The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines

[LoooSeR]

T-80UE

[Khand-e]

[Belesarius]

The vid LoooSeR posted as a .GIF

[Collimatrix]

These new Fast and Furious sequels really suck.

[EnsignExpendable]

"I am so done with this shit"

 

[SuperComrade]

I want to think that it's just an act, but knowing this is Russia, I don't know...

[LoooSeR]

Object 187s are moved out of their graves. I hope they will repair them at least externally to use them in new "Patriot" museum near/in Kubinka.

[Mike E]

Hopefully they at least renovate Prototype #6, which would be the rightmost vehicle. 

[LoooSeR]

Ideal situation would be "lets repair all 6 prototypes!" :-D

[Mike E]

Haha, that's true. 

 

Here's to repairing all 6! 

[Scolopax]

Plenty of other fun things back in that lot (BMPT precursors, T-72 Buffalo, BMP-1 proto variant, and other historical but not unique vehicles.)

 

 

[Bill]

the website Russia Today keeps running articles on the history of Soviet tanks, and they keep getting stuff hilariously wrong.  For example, did you know that the difference between a T-54 and a T-55 included:

 

The main improvement over the T-54 was the successor’s comprehensive anti-nuclear defense system, insulating the crew against the effects of radiation. The armor thickness remained the same, as did the weaponry, although the main gun and coaxial machine gun was now stabilized in two planes. The tank’s profile was also reduced by almost one meter.

 

Also:

 

By the end of the hostilities, the Israeli tank crews had seen how the L7 tank cannon not only outgunned the 100-mm D-10T2S cannon fitted to the T-55, but also the more advanced 115-mm U5-TC on the Soviet T-62s. The Centurion’s main gun had a greater maximum elevation than its rivals, which often allowed the Israelis to destroy enemy tanks while staying out of reach of return fire.

 

- http://rbth.com/defence/2015/06/01/the_t-55_tank_from_the_school_of_hard_knocks_to_local_conflict_vetera_46539.html)

Having looked at T-54/55 as "the dreaded enemy" for years (and many years ago), it was apparent that the only way to tell which it was would be to get inside and check the modification record.  A difference of 1 metre in height would have made it easy.  Pity the source didn't say how the crew fitted in.

Ref the dear old Centurion - perhaps somebody could explain the difference between elevation and depression?

 

Cheers

B

[LoooSeR]

ISIS T-55, that they abandoned near SAA Qwers airbase.

[Tied]

I mentioned to The_Warhawk at the Wargaming player meetup that The_Chieftain needs to do an inside the hatch of the IS-7.  He said he'd definitely pass it along.

 

I think we all want a nice, long four-parter describing in indulgent detail all the bells and whistles on everyone's favorite communist techno-death-chariot.

 

 

Also, prepare y'allselves for some Russian Bias.

[Scolopax]

Having looked at T-54/55 as "the dreaded enemy" for years (and many years ago), it was apparent that the only way to tell which it was would be to get inside and check the modification record.  A difference of 1 metre in height would have made it easy.  Pity the source didn't say how the crew fitted in.

Ref the dear old Centurion - perhaps somebody could explain the difference between elevation and depression?

 

Cheers

B

 There are a couple of visual clues you can look for to tell the two apart (ignoring T-54 models earlier than the A here, as those are unique enough).  The T-54 has a bowl-shaped turret ventilator on top and a small hole on the UFP near the splash plate for the bow machine gun.  T-55 got rid of the vent and also lacked the AA machine gun mount.  The T-55A nixed the bow machine gun and got back the AA machine gun.  Cupola mountings/bases were enlarged to fit the anti-radiation lining and an IR searchlight and mounting was added to the right of the gun (although I think some late T-54s had this as well).

[LoooSeR]

1995, Ukraine, T-55AD being scraped. This T-55 is one from rare ~200 tanks with Drozd Active protection system.

[LoooSeR]

A-stan.

 

[Scolopax]

Huh, never knew the TOS-1 saw action in Afghanistan.  

[Tied]

Many kebabs were removed

[Tied]

[Tied]

[LoooSeR]

[LoooSeR]

207 photos of the T-80UE 

http://www.dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=3326&np=all

 

Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

Autoban tanks are for Rezuns, Railroad tanks is where everything is!

[LoooSeR]

IS-2 mod 43 and mod 44 (after modernisation in 1950s) at TB 2015.

 

[Collimatrix]

I'm beginning to doubt that the T-80 is particularly based on the T-64.  What features does it share in common with T-64 that it doesn't also share with T-72?  Maybe the transmission?