Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: IS-3M, Part 2
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Publicado 2024-03-23
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Of all the great things you are, one of the things you are not, is the right size for a Soviet/Russian Tanker. Thanks for the sacrifice, pants and otherwise.
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Batteries to the left of me, batteries to the right. Here I am, stuck in an IS-3 with you
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Seems like the position of the loader was designed for a left handed, powerlifting dwarf. Population of which certainly was huge in Soviet Russia.
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No Files or Grinding wheels were harmed in the construction of this tank.
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“I can easily slide into the drivers position…” proceeds to make sounds as if the Chieftain was a significantly older man than he is…
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"I kinda like it" The Chieftain after not having to get back in the damn thing again.
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Something the Chieftain has consistently proved with the "Inside" series is: Those with any degree of claustrophobia, or taller than 5'6", need not apply to be a tanker. Thank you Sir for putting your body at such risk for us!
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It is somewhat easier to work inside a Soviet tank if you have the Soviet tanker cap on because you can focus on squeezing through spaces rather than worrying about your unprotected head grinding and bashing on things. I am not arguing the tanks become ergonomic dreams by wearing the protective padding, but it does remove a lot of the literal pain and danger that amplify the discomfort caused by the lack of space.
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About when we got to the driver's position, I began to have visions of Oddball's gunner/mechanic, Moriarty, from Kelly's Heroes when he yelled "It's a piece 'a junk!"
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I find it hilarious that I had to wait for Irish American to come to Belgium to watch a thorough review of a Soviet made tank because I can get nothing from Russian speaking folks with comparable quality. Thank you Chief once again =)
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"A Tiger will notice if you hit it with a 122 HE" , one of the most dramatic understatements I ever heard...
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I was under a sink, most of today, twisted to get at a pipe junction..... I feel your pain !
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I'd be interested in a video discussing ergonomics of tanks from the Soviet Union, America, Britian and so on
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I have to ask: Have you ever gotten stuck inside a tank to the point they've had to call technicians to disassemble a portion to extricate you?
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Germany: Make the tanks way too heavy to achive more armor protection. Soviet Union: Make the tanks way too small internally to achive more armor protection.
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Your comment about hoping the gun isn't trained directly forward brought back memories of the one time I got into the driver's hole on a Marine A1 Abrams at the Miramar Air Show. (I don't think I was supposed to, but they left the hatch open, so...) Specifically, it reminded me of the sound of me trying to get my 300-pound ass out of there without knowing the trick to getting out with the gun trained directly forward. Imagine the following series of sounds: [bonk] "Ow." [ bonk ] "Ow!" [pause, scraaaaaape] "...I think I'm stuck..." [sound of maniacal cackling from PFC in the turret there to keep the civvies touring it from breaking anything] I'm... pretty sure I ended up being a meme in that unit for a week or so...
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'I know the T-34 didn't have a turret basket, but I'm sure they got to that at this point' 3 minutes later: "While the gun is trying to kill the loader, it also has no turret basket"
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There are pictures out there of German panzers partially disassembled from being hit with large caliber HE rounds. Welds holding armor plates crack entirely.
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this beast looks big, heavy, and intimidating, even for tank standards... it is the tankiest tank I've seen from the 40s since the tiger 2,