Tank Driving in Finland: Piglet and the T55
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We were going to have a couple serious military vehicles as range props for Finnish Brutality back in February, but with the match postponed because of covid restrictions that didn't come to pass. However, Jari (CEO of Varusteleka) and I were not going to let that stop us from having a bit of fun! So we headed out to Mil-Safarit.com in Pornainen (about 50km northeast of Helsinki) to get some driving lessons.
First up, the "Nasu". That is an abbreviation for Nauha-Sisu, but it also translates as "Piglet" (just like the Winnie the Pooh character) and that's what it is called by troops in service. It's a light tracked utility vehicle with a really neat steering system. The vehicle consists of a front driver's compartment and a rear cargo section, each in an independent set of tracks. A flexible drive shaft connects the two, along with a pair of hydraulic cylinders that bend the two sections side to side. That is how it steers; by being the vehicle in the middle - the tracks are always turning at equal speeds. It's a very effective and reliable vehicle, used to haul pretty much anything, as well as towing trains of infantry on skis.
Jari had experience driving these in the service, but it was a pretty neat new experience for me. The steering definitely took some getting used to, but it will pretty much go anywhere.
Next up was the real star, a Polish T55 (the Finnish military used Soviet T55s for a while). This beast weighs in at about 40 tons, powered by a 39-liter V12 Diesel engine. It has a 5-speed manual transmission, and hydraulic-assisted steering levers. It was intimidating at first (and still at the end, if I am to be honest), but actually not that hard to drive once I squeezed myself into the driver's compartment. And a tremendous amount of fun!
We will have either these vehicles or something comparable at the rescheduled Finnish Brutality: Continuation War match in October 2021. Thanks to Varusteleka for setting this little excursion up, and to Mil-Safarit.com for not sending me straight to the gulag after I drove their tank into a ditch!
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I was hoping you would disassemble the tank and show us how it works.
MasterMilo did it.mind you it's a type 69
@@inconel7185 Nice
@@inconel7185 ah, yes another cultured mastermilo enjoyer
40 hour long video
@Robert Wueger
Well... while not exactly disassembling in the literal sense, someone who Ian has worked with (and I hope Ian won't mind if I mention that it is The Chieftain on CZcams) is making very detailed videos about tanks, and is basically just short of "field stripping" every one of them in terms of detail 😋
Not gonna lie, was really disappointed when the video didn’t end with “So tune in tomorrow, because we will be going out to the range and doing some shooting with this!”
...in a backup gun match. :)
He should have said it regardless of if they were going to shoot it.
I'd have settled for Ian to purposely run up and over a vehicle
The sad part is that the gun systems are deactivated as it's not owned or operated by the government.
@@janbo8331 I was wondering that, could they keep that gun operational but only shoot solid rounds like here in the US?
"This is not a job that I had in the red army" -Ian time travel confirmed
Obviously his job was to study Capitalist PigDog firearms and then tell a picture of Stalin about them.
Ian rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged... woo whoo
Pleased to meet you, hope you... enjoy another episode of Forgotten Weapons
@@SnoopReddogg lol Top Gear style intros would be dopeee
So, this is how the conversation will go forever after:
- "Ian, what's it like to drive?"
- "Well, compared to a T-55 ...."
My granny just confirmed, she does use the 1st gear on her tank
"That was a rock. Sorry."
Look behind you, it's a crushed SUV.
Nice weather they got this summer out there.
@@HanSolo__ Yes
'I should watch the road, and not the camera' (I tried to spell røde but it failed to show up...)
Lol
@@HanSolo__ This is a really old video, we have had multiple weeks of +25 celsius or more here
*Driving a Soviet T-55 in Finnland*
Ian: "Why is there suddenly a piece of wood stuck in tracks?"
Who opened the top hatch and why are they talking about cocktails in finnish?
Not enough Soviet infantry greasing the tracks!
It was a finish T55 tank
well it did land into a ditch.
@@FirstDagger damn how much are surplus finnish mig 21s?
From Guns of Chinese Warlords to Finnish recreational vehicles, Ian never disappoints.
He's living his best life!
Wreckreational
Ian has my dream job.
I bought "tykki" at a Finnish home furnishing store.
I thought it was a curtain rod...
Finland has some SERIOUS Deer they need a Tank.
