Wait, so if one was to build one, especially a BT-7M that also runs on diesel (would be very easy to refuel), just simply without the gun, would it actually be allowed to be driven on the street?
@@BaDArxz Wasn't that big of a surprise And also there where plenty of ways they could have successfully held out against it With a tiny percentage of the casualties sustained irl But they did do any of them...because Stalin
Nice little overview... Given the attributes of the BT series tanks, they'd have been an absolute winner in the early desert war - IF any had ever entered that theatre. The high mobility, light armour, medium gun ethos of British, German and Italian tanks up to 1941, in the desert, would have really suited the BT-7 - if it had decent air filters, which was often the 'clincher' as to whether 'cruiser' tanks would function well in North Africa. Question is, who - in 1941 - would BT-7 have been fighting against in the desert??? British Crusaders or German Panzer II & Italian M13/40 and Semovente L/18..? Depends whether such a 'what if' engagement would have been pre or post non-agression pact breech.
I want one of these just to drive around on an acreage with. That would be cool. On a serious note I'm surprised that 45 millimeter gun didn't do more damage early in the war.
The Soviets were still using obstelete APHE shells propelled by smokeless Nitrocellulose spiked gunpowder, which gave an inferior performance to other propellants, such as Binatol (German) & Cordite (US & UK). Also APHE shells have only two thirds of the penetrative performance compared to solid shot AP & AP-HE (grenade tail) ammunition versus face hardened armour.
@@CZ350tuner I love how all this information is available nowadays. 25 years ago it was all such a mystery in when you ran into a little tidbit of information it was like Christmas. But thank you for information. I wonder if that improved as the war went on.
I think that the track to wheel conversion should be reconsidered for newer tank designs. Having my tracks blown off and being dead in the water is a very real fear.
By what were the BTs outclassed at the onset of the Barbarossa Operation? By Panzer 1 or 2? Or Panzer 3 in 1941 configurations? Seems not to be probable. Also, you didn´t mention Winter War at all.
As a frontline combatant, yes, the BT series was outdated by the time of Barbarossa. However, I think that the BT-7 at least could have remained quite effective if it had been repurposed as a sort of “heavy reconnaissance” vehicle. In this role, the light armor wouldn’t be as much of a disadvantage, and it would have more than enough firepower to deal with any hostile reconnaissance vehicles. The only real modification I think it would’ve needed would be having every “recon BT” retrofitted with a good radio set...so that would probably render the whole idea impossible to achieve. 😅
By the Time the germans attacked, the germans themself usaly used alot of Panzer 1 2 and 3 so im not sure if outdated is a fitting word here. One need to consider how many of "better" Tanks had the opponent. The Problem were more with the general chaos in the early months of the war and disorganisation and poor Training of the Soviets.
not bad,wrong about the bt series in spain though.they outclassed everything on the battlefield in the civil war.[50 were sent over].as for barbarossa that was a complete surprise attack carried out by the germans,no army could withstand that with any amount of material.
@@lukedontknow9283 no because they couldn't gather the troops quickly enough since russia is so massive, the Germans surprised them idk if anyone could've withstood that
You missed out the experimental gunnery trials BT-7 based tanks with the 76.2mm. L.26 L-11 & 76.2mm. L.30.5 F-32 gun variants, that never made it past the working prototype stage. I have a Russian book with them in.
Yes !! Outdated & outclassed ... the high speed and highly manoeuvrable BT model tanks, were produced in CCCP in a huge amount !!!! Thanks to the AMERICAN Mr. Christi suspension and a light armour, they could drive so quickly !! The BT tanks, and T-26 tanks, were being used as a majority Soviet armour, to start the conflict of World War the Second, attacking from the East the Republic of Poland 17 days later, after the Hitlers German Army Wehrmacht attacked Poland from the West, from the North, and from the South. >> Russian designers used the pretty similar but modernized suspension to develop and to produce their top T-34 famous tank.
love these ;). you have done only Russian vehicles so far, so maybe the Shermans could need a look, there were a lot of models of the Sherman and probably a lot of interesting facts on them. or maybe you already have a plan for the next one and in that case, what will it be?
+Rickard Eriksson tbh the only reason i've done russian tanks is because it is my experties. i dont know much about the sherman, but it doesnt mean i cant do one on the sherman! i was thinking of doing some german stuff soon. =D
sorty of, it borrowed from the BT-7, however there were quite a few new and radical design changes, for example the sloped glassic plate was used, and this plate did not taper towards the nose like earlier BTs.
