History of Soviet tanks

[Przezdzieblo]

Hello,

a friend of my gathered his remarks on T-34 design, especially on shape of that tanks, reasons for it and effects it made, in this PDF file. Someone might find it interested, since questions asked there are common for discussions on T-34.

 

Edited January 1, 2021 by Przezdzieblo

[Stuart Galbraith]

20 hours ago, RETAC21 said:

Ceacescu marking differences with the Soviets, the Romanians had a cooperation project with the evil West, including Puma helicopters and BAe-125s

Including Class 56 Locomotives. BREL had to strip the Romanian ones down and rebuild them when they arrived in the UK.

[wilhelm]

21 hours ago, RETAC21 said:

Ceacescu marking differences with the Soviets, the Romanians had a cooperation project with the evil West, including Puma helicopters and BAe-125s

BAC-111, not BAe-125.

 

Also the Britten-Norman Islander, and Alouette III as the IAR 316.

[sunday]

4 hours ago, Przezdzieblo said:

Hello,

a friend of my gathered his remarks on T-34 design, especially on shape of that tanks, reasons for it and effects it made, in this PDF file. Someone might find it interested, since questions asked there are common for discussions on T-34.

 

That's a nice article.

[lucklucky]

Yeah, thanks for the link Przezdzieblo.

[Jim Warford]

I'm also pretty convinced that Romania had a secret tank technology arrangement with the North Koreans as well...

[bojan]

Yes, I have noted that might be possible years ago.

Another obscure thing, Romania also managed to get somehow engine from the Leopard 1 in the 1970s, and whole suspension parts (IIRC couple of roadwheels, torsion bars, swing arms and shock absorbers) from Leopard 2 in the '80s.

Edited December 29, 2020 by bojan

[Nikolas93TS]

Those were probably obtained using using spy rings and shady deals. It borders conspiracy theories, but there were strong indication of Italian mafia and political corruption being involved in arms trafficking around the world, and they had strong affairs in Romania and Bulgaria.

Edited December 29, 2020 by Nikolas93TS

[bojan]

I know how Yugoslavia acquired Leopard 2 torsion bar, but whole parts of suspension and engine are much more suspicion rising than a random piece of metal in some guy's camper's trailer.

Edited December 29, 2020 by bojan

[Harkonnen]

Don’t know details, but USSR tested tracks and road wheels of Leopard-1 and Leopard-2 in 1982, and a lot more.

http://i.piccy.info/i9/97908205f2ed88316a60b1ca6aa21b9b/1609353010/156623/1397595/333.jpg

 

[Gavin-Phillips]

Yet another interesting find on youtube.  I'd always been told before this (and believed it) that the Objekt 220 (KV-3 prototype?) only ever got as far as a single hull being produced and that being fitted with a standard KV-1 turret.

Well...have a look at the following video, at 8:30 onwards. 

Russian heavy tank development, T-150, KV-220 & KV-3

Although the turret is covered by tarp and looks like its on a test range, could this be evidence that at least one complete KV-3 was actually produced or is this another KV variant?

I've always been a fan of the KV series in general so this is really interesting to me, and seeing so much footage is great as well.  

 

[bojan]

That is KV-220 version with 85mm gun, made in metal and tested:

. Turret was dismounted and used as fortification, along with T-100Z and few other turrets from experimental tanks:

T-100Z turret:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bFiCh5eNlDU/UjvAsDtYESI/AAAAAAAABYA/BUb4er5PVs4/s1600/T-100-z+turret.jpg

[Gavin-Phillips]

2 minutes ago, bojan said:

That is KV-220 version with 85mm gun, made in metal and tested:

. Turret was dismounted and used as fortification, along with T-100Z and few other turrets from experimental tanks:

T-100Z turret:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bFiCh5eNlDU/UjvAsDtYESI/AAAAAAAABYA/BUb4er5PVs4/s1600/T-100-z+turret.jpg

Very interesting!  Begs the question though, why not just leave the turret on the hull and use it like that?  Logistics and ammunition supply reasons maybe?  Thank you.

[bojan]

Hull from KV-220 was equipped with standard KV-1 turret due the ammo standardization and sent to front. None wanted to supply separate ammo for just one tank.

[Wiedzmin]

 

 

T-62M as range target somewhere in Russia

[Ssnake]

The add-on armor (and LRF on the gun tube) reminds me more of the T-55AM/AM2, but maybe it was also applied to T-62s? The lack of gap between roadwheels suggests that this is indeed a T-62 hull.

[Wiedzmin]

20 minutes ago, Ssnake said:

but maybe it was also applied to T-62s?

of course 

 

 

also there was T-62M-1 with more powerfull engine(T-55 also have same mod)

[Stuart Galbraith]

 

[Wiedzmin]

 

somewhere in USA

[Jim Warford]

7 hours ago, Wiedzmin said:

 

somewhere in USA

Looks like one of the "T-80UDs" (actually T-84s or something very close to it), that were provided to the US...first seen at Aberdeen in Dec 2003.  

[Stuart Galbraith]

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

Mainly included for the cool picture of the T64s and T72s piled on top of each other.

 

[Gavin-Phillips]

Its sad to see the tanks like that really, or at least I think so. 

I assume they've been stripped of spares and await scrapping?

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

It's eve more tragic when you remember Bovington has no T64s.

[bojan]

Get one, there are more then enough written off examples in ex-Soviet lands.