"Granny Drove a T-55" sounds like a great title for a kid's book.
An eastern European kid's book
Should have done a Chieftain's check: "Oh bugger, the tank is on fire."
Next tension the tracks.... .
Or check the track tension
At least he doesn' have to break tracks.
Oh no now "The Chieftain" will have to do a almost lost to time firearm review, disassembly and shoot. 🤔
Significant emotional event.
You've done a lot of cool things, but this takes the cake. That looks like a lot of fun, especially in the snow.
I blew a couple up sooo...
It's real fun be inside, when you have a normal minded nasu driver who's into checking how's it handles terrain...
Agree! I was expecting another gun vid and was surprised that the caliber this time was 100mm. Coolness overload.
"Grandpa, why are you getting your rifle? And skis?"
"...Grandpa?"
"Wow, grandpa! Easy now, that's a satchel charge! Where did you get that? And what's the deal with the bottles? Have you lost your mind!"
*Winter War sounds intensify*
"In this stage, you engage the targets with the main gun, two shots each. After which you switch to your sidearm....."
*after which you switch to your coax
No double-taps with the main gun.
No, no. You switch from your main gun to driving closer so you can hit the target with your sword.
"Gunner! That spinner target offends me. Remove it!"
@@Bolo2028 depends on your loader......
7:05 poor camera guy, that was a massive rip
Ian "smoked" him for not catching the ditch incident on camera! lol
Country: Finland
Tank: Soviet
Driver: American
Hotel: Trivago
lol
You win todays comment section
Gun Jesus: Hey, driving tanks are really FUN!
The Chieftain: You’re welcome.
Can't imagine the Chieftain fitting in that seat.
I was half expecting The Chieftain to pop into frame and say "oh bugger, the tank's on fire".
They should have spent 20 minutes explaining how the track is tensioned
Love their hour + discussion they had.
@@rodrigodepierola I think he did fit, check out Inside the Chieftain's Hatch 'T-55A'
I LOVE how Finland regularly takes Soviet/Russian equipment and says "Hey, that's not bad, but we are going to actually complete, improve and tune this thing from where you stopped."
It’s because Finland had close ties to Russia and will help each other in a NATO invasion or insurgency
@@husseinoskovjino9398 they would not - they would stay neutral and nato invasion is russian paranoia
@@husseinoskovjino9398 Not exactly 'close ties', but rather an obligation:
Finns and Soviets' deal was basically that Finland can remain neutral, but if NATO or anyone else tried to invade Soviet Union through Finland, the Finns must take arms and defend themselves.
They COULD have asked for support from USSR in the event of invasion though, so it's sorta close ties, but still, more of an obligatory relationship
@@aleksirundelin9469 exactly forgive me I’m just not That good at english
@@husseinoskovjino9398 No problem
That "Piglet" is one of the funniest things to be in when the driver is someone who knows what theyre doing. Its not fast in the traditional sense but when its zipping around in the woods with the trees all around going up and down almost vertical banks... Imma say it is fun. Unless youre sitting in the back and dont know whats happening and suddenly the floor is now to the side and the backdoor is under you. Still fun.
Also it really likes to slide sideways on icy roads and being in the back with 17 other guys, it does not feel good.
@@justskip4595 You can really fit 18 dudes in the rear section of that thing? holy shit.
@@andrewschuyler2271 Some need to be on top of others but yeah, it can be done. Like sardines in a can.
"Driving this tank is like driving crappy... truck."
*LOL!*
It's soviet; it's probably based on a crappy truck.
Therapist: Tank Jesus isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.
Tank Jesus:
Tank Jesus already existed and his name is the chieftain
What you talking about? Israel "Talik" Tal is Tank Jesus.
*Tank Jesus: 4:43
FTFY
Tank Jesus: PERRRRRKELE!
The Chieftain: "...and I took that personally"
The piglet steers like a articulated front end loader.
Yes tracks vs tires also I doubt the differential would be the same
@@7178543
Tracks are just elongated tires. Why would the differentials be different?
@@calvingreene90 probably because open differentials allow the outer wheel to travel faster than the inner, as every schoolboy knows, unlike the tracks that travel at the same speed each side on this particular vehicle.
@@rsoul7282
I took it to simply mean you don't steer by varying track speed.
