous vehicle.
i hope the cut section will be available as a part three or bonus video. the procedure is pretty interesting and according to the museums video, all of the tools needed were still stowed in the outer track sections.
also, i hope this means that T29 might be getting a video.
have a good holiday Chieftain!
It's already linked in the cards and in the video description.
One of Sofilein videos went into more depth. I think it even showed them re-attaching the tracks.
@@ozmrrotary it was either hers or the museum director. dont recall. it was really good though.
Saw this big boy as a kid a couple of times when it sat outside the Patton Museum in Ft Knox. Stoked that it’s being taken care of
I don't mind coming back for part 2 at all. I look forward to it.
Cheers
The Chieftain AND the Doom turtle in one video?!?! Christmas comes early!!!! ; )
During one of my assignments at the Armor School I remember seeing that contraption sitting in front of the old Patton Museum at Fort Knox and wondering "What in the heck are those winches for?" They didn't have the outer tracks on it when it was plinthed.
Thanks to Chieftain, I've finally aced the T28. MASTERY!
6:02 Lol i not expect that description:):)
And his face after that is like:Yes that is from book...
The GAA engine was a cut down version of what came to be called the GAC which was a V12. The GAF was an aluminum version of the GAA. The original Ford design was for an engine to replace the Rolls-Royce Merlin and Ford tried to produce it in place of (substitute for) the Merlin which is why Ford's contract to produce the Merlin was canceled and a new contract for the production of Merlin went to Packard. I have been told about 50 of the GAC engines were produced for T28 program and it was believed that the preserved T28's had them. If they really have GAF V8s that would conflict with most accounts.
World of Tanks is the only reason I know of and love the T28 and the TOG.
The old girl actually looks better than the last time I saw her at the Patton Museum. Back then she was an outside display and had multiple coats of a really dark green paint.
Love how you mix in historical provenance. Anybody can point and say 'size 105 big banger!', 'armor, *grunt* thick!' Your extra details make it interesting.
this 90 ton wonder has twice the reverse speed of the T-72?
Still high enough to compete with the Cromwell.
Gods, what a great lump of armor!
This is one of those deigns where you question, once seen on paper, everyone didn't just throw up their hands and call for some lateral thinking.
Finally! The T95! My beloved T95 gets its turn in the spot light!
Sofilein got to do a complete video on this unit a few years ago when they put it together.
Been wanting this Inside the Chieftain's Hatch for many years now. Thank you very much for doing one!!
Good to see you again Chieftan . I need one of those . Would look awesome in my front yard. In the museum I would display everything as was or is and people should watch where there going . If someone tried to sue then they are there for the wrong reason anyway . Thank you Nick .
Now that I live here in GA minutes away from former Benning, now Moore, I definitely have this museum on my "to do" list... except it's not open to the public 24/7. I missed the last open to the public event. I'm still kicking myself over it.
Are many museums open "24/7"? I think of convenience stores when I hear that. Walmart. Most museums are like 10-6 Mon to Sat. Maybe Sunday depending on the state.
You do know what 24/7 means right?
I got to see this beast at Fort Knox years ago, it is very impressive as a piece of machinery. Not so practical but its is something that I will always have stuck in my head from the first time seeing it.
Considering its intended use, not such a bad idea. It wasn't meant to go roaming around the countryside looking for something to fight. It would be transported in parts to as close to its intended target as possible, reassembled, then trundle up to the fortification and blow the hell out of it. Too late for the European war but probably could have found use during the invasion of Japan considering the fortified positions found on the Pacific islands.
This thing was a fever dream at best. It would have taken so much to just get it somewhere you could have had a dozen useful assets on the ground vs this. Yes it is a mechanical marvel, but was not remotely practical at any point in the war. This is what happens when people not in the real war think about what would work. @@kurttate9446
what I like the most is the viewers JUST learner about my phone lockscreen! XD T-28 go!
Track tensioning in just under six minutes.
Nick just can't wait 😀
YES YES YES. Thank you for calling it the T28!!