The normal BT-5 driver: I gotta go fast and blast at random enemy tanks that might be so way too good for me to be albe to kill but either way *Drifts* The troll BT-5 driver: Hahahaaa stupid german tanks cannon cant turn fast enough to shoot me so I will just do ring around the rosy
The captured BT tanks in Finnish use in general is an interesting topic. Finns captured many of them, but didn't like to use them much because of their high fuel consumption, frequent maintenance and them getting stuck so often with the thin tracks. Captured T-26's were the preferred light tanks. Early Continuation War there was a "Christie Detachment" with 3 BT-5's and 2 BT-7's. These tanks also had infantry squads riding them Soviet style. Some 15 BT-2 tanks were also captured but never used. BT-42 was apparently made to combine 2 unwanted things to something more useful: BT-7 tanks and old WW1 howitzers British had sent for Winter War to make a bunker buster assault gun, a sort of mini-KV-2. It worked adequately for this role, but of course ended up thrown against tanks as well when the Soviets started their major offensive. In this role it was pretty much useless. The Finnish-made HEAT shells just didn't work.
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Technically, one could consider the BT series street legal.
Wait, so if one was to build one, especially a BT-7M that also runs on diesel (would be very easy to refuel), just simply without the gun, would it actually be allowed to be driven on the street?
@@hunlepto2239 I mean you’d probably get some strange looks, but it wouldn’t be much different than driving a wheeled crane when you think about it.
@@BaDArxz
Wasn't that big of a surprise
And also there where plenty of ways they could have successfully held out against it
With a tiny percentage of the casualties sustained irl
But they did do any of them...because Stalin
Nice little overview... Given the attributes of the BT series tanks, they'd have been an absolute winner in the early desert war - IF any had ever entered that theatre. The high mobility, light armour, medium gun ethos of British, German and Italian tanks up to 1941, in the desert, would have really suited the BT-7 - if it had decent air filters, which was often the 'clincher' as to whether 'cruiser' tanks would function well in North Africa. Question is, who - in 1941 - would BT-7 have been fighting against in the desert??? British Crusaders or German Panzer II & Italian M13/40 and Semovente L/18..? Depends whether such a 'what if' engagement would have been pre or post non-agression pact breech.
A good video, and the use of Red Orchestra 2 music was a nice touch.
I want one of these just to drive around on an acreage with.
That would be cool.
On a serious note I'm surprised that 45 millimeter gun didn't do more damage early in the war.
The Soviets were still using obstelete APHE shells propelled by smokeless Nitrocellulose spiked gunpowder, which gave an inferior performance to other propellants, such as Binatol (German) & Cordite (US & UK). Also APHE shells have only two thirds of the penetrative performance compared to solid shot AP & AP-HE (grenade tail) ammunition versus face hardened armour.
@@CZ350tuner
I love how all this information is available nowadays.
25 years ago it was all such a mystery in when you ran into a little tidbit of information it was like Christmas.
But thank you for information.
I wonder if that improved as the war went on.
Most numerable German Panzer I and 2 had 2 HMGs or 20 mm cannon, respectively.
I think that the track to wheel conversion should be reconsidered for newer tank designs. Having my tracks blown off and being dead in the water is a very real fear.
By what were the BTs outclassed at the onset of the Barbarossa Operation? By Panzer 1 or 2? Or Panzer 3 in 1941 configurations? Seems not to be probable. Also, you didn´t mention Winter War at all.
One of my favorite tanks of wwii
In war tunder on bt5 i am packing leos and xm1s and allmost any MBT.. center of mass shot under track- kaboom ammo explodes
As a frontline combatant, yes, the BT series was outdated by the time of Barbarossa. However, I think that the BT-7 at least could have remained quite effective if it had been repurposed as a sort of “heavy reconnaissance” vehicle. In this role, the light armor wouldn’t be as much of a disadvantage, and it would have more than enough firepower to deal with any hostile reconnaissance vehicles. The only real modification I think it would’ve needed would be having every “recon BT” retrofitted with a good radio set...so that would probably render the whole idea impossible to achieve. 😅
By the Time the germans attacked, the germans themself usaly used alot of Panzer 1 2 and 3 so im not sure if outdated is a fitting word here. One need to consider how many of "better" Tanks had the opponent. The Problem were more with the general chaos in the early months of the war and disorganisation and poor Training of the Soviets.
It was.
Great content. Thanks for posting.
not bad,wrong about the bt series in spain though.they outclassed everything on the battlefield in the civil war.[50 were sent over].as for barbarossa that was a complete surprise attack carried out by the germans,no army could withstand that with any amount of material.