@@calvingreene90 As somebody who have plenty of driving experience about those things.
Yes tracks have open differential. In simple explanation would be it is just typical
4x4 truck with tracks instead of wheels.
Overally very offroad worthy vehicle what could be even better if those tracks actually had
locks. It still happened couple times when you are stuck and only one in front and one
in back tracks are actually spinning. But for compensation of missing locks Nasu(Piglet)
can literally wiggle those wagons around and gain grip unlike typical tracked vehicle.
+ Those are supposed to be Amphibious but we never tested that.
I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that Ian secretly owns Finland and can do whatever he wants at this point.
I, for one, bow down to our new overlord Ian!
Forgotten Military Vehicles should be a thing!
There are some good videos already on the Channel (vehicle playlist) like when Ian & Karl from InRangeTV are driving the Kettenkrad. watch?v=i5AP9_0EUm0
At least here in Britain, that is called 'Tank Chats' from Bovington Tank Museum and the legend that is David Fletcher.
@@InternetEntity is quite right,anyone with even a mild interest in armour combat vehicles of any sort should look no further than bovington tank museums you tube channel
Yes there are a number of channels about tanks, Tank Museum (UK), Tank encyclopedia, Panzermuseum (Germany)…
I think "Cone of Fire" does a series like that called "Cursed by design".
And he actually makes money having that much fun...😎
“What’s with all these Negative waves?”
- Oddball
Its a Mother beautiful bridge and its gonna be there..
Holy shit... I can see it
@@joet.s.6283 When Ian popped his head out of the drivers position, I thought, that's bloody Oddball!
That's some serious military vehicles.
Why so serious?
Tanks - both deadly serious and massive fun.
Gun Jesus moves in mysterious ways, including by tank.
Hey Ian, when I was still on active duty in the Army, I actually tested the Nasu in 1988 at Ft Greely, Alaska. The Army's name for them was the SUSV, Small Unit Support Vehicle. We had four different versions of the SUSV, and had 6 months to put 100K miles on them. We quite literally drove 24/7, they were pretty cool and sweet little vehicles.
"Before I start it up Ive been given basic driving instructions"
*Ah, so, Red Army comprehensive wartime training then*
Luckily they didn't drive the Red Army's standard issue T-34, that would be way more effort. (It was only "Soviet Army" during the Cold War.)
@@vaclav_fejt While the T-34 may have taken effort, wartime training *was* comparatively simple for the crews and maintainers, certainly compared to the German tanks. Incredibly, a YT channel recently reported that T-34s are being used in the civil war in Yemen, they've been kept in the armed forces all these years because of their simplicity, because troops with little experience with technology can operate them.
@@donjones4719 To be fair, both the american and british navies still have wooden sailships, which I believe are classified as school ships (or the equivalent), and I think I saw a picture of an american aircraft carrier next to an italian sailship some time post ww2 , the captain commenting it's the most beautiful ship he's ever seen.
@@Robbini0 the said Italian training ship is still in service
@@Robbini0 Yup the HMS Victory at Chatham docks is one of those I want to visit one day. Formally still a commissioned even though it's in a dry dock in Portsmouth these days, they probably keep it like that due to its history at the Battle of Travalgar where it was Lord Nelson's flagship. Should be close to 250 years "in service" now.
From what I remember it's technically the flagship of the First Sea Lord to this day (professional guy in charge of the royal navy, not the political one which used to be the First lord of the Admiralty and is now some secretary of defence type title).
The old US ship is a bit younger but still able to sail from what I remember, but that's a bit further away than crossing the channel so never looked much into it.
Ian looks absolutely giddy in this one. You can tell he's having a blast.
I like Finns. I worked with some and it was always a good experience. Similar sense of humor, direct and open.
There was a "Piglet" in a motorpool at our camp in Bosnia in 1996. It was Camp Linda or "The Lions Den". That thing sat there from winter till spring and never moved. Nobody in my Company even knew who it belonged to. I remember seeing Norwegian troops (I remember because their summer uniform consisted of shorts and a short sleeved blouse) but I didn't see any Finnish troops. One day in late April it just vanished. No one saw it get loaded up or leave. This video is actually the first time I saw one move.