The only tank to ever win a game of hide and seek, Yes I remember Chieftain mentioning it once upon a time.
i love that chieftain talking about a tank in first 2 seconds is classified as mild violence
geez calm down dude :)
They should have left one of the combat track units off and set it a few feet to one side, so the whole system could be seen.
it would put way to much stress on the thing to have it siting like that for years. remember the thing is basically a one off.
@@tommyfred6180 True; there would probably need to be additional support provided for the hull.
Also, Sofilein has a video of the outer track attachment process.
@@petesheppard1709 also keep in mind that this thing is already wide enough, separating the tracks would take up even more floor space.
@@Shaun_Jones If they wanted do display a separate track unit, they could have made the space, though shuffling a whole row of vehicles would be a bit of an annoyance.
Essentially it is Absolutely Indefructible!
I actually got to see this in person while I was in Fort Moore/ Benning!!!
Respect the Doom Turtle.
See's the rear thickness ... imagines Sofilein nervously sweating 😂
I've been waiting for this for years... :)
Great vid as always Chieftain :)
Reverse track tension - neat!
Instead of looking for sag on the top, you see how slack it is!
I can feel my hernia twitch , just looking at this beast!!
Fort Benning, GA
Love how they gave this monster dainty 20 inch tracks.
Four of them. That's 40 inches of track. It's just in two pieces.
If you are going to fight across the Russian step or Eastern Nebraska the high-speed final drives might be useful.
FINALLY! T29E3 NEXT please
Regarding track tension, bet they wished they had that British gizmo tghat allows you to set track tension at the push of a button.
Even at the most optimistic and aggressive testing regimen, I can't imagine this vehicle clocking more than about two continuous hours of driving at cruising speed per day on average. this would mean that it would have taken over a month before the testing was curtailed at 540 miles or 77 engine-hours at an average cruising speed.
Luckily it was never intended to go more than a few miles through a fortification belt. Honestly the US was almost too fanatic about testing equipment sometimes.
Always a pleasure sir
Chief, love these videos! Thank you! for your hard work. What was/is the ground pressure? Figuring 40 inches width, 42 if you count the gap between the tracks what is the contact length? It actually don't look like mobility would be as horrible as first impressions would lead one to believe. I visited this beast a total of 6 times between my graduation from Armor OSUT in '82 through a roadtrip with an old tanker buddy in either 2004 or 2009. (deployments, but Wife says 2009) IMHO AMOR BELONGS AT KNOX!
Finalmente esta aquí, es genial!
Great content. This is the only way the rest of us get o see these tanks since they chose to house them on the other side of the fence. Next to the Infantry Museum would have been a choice as well…..
Never expected chieftain to do this beast.
Ye of little faith.
i can't wait for inside the chieftians hatch of the FV 4005 when it finished getting restored
Yep! all on 6-foot something tall and the Worlds Champion of Camping-Bush for decades. o~0 it still hilarious to see the bush it hid behind for all those years in an open field. ^~^
Sofilien has a few good videos on the T28/T95 including a video with the outer tracks removed
In addition to Sofilein's videos about the T28 the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry collection has a video of the process of mounting the outer tracks. Look for "reassembling T28".
Never miss an Inside the Chieftain's Hatch, love it! However, I dread the return of the SUPER LOUD intro/transition music again!!! Please, Video Editor, lower their volume, it's blowing out my ear drums!
So, really not a blitzkrieg tank then? Thanks again for the review. I'll never use all this tank track tightening knowledge, but I can go on for 30 minutes on the need for properly maintained tracks thanks to you Chieftain!
My favourite tank.
Hide the cupolas 😀-Ser_Remseldorf
Finally inside the king of hide and seek, 27 years streak
Best damn show on UA-cam
Nice "Carry On" reference 🙂
Believe it or not, you're only the first or second person to pick up on it.
Sophiline has a wonderful video of this.
I remember seeing that huge beast outside the Patton Museum when i was a kid. What a monster
10:20 'Sprag.' What a fun word; I'm gonna start using it. 'Oi! Clear off, ya farkin' sprag!'
Cheers for the vid.
It still amazes me that they thought it was a good idea to build a 90 ton tank to breech the german fortifications but only installed a 105 mm gun.
