Gavin-Phillips Posted December 21, 2021 Posted December 21, 2021 I must say that I really enjoy the "five things about..." videos, short and to the point with a few humour comments here and there. Any chance of doing something similar for the T-62? It would be intriguing to see what curious facts about the vehicle you would come out with. Keep up the great work.
Manic Moran Posted December 21, 2021 Posted December 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Gavin-Phillips said: I must say that I really enjoy the "five things about..." videos, short and to the point with a few humour comments here and there. Any chance of doing something similar for the T-62? It would be intriguing to see what curious facts about the vehicle you would come out with. Keep up the great work. I can certainly take such requests....
Gavin-Phillips Posted December 21, 2021 Posted December 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Manic Moran said: I can certainly take such requests.... Does that mean I'll get my name read out on Youtube then? 😆 Yes, I'd be very interested to see what you come up with with as far as "lesser-known" facts on the T-62. I'm sure there are actually plenty, but its certainly not a vehicle that sees a great deal of coverage. Brilliant.
Interlinked Posted December 22, 2021 Posted December 22, 2021 15 hours ago, Gavin-Phillips said: Does that mean I'll get my name read out on Youtube then? 😆 Yes, I'd be very interested to see what you come up with with as far as "lesser-known" facts on the T-62. I'm sure there are actually plenty, but its certainly not a vehicle that sees a great deal of coverage. Brilliant. Speaking of which, this video by an up-and-coming channel got Scott from Battlefield Vegas to mention some of those under-publicized features that you might be interested in. Can't vouch for everything in the presentation, but it's the best I've seen as far as T-62 videos on YouTube go.
Gavin-Phillips Posted December 22, 2021 Posted December 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Interlinked said: Speaking of which, this video by an up-and-coming channel got Scott from Battlefield Vegas to mention some of those under-publicized features that you might be interested in. Can't vouch for everything in the presentation, but it's the best I've seen as far as T-62 videos on YouTube go. That really is a great video. I have always been very curious about how the shell ejection system works and this is the clearest imagery and explanation I have encountered so far in how it works and the different components to it. I was also unaware of the fact that the system itself can be disabled by the crew (which really makes alot of sense when deep water fording and using the snorkel/OPVT equipment). Also, the firing controls on the DShK heavy machinegun is another of those "small details" which I wasn't aware of. But then again how many DShK's have I actually seen in person? The answer to that would be none! However all that being said, the biggest surprise was at 4:00 into the video, would that command over-ride feature slewing the turret to whatever the commander is focused on be the beginnings of a dedicated hunter-killer system? Adding a feature like that with the shell ejection system being a step closer to an automatic loader; maybe the T-62 really is alot more important than just an interim vehicle until the second generation vehicles arrived? Thanks.
Nikolas93TS Posted December 22, 2021 Posted December 22, 2021 Such a primitive form of hunter-killer arrangement has available on Soviet tanks already with IS-3 and T-44.
Stuart Galbraith Posted December 22, 2021 Posted December 22, 2021 9 hours ago, Interlinked said: Speaking of which, this video by an up-and-coming channel got Scott from Battlefield Vegas to mention some of those under-publicized features that you might be interested in. Can't vouch for everything in the presentation, but it's the best I've seen as far as T-62 videos on YouTube go. Their video on restoring that tank was excellent, particularly the discovery of the battle damage.
Interlinked Posted December 23, 2021 Posted December 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Nikolas93TS said: Such a primitive form of hunter-killer arrangement has available on Soviet tanks already with IS-3 and T-44. There was no "hunter-killer" system in those tanks, it first appeared on the T-54 in 1948 when the TPK-1 periscope entered mass production. You can aim at the target, press the left thumb button, and the turret will automatically turn until it is aligned with the periscope in azimuth. Before this, the "hunter-killer" function was purely manual. Commander had to verbally inform the gunner to turn the turret left/right, tell him to slow down when he is almost on target, and then stop.