I'm sure the cameraman absolutely loved that cloud of exhaust at 7:05
Video: _tank noises_
CCs: "[Music]"
Yup, sounds about right :)
awesome, reminded me of my days at Foreign vehicle school while in the military. while all the Army guys were sitting under a shade tree waiting for a turn to drive the T72M tank, I ( the only Marine) yelled at instructor what about all those vehicles inside that fence there. he told me you start you can drive it. I jumped up and ran off inside the fence with my notes from class. I got to drive all over base all the vehicles they had while the Army waited for their turn. I drove T55, T62, T64, Brt 60, Brt80, ZSU23, trucks with rocket launchers on back, a missile launcher rig, i fixed tires and found batteries so that anything i wanted to drive i could start. Come Graduation the Army Unit commander came up and said where is my crazy Marine that drove the ZSU-23 thru Base housing and made everyone think we were being invaded for a week. He thanked me for using all their vehicles for once, they had been sitting for far too long.
Sofilein and The Chieftain are going that's our gig ! Lol
Yeah but she shoots also.
@@lancekilkenny721 We all do.
Chieftain started it with his 'gun of the month' in his Q&A's. The Great CZcams Content Wars are upon us!
@@SnoopReddogg Time for the Forgotten Weapons monthly Q&A's to add a "tank of the month"
I was going to say that Ian is entering Chieftains area of youtube very rather heavily
Whenever the tank was within like 20 meters from the camera my sub woofer made my whole apartment shake.
I hope everyone within 100 yards (oops meters) of that thing had good hearing protection.
Yeah same!
That's pretty much how it feels when a tank goes by you. Makes your whole body and the ground tremble.
Was hoping when it mentioned tanks and Finland we might see one of the old British Comet’s, Finland was one of the last countries to have it in service.
I think the only Finnish Comet that still runs is one at the Parola Tank Museum. Those aren't really civilian-accessible vehicles.
@@OltsuSuomesta 10-15 years ago Finnish military sold last of its Comets and Charioteers in auction. Anybody could bid on those, no matter were you civilian, military, private company or museum. Granted most of them were in really rough condition.
Apparently Myanmar still has a few in service, probably held in reserve, they were seen during their Armed Forces Parade this year.
There is a display Comet accompanied by a Charioteer, Stug and T-55 in Lappeenranta ex garrison of Rakuunamäki
@@OltsuSuomesta In Kokkola(city at NW coast) there is one restored Charioteer. It is almost fully functional. Only engine is not original, it is Iveco V8 turbodiesel
In the opening shot of this video, Ian reminded me of "Oddball" from Kelly's Hero's.
Positive waves.
Woof woof woof...
Thats my other dog imitation..
Greatest war movie of all time
@@blaise1016 idk if I would call it "the greatest"..
But certainly in a clear top 10/top 5 for a lazy sunday on the couch
Best movie intro ever with unexpededly great choice of music.
The piglet floats too, which is handy when you live in a country with nearly 200'000 lakes in it.
I've heard So many anecdotes about nasu that im waiting For someone to tell me it also flies
So what's that, almost as many as Minnesota?
@@Erik_MN
Minnesota has 11 000 lakes.
Finland has 188 000 lakes.
As i actually looked this up, i found minnesotas nature to be really similar to Finlands nature. And it has the highest population of descendants of 1800s Finnish immigrants. Some of the oldest people might even speak little bit of finnish. Would like to visit Minnesota someday.
@@johanneskoskela384 Was just kidding but appreciate the cold hard facts. Finland does seem pretty cool. Would also like to visit (am in MN) ❤
@@anttitheinternetguy3213 if you believe in it hard enough eventually it will fly
Won't be surprised if Ian would say "Greetings All!" at his intro instead of the usual. If you know what I mean. Lol
Oh bugger. The Piglet is on fire!
@@andrewallason4530 Time for some track tensioning.
That would be a significant emotional event for me.
Who is that a reference to?
@@minihjalte Lt.Col. Nicholas Moran, a.k.a. The Chieftain. (Former) tanker in the US Army, armoured warfare researcher for the World of Tanks game, writer and youtuber.
I'm really happy that you had so much fun visiting Finland!
I think "Bulldog gear" might be the most appropriate term for the crawler gear on a tank, as the things it runs on are often called "crawler treads".
Also, "Make Karelia Finland again" had me laughing!