The 105 mm gun was actually good enough as anti-fortification gun
Well done sir!
The cotter pin installation on the winch pins gives me PTSD.
WHAT A BLOODY CARRY ON 😮.😊
One of the few to get the reference.
Funny thing is, there "are" tanks without turrets, and tanks with wheels. It seems like "tank" is more a doctrine term (like "tank destroyer" which includes helicopters and MANPAD missiles) than a category. For example, the Swedish "wedge" Strv 103 is not only a tank, it's a main battle tank. It looks like it's a pure defensive weapon yet it was, by doctrine, supposed to be used in all roles a normal assaulting tank would.
Truly an impressive big beast. What I'm not very clear is how to install/take off the double tracks but surely it is not an easy job to do! Good job as always 👍👍👍
The U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry collection has a video of the process of mounting the outer tracks. Look for "reassembling T28".
Twice the tracks, twice the tension! 😂
One day I hope to get inside the T28. Too bad I wasnt able too when I was in Fort Benning a last year (now Fort Moore)
On the one hand, the range is really low. On the other hand, emptying the fuel tank still takes a little over nine hours at the recommended cruising speed.
4 tracks to tension nice
I love the T28 for how dumb and absurd it was, its definitely one of my favorite tanks of all time
As forward armor goes...(ignoring collateral damage to the vehicle which would be an immediate kill) it would take battleship level naval guns to even approach holing it.
Good stuff, can't wait for the second part!
Doom Turtle.
The tension is palpable 😂🤣
Love to get these info about realworld tanks.
95 Tons, That's like an Abrams plus a Sherman.
Hey man! I think that one behind you was a T95 it was the 4 tracked version with a little bit more armor thanks for the vid
No they are the same tank the official name is the T28 the track were removable for transportation and does not affect the designation.
Please rewatch 1:24 part and LISTEN carefully
@@Kalashnikov413you replying to me or the original comment?
@@peanutsauce7798 original
Wow what a beast.
What it any good ?
It looks like an updated version of TOG?
The track tensioning gears on this monster are almost as well armored as the front of a Sherman. I love this vehicle.
6:00 for sound dating advice
Gotta check her for cooties! 🤣
Yes, yes, yes, this is all good information. However, the one glaring question on everyone's mind remains unanswered:
How did the T28 stealth system work?
They trialled a portable version of the Philadelphia experiment.
Wonder if they were actually used if they would have made extra sets of outer track sets for rapid repair of damaged outer tracks/armor by simply replacing them.
It'd be interesting to see some of the crazy stuff that would get pressed into service if a home front conflict created an armor shortage in the US.
I think even the Americans were surprised how ridiculously big tank they had created
When I see/hear about the T95, I immediately remember the famous "T95 MEGA SCOUT" on Malinovka, played by Boberdog... Epic. Just epic.
Where does this Thing come from?I thought the 1out of 2 made Survivor stands at Fort Knox?
Track Tension incoming 😀
Get to the track tension!!!!
2:29 See you don’t need the Internet to have “Tank need turrets “ argument … p.s. Little Willy had NO TURRET when it was FIRST named Tank 2:29
hope no one will ever get distracted by ladybug while driving this tank
Well damn, I got excited for a talk on the Soviet medium : (
Would have liked more discussion on the exterior. Several components on top of the vehicle that could have been mentioned and explained.
Which bits had you in mind?
He did that in Part Two. Just came back from there to tell you that :)
Interesting the comment about limited traverse and whether or not that made it a tank because there was a precedent. The M3 Medium's main gun had a gun that could only fire in a limited arc on the right side of the vehicle and could not fire at all to the left, yet I've never heard anyone complain that the Army designated it a tank.
While you are correct about the 75mm gun mount, don't forget there was also a 37mm gun mounted in a turret on top of the tank. If memory serves me correctly, this was considered the main gun.
Yes the 37mm gun is the main armament for dealing with enemy armour. The 75mm is for infantry support/soft targets.
@@leonardcoker1010 So?
@@Panzermeister36No, it was used verry successfully as an AT weapon