Interesting topic, top notch research, great footage selection, decent but admittedly not amazing audio quality. How the heck does this only have 350 likes
The British supplied the USSR with more Carden-Lloyd Carriers after the Nazi invasion, whether any of these could be, or were, converted to the Soviet amphibious type, I don't know. It is pleasing to hear that those stupidly thin tracks dealt with icy and marsh terrains so well, but then the vehicle was quite light compared to bigger, heavier tanks that REALLY needed to spread their weight better.
I wonder if the crew was in the tank when out was dropped into the lake? Considering how low the bomber was above the water,, it had to be going well above stall speed. The tank probably went completely under the water when it hit. The g-forces were probably severe, and unless the engine was electric, the prop couldn't be used to get the tank back to the surface. Everything not bolted down would be flying around inside the tank, including the crew. No wonder this tactic wasn't tried in actual battle situations. I hope I am wrong, but the Soviets were not too concerned about the safety of their soldiers, and chances are the experiments probably had human crews.
From what I read the crew was intended to be in the vehicle during drop and they tested it, but not much has been said on the crew’s experience. Apparently the results are good enough they didn’t scrap the idea but bad enough the Soviets don’t want to talk about it. So maybe doable but the crew will be injured is my best guess. Considering they don’t have seat belts or harnesses the injuries could range from light to very bad. Also the tank would kinda skim on the water surface. It is mentioned the gear would need to be in neutral so the tank won’t break when the tracks start spinning when it touched the water
This is a very interesting vehicle! You went into more detail than anyone else about this topic. Good job!
Thank you very much!
This man's videos have now reach ConeOfArc levels of quality
This is better than coneofarc
Woahh, it's better than that weeb's channel
I think it’s better, and funnier too
This feels like an insult mate
People always talk about the Flying aspect of the tank but never the actual tank itself, very nice video.
Thanks!
Never had heard about this cute little thing very nice video
Glad you liked it
Interesting topic, top notch research, great footage selection, decent but admittedly not amazing audio quality.
How the heck does this only have 350 likes
Wonderful video on a fascinating tank. At 5:34 I love how the ducks don't seem to mind.
Soviet ducks are build different xD
I usually don't comment, but doing so for the algorhythm! I really love your content, brief but packed with information!
Thank you so much! It really means a lot. :)
Hey I'm vertically handicapped. I could fit!🤣
a very interesting example of how an obsolete design may still be of use under the right circumstances
Algorythm, bless this man
It did not (for this video), but in total it did for some vids xD
Very nice and underrated vid and tank, glad i also looked at this little hidden gem (also post war soviet heavies when? XD)
The British supplied the USSR with more Carden-Lloyd Carriers after the Nazi invasion, whether any of these could be, or were, converted to the Soviet amphibious type, I don't know.
It is pleasing to hear that those stupidly thin tracks dealt with icy and marsh terrains so well, but then the vehicle was quite light compared to bigger, heavier tanks that REALLY needed to spread their weight better.
The thumbnail has the energy of when you drop the tank too early
I came for the thumbnail. Something about a TB-3? yeeting a tank into the water is funny to me.
I wonder if the crew was in the tank when out was dropped into the lake? Considering how low the bomber was above the water,, it had to be going well above stall speed. The tank probably went completely under the water when it hit. The g-forces were probably severe, and unless the engine was electric, the prop couldn't be used to get the tank back to the surface. Everything not bolted down would be flying around inside the tank, including the crew. No wonder this tactic wasn't tried in actual battle situations. I hope I am wrong, but the Soviets were not too concerned about the safety of their soldiers, and chances are the experiments probably had human crews.
From what I read the crew was intended to be in the vehicle during drop and they tested it, but not much has been said on the crew’s experience. Apparently the results are good enough they didn’t scrap the idea but bad enough the Soviets don’t want to talk about it. So maybe doable but the crew will be injured is my best guess. Considering they don’t have seat belts or harnesses the injuries could range from light to very bad.
Also the tank would kinda skim on the water surface. It is mentioned the gear would need to be in neutral so the tank won’t break when the tracks start spinning when it touched the water
I dont think anyone would want to sit in tank thats dropped from still relative high speed TB3 into water.
Knowing the russian,s, it was probally dropped whith its crew onboard
In 1903 War