Perfect timing for some snow, holy cow, im boinling here
And it was actually filmed in the summer period ..
Just wait Till it get winter and snowy
Soviet Tank : "I eat ditch for breakfast, ditch don't eat me!"
So cool to see Ian get to be a big kid driving tanks and such.
I was just at this place last week and drove a BMP-1. Great place
How did it handle?
I belie the articulated vehicle was a Swedish invention with the Volvo Bv 202.
In the 1950's Sweden had a big winter exercise in northern Sweden and the conclusion after that exercise was that wheeled transport sucked in the far north in winter.
So a cheap vehicle was sought that could operate in the terrain and the all terrain carrier with it's rubber tracks and articulated steering was the answer.
Nasu is essentially a cousin to the Bv202s later development Bv206. Finnish Army bought a few 206s back in the 70s and later in the 80s Sisu Auto was commissioned to make a vehicle like the Bv206, but with some modifications, which led to Nasu.
True.
And some 10 years later Hägglund & Söner (now BAE Systems Hägglunds) developed their version the military then called BV 206 and BV 208, which Finland also uses. This one is a completely Finnish design based on that idea.
Don't know how it is in other countries but here in Sweden these vehicles are also used for ambulance services, and by electricity companies and such to gain access to remote and inaccessible areas.
Nasu was an explicit product-improved copy of the bv, but I doubt it was invented in Sweden. UStatians and Soviets were developing articulated tracked vehicles already in the 40's.
Maybe the oldest of these type of tracked vehicles or how Finns say "Telakuorma-auto"(Tracked truck) is the German Raupenschlepper Ost from early 1940s.
Soviet STZ- 5 is older but it has different kind of tracks and wheels systems.
@@tor6684 UK and Germany also use Haglunds Variants in the Military, the UK even brought a few to Afghanistan!
I had the chance to ride on one in Christchurch NZ at the Antarctic Center
Ian is now driving tanks so I guess the Chieftain will now need to discuss French military rifles and Chinese warlord pistols. 😉
The Chieftain has discussed Irish weapons on his various channels.
@@charlesadams1721 wait, what do you mean "channels"
@@charlesadams1721 ima needs links to his other channels
@@Idgaf52 I've only the one personal channel. I occasionally do a "gun of the month" in my Q&As, the Irish video was on both mine and the World of Tanks channel. Though, oddly, the next video I plan on releasing on my channel is an infantry weapons one.
Nicholas has said he quite likes bullpups... someone send that man a FAMAS
I'm not sure what's more majestic, the Finnish landscape in winter or Ian driving a T-55 through the mist. Either way, puts a huge smile to my face.
I think the 12 year old has just come out in Ian. The big grin says it all. So good to see people enjoying themselves!
The camera man just lost 10 years of lifetime standing in the exhaust fumes all the time
He could have lost his entire life when he ran close to the tank immediately after stopping.
@@coyoteranger Yeah that's a no no, if the driver slews right and the rear slides left . . .
Ian has re-learned the skill Tank Driving. Current level 1, 27% of the xp for lv 2 gained.
The Piglet is so named because the official name for it is Nauha-Sisu, or "Thread Sisu" (Sisu being the manufacturer), abbreviated to Nasu, which is the Finnish name for Piglet.
I served with a chief warrant officer who had done vehicle testing for the army before coming to our unit, and he said that a driver of a Nasu runs out of courage before the Nasu runs out of terrain it can cross. It has amazingly low ground pressure, making it an exceptional all-terrain vehicle.
I spent 22 years as a US Army Tanker. I actually enjoyed driving more than I enjoyed being a Gunner. However, TC was the best job I ever had! Thanks for the flashback!
I hope you enjoyed your time in Finland and the Finnish People! I'm German but my Grandpa fought Side by Side with Finns (6th Waffen-SS Division "Nord") in WW2 against the Soviets and after the War he returned a few Times there to meet with Veterans. He always enjoyed talking about how tough & fun Finnish Soldiers were despite the Situation, basically very optimistic & making the best out of any Situation. Also he became a Fan of Finnish Saunas and after the War had one built at his House.
I myself have served in the 231. Gebirgsjägerbattalion of the Bundeswehr for 6 Years and got to meet Finnish Soldiers of today & can only confirm what my Grandfather always said about his Experiences. Great People with a Great Sense of Humor.