They could withstand that with better trained crews and troops
@@lukedontknow9283 no because they couldn't gather the troops quickly enough since russia is so massive, the Germans surprised them idk if anyone could've withstood that
IS that the RO2 music in the background????
+nick10162 it is indeed!
You missed out the experimental gunnery trials BT-7 based tanks with the 76.2mm. L.26 L-11 & 76.2mm. L.30.5 F-32 gun variants, that never made it past the working prototype stage. I have a Russian book with them in.
What is the soundtrack between 00:48 - 01:01
Another well done video. BTW what video recording and editing software do you use?
+Nicholas Mew windows movie maker ha! its actually really good.
Iron Bloke What about your game recording software?
i brought fraps, so easy and reliable. i used to use xfire, which was great for a freebe.
Iron Bloke Thanks. Just curious to know. :)
always willing to give people the let know =)
Well done, Bloke!
Yes !! Outdated & outclassed ... the high speed and highly manoeuvrable BT model tanks, were produced in CCCP in a huge amount !!!! Thanks to the AMERICAN Mr. Christi suspension and a light armour, they could drive so quickly !! The BT tanks, and T-26 tanks, were being used as a majority Soviet armour, to start the conflict of World War the Second, attacking from the East the Republic of Poland 17 days later, after the Hitlers German Army Wehrmacht attacked Poland from the West, from the North, and from the South. >> Russian designers used the pretty similar but modernized suspension to develop and to produce their top T-34 famous tank.
love these ;). you have done only Russian vehicles so far, so maybe the Shermans could need a look, there were a lot of models of the Sherman and probably a lot of interesting facts on them. or maybe you already have a plan for the next one and in that case, what will it be?
+Rickard Eriksson tbh the only reason i've done russian tanks is because it is my experties. i dont know much about the sherman, but it doesnt mean i cant do one on the sherman! i was thinking of doing some german stuff soon. =D
the definition of a cavalry tank
@Iron Bloke what's the song at 0:49 ?
its from an american TV show called 'The Forgotten War'
Wasn't the A-20 pretty much a bt-7 but slightly slower and better equipped?
sorty of, it borrowed from the BT-7, however there were quite a few new and radical design changes, for example the sloped glassic plate was used, and this plate did not taper towards the nose like earlier BTs.
CyborgeBolt It was like pre t34
Do you still exist on UA-cam Man? I've just discovered your channel and can only materials published 7 yrs ago...
you should do this for the IS tanks
BT is a good tank for its time
I live in a Australia I want the bt 3
and bt-sv?
it was such a footnote it wasn't worth it, though i do discuss it in detail in my upcoming T-34 book.
where is bt-42?
outside of the scope of the video, i wanted to focus on Soviet vehicles.
In russia if u have no tracks u use wheels
Bet the crews were black and blue after these antics
what about the bt 42?
outside the scope of the soviet story.
A Finnish variant of a captured BT7 with a large british gun.
Kais tzar its to late, i smelt it from a mile away
The normal BT-5 driver: I gotta go fast and blast at random enemy tanks that might be so way too good for me to be albe to kill but either way *Drifts*
The troll BT-5 driver: Hahahaaa stupid german tanks cannon cant turn fast enough to shoot me so I will just do ring around the rosy
how about BT-42?
didnt cover my remit of Russian only. still an interesting vehicle.
The captured BT tanks in Finnish use in general is an interesting topic. Finns captured many of them, but didn't like to use them much because of their high fuel consumption, frequent maintenance and them getting stuck so often with the thin tracks. Captured T-26's were the preferred light tanks. Early Continuation War there was a "Christie Detachment" with 3 BT-5's and 2 BT-7's. These tanks also had infantry squads riding them Soviet style. Some 15 BT-2 tanks were also captured but never used.
BT-42 was apparently made to combine 2 unwanted things to something more useful: BT-7 tanks and old WW1 howitzers British had sent for Winter War to make a bunker buster assault gun, a sort of mini-KV-2. It worked adequately for this role, but of course ended up thrown against tanks as well when the Soviets started their major offensive. In this role it was pretty much useless. The Finnish-made HEAT shells just didn't work.
Очень хорошо! ☺
thank you!
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Damn, so these tanks could have been used by Americans?!
zoom
I have bt-7 in my back yard
I don't doubt you
I'll come get it if you want XD
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i think you are crazy =) enjoy!
@@ironbloke24pz ok fine honestly your true i'm the one wrong. I apologize to historians seriously like you ur video is dope my bad :)
@@ironbloke24pz Pardon next time im not gonna compared vidro games like WT absolutely bc it's histroy nothing wrong here my bad mate pardon me :).