Interlinked Posted December 23, 2021 Posted December 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Gavin-Phillips said: That really is a great video. I have always been very curious about how the shell ejection system works and this is the clearest imagery and explanation I have encountered so far in how it works and the different components to it. I was also unaware of the fact that the system itself can be disabled by the crew (which really makes alot of sense when deep water fording and using the snorkel/OPVT equipment). Also, the firing controls on the DShK heavy machinegun is another of those "small details" which I wasn't aware of. But then again how many DShK's have I actually seen in person? The answer to that would be none! However all that being said, the biggest surprise was at 4:00 into the video, would that command over-ride feature slewing the turret to whatever the commander is focused on be the beginnings of a dedicated hunter-killer system? Adding a feature like that with the shell ejection system being a step closer to an automatic loader; maybe the T-62 really is alot more important than just an interim vehicle until the second generation vehicles arrived? Thanks. Regarding the DShK controls, that's one of the parts of the presentation that are not entirely accurate. The main method of laying the gun on targets, both on the ground and in the air, was to use the elevating hand crank. Since the elevation gear could be braked, it allowed better accuracy on ground targets and it allowed a consistent vertical lay when shooting at crossing air targets compared to a regular pintle mount. The original spade grip controls were left in place in case the operator had to do snap shooting (According to "Отечественные бронированные машины 1945-1965"), in which case the geared mechanism and pintle lock could be disengaged and the machine gun could then be elevated and traversed freely on the pintle.
Manic Moran Posted December 23, 2021 Posted December 23, 2021 It is my one notable error in the T-55 video, I misidentified the 'slew' button. However, it's not a 'true' hunter killer system, in that the TC still needs to force the cupola to counter the rotation of the turret.
Stefan Kotsch Posted January 1, 2022 Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) On 22.12.2021 at 18:15, Gavin-Phillips said: ... Also, the firing controls on the DShK heavy machinegun is another of those "small details"... It must be noted that this is actually a modernization. The original mount for the DShK as with the T-54 cannot be "braked". Neither vertically nor horizontally. This innovation was developed later. As is well known, the T-62s were initially produced without DShK, as was the case with the T-55 for an intermediate period. Then the military found their love for the 12.7mm again. The T-62 then received this mount as it is known for the NSVT on the T-72. It can be "braked" vertically AND horizontally. A big improvement in shooting! I don't know whether the old T-55 style mount was also used. Edited January 1, 2022 by Stefan Kotsch
Interlinked Posted January 2, 2022 Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Stefan Kotsch said: It must be noted that this is actually a modernization. The original mount for the DShK as with the T-54 cannot be "braked". Neither vertically nor horizontally. This innovation was developed later. As is well known, the T-62s were initially produced without DShK, as was the case with the T-55 for an intermediate period. Then the military found their love for the 12.7mm again. The T-62 then received this mount as it is known for the NSVT on the T-72. It can be "braked" vertically AND horizontally. A big improvement in shooting! I don't know whether the old T-55 style mount was also used. That's right. But one error - DShK had elevation brake since the beginning. For some reason, the Chinese kept using the old style of mount from the T-54A even until today on their tanks. Still no traverse brake. Edited January 2, 2022 by Interlinked
Stefan Kotsch Posted January 2, 2022 Posted January 2, 2022 This brake on the mount on the T-54 is actually not a brake. You have to press a lever with your fingers. Otherwise the toth arch will be blocked and you will not be able to aiming vertically. The stupid thing is this. Especially when you have to grasp the crank tightly because of the recoil during shot, you have to loosen your fingers from the crank. And the lock does not click into place really sensitively, so that the aiming point slips. As far as I can remember, we didn't really use this 'brake'.
bojan Posted January 2, 2022 Posted January 2, 2022 Did T-55s have improved mount, since originally they did not have AAMG and only got it post 1972?
Stefan Kotsch Posted January 2, 2022 Posted January 2, 2022 I only know the old mount from the T-54/55 and the one from the T-72 with NSVT.
Mikel2 Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 After many years of joking about this... My patience has been rewarded!
Manic Moran Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 53 minutes ago, Mikel2 said: After many years of joking about this... My patience has been rewarded! I get there eventually....
Mikel2 Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) Any idea when that vehicle was last running? Judging by the "bad drum" signs, there must be some maintenance history in living memory. Given that this vehicle uses a commercial drivetrain, it should be quite easy to bring this back to life Edited July 2, 2022 by Mikel2
shep854 Posted July 3, 2022 Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) Manic on The WWII Channel: Edited July 3, 2022 by shep854
Rick Posted July 28, 2022 Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Any old Italian tanks by the Chieftain's hatch? Have seen the Italian tank doctrine video, but not any specific going in and out and track tensioning on specific tanks and/or tankettes. Edited July 28, 2022 by Rick
DKTanker Posted July 31, 2022 Posted July 31, 2022 Manic is simply wrong about the closeness of those tanks at the 15ish minute mark of "Courage Under Fire". We absolutely were that close together during Desert Storm. Fifty meters, no more and usually closer. Tactically speaking, we took everything we'd been training to do for the last several decades, and tossed it in a burn barrel.
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