Also let me know if you ever come to Bavaria, i'm sure we can organise you review some Interesting Guns & Vehicles here
Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps
The steering on the piglet is a really cool way to turn a tracked vehicle without having to lose torque, very important in harsh winters!
"Hey, this is really cool..." thought Ian, just as a Leopard II broke cover and slewed it's 120mm smooth-bore cannon in his direction...
9:55 Ian's happy face. Like a child after christmas.
In 1999 I went to the UK with my best friend who had traveled overseas a lot. We were there for 2 great weeks. While we were there we went to this crew of former Royal Army tankers who had a Chieftain, Abbot SPG and FV 432 APC. I drove the Abbot and FV 432 and they were a blast. The Chieftain driver compartment was much too small for me. My best friend did drive it. It was very dry and dusty. We could only drive the Chieftain forwards and backwards. So when he went backwards he was surrounded by a dust cloud. When he got back to the start point I took a picture of him still in the drivers compartment. Covered with dust except for a big, wide smile.
"I'm glad this wasn't a job I had in the red army"
Wait... what was his job in the red army >.>
Just dont AKs
some sort of armorer, probably.
''Antti, I think we left our trailer behind, we should turn back.''
That Piglet is such a crazy design! A perfect fit for this channel!
@@iatsd It's unusual enough that Ian took special time in the video to explain it, because he knew that people in the audience like me had never seen something like it before.
Don't be a know-it-all, it's unpleasant.
@@GadBoDag ; It isn't unusual, it just isn't well known to the general public. Look up the Bandvagn 206 and realize that 26 countries use them.
@@iatsd It's a different vehicle. I believe, though I could be wrong, that Finns developed that Sisu Nasu as a cheaper alternative to the famous Swedish Bandvagn. I only have personal experience of the Bandvagn, though, since Finland uses also those.
@@FirstDagger If it's not well known to the general public, it is by definition unusual.
Gotta love how T55 sounds while working under load
Ian, the amount of content in the last few weeks has been incredible, and the quality is only improving. Way to go!
12:14 let's properly appreciate the continuation war joke here
I mean, considering where you are, it's completely possible that somebodies grandparent drove a T-55.
The T-55 was gradually retired from Finnish Army service during the early 2000s, many who drove it in the Army are now barely middle aged.
It is possible. My grandparents where around 10 years old when the war started, so they would have entered military service around 1960, when Finland started replacing T-34's with T-54's and T-55's. But it would be more likely that my parents generation, would have driven T-55, since they where in service up until 90's. My parents are grandparents, so ye... It's possible.
During my service in 2000, those T-55's where retired. I think I saw 2 in simwars, but it was probably the same one. We where using T-72's, witch got replaced by Leobards, BMP-2's witch got replaced by CV90's and BMP-1's witch got replaced by BMP-2's. So I guess tourists will be driving T-72's and BMP-1's next.
Women's service started in late 1990s, so perhaps someone's granny did drive one.
The Army scrapped most the T-72s, refusing to sell to private companies or individuals. This might have been because they are full of asbestos. The tank museum in Parola got some of course.
Out of all the things you've done on this channel, I think this is the experience I'm most envious of. It's so cool watching that tank plow through the heavy snow like its nothing.
Will there be a follow-up video on the range, as we are used to with small arms? Hehehe ;o)
no he'll use the T-55 in a two gun match. 100mm main gun + PKM as side arm.
Sadly, the best you can do with that is to drive over the range...Wich actually spund interesting to watch
Wait a minute, the T-55 has a rear engine and a gated shifter, so it's practically the Russian version of an Italian sports car...
This is exactly what I needed this morning.
Finland seems like such a chill country - pun unashamedly intended.
This illustrates how much the season affects the mobility. When it is winter in those areas - the only way forward is the light armoured vehicle: A 40 ton tank will slew through the lack of tracktion. Due to the mulititude of trees and ditches it is more than a little difficult to get through narrow forrest paths.
The lighter weight of the SIsu makes meandering in the snow - in frost conditions manageable. It does not have the protection tanks have - but then again: Tanks won't get you that far.
I have for a long, long time been an avid proponent of having a double set of vehicles for the light troops: One set on wheeled vehicles and another on tracks. I am also a proponent of keeping some of the older tanks for some roles.
Being transported on the rear part of that thing is a pain, its just a box with nothing to see out of and no padding.
@@iatsd We've got skis.
@@SonsOfLorgar So what, they just attach themselves to the rear of the Nasu with skis and everything like you would with a boat?
@@treesome3979 Pretty much. Its cold and depressing and surprisingly hard work. Also, some idiot always falls dragging the entire section down with him.
Happy times.
@@903lew I mean, I managed to fall off a ski-lift so I kinda see how it wouldn't be super easy but still... The idea of deploying infantry like that sounds weird and uncomfortable lol
The Soviet solution was to conscript short blokes to their armoured regiments.
Thanks for that. I was actually going to ask if they deliberately selected smaller stature men as drivers.
@@maxcactus7 Not just for drivers but idea was man whole tank with
crew of bit smaller side men.
yup malnourishment from an early age is the way to go
@@MarkVrem Well in era of soviet russia that was more than likely to happen...
Tank crews not only had to be smaller, but there was at least one model tank that required the loader for the main gun to be left handed, which led to the question, "what will the Soviets do when they run out of left handed midgets?"
I had the cc on and every time Ian drove by with the tank, the cc said music. Lol, yes. The engine is a symphony.
If you ever wonder what happiness looks like, just look at Ian's face :)
oh yes, I remember the smokeclouds of the T's back in the 90's :-)
I've sadly never driven a 55.
Worked with many Finnish soldiers. They are great and know how to sauna and party, and fight ! :-D
“Hi guys, thanks for tuning into forgotten weapons. I’m Ian, and today we’re revolting against the Soviet government.”
I feel like if Ian was in the cold war he would just keep switching sides as an asset for both so he wouldn’t loose a access to either sides cool new guns.
@@ostalgie6502 "I'm playing both sides, so I always come out on top!"
@@psychoaiko666 he is left or what?
The Finns bought their T-55s and T-72s from the Soviets. The relationship between Finland and the USSR wasn’t as antagonistic (after WW2) as a lot of people think.
@@psychoaiko666 Which makes it all the more funny how many lefties hates him and Karl and what accusations they throw at our boys. Just because they like guns.
It was still fun watching you have a good time! :)
Wow, thanks for sharing this with us.
Finish people see a T-55 driving through the snow.
"Simo, Get the Mosins out"
Noh, to faancy. Get the kosken and some dirty underwear. I have a matchbox in my pocket.
"I promptly slide into a ditch".
World of Tanks players: Damn soap rocks...
Definitely waaaay COOOL! Glad you got to do it!
Love seeing Ian happy. Keep it up man!
That looked like a lot of fun.
Good thing to see one in full running condition, since most of the ones I have come across have been used as AT targets
That was a great video! Can't wait to see the October version.
YESSSS i loved the kettenkrad video and have been waiting for something like this
"I think this thing can go anywhere...coulda swore there was a guy in the passenger seat earlier."
Finland:" Our little American friend is all grown up and driving tanks on our own. He has matured and grown into an honorary Finn."
Ian: "I got it stuck in a ditch!"
Thought you needed at least 40% vodka in your blood to become a (true) Finn?
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Gotta start somewhere!
Excellent videograpy and post production. This should be your standard for future field reporting.
Tank you for the Video, Ian!
Interestingly, the larger heavy equipment like front-end loaders steer the same way as the Piglet, just using wheels instead of tracks,
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T-55 fragrance, by Diesel
The sound on this video is fantastic.
I remember the USA had something similar to that, a two section vehicle with a center connection that had a drive from the engine in the (edit) rear section to the tires in the front and rear section. It used a center steer like center steer loaders. It was meant mostly for hard surface work as it had tires instead of tracks. It was in the '60s to '70s that I saw it.
That quote "Death is knocking." is from finnish NCO Einar Schadewitz in wintern war. Story goes that he stood on a tank banging turret with hand grenade and shouting "Avvoo Iivana kuolema kolkuttaa!" (open it up Ivan. Death is knocking!) and then blow that think up. He was one of those forgotten heroes of finnish wars and a veteran of that unit where i get my basic traning.
Ian is one of the coolest guys in the interwebs.
This was very cool and I'm glad you had fun things to do when you were here!
Thank you , Ian .