Russian T-55 Tank demonstraton

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This is footage of a cool Russian T-55 tank which I saw at a military history fair in Europe (2007), there are some close up shots of it entering an arena and then some some cool shots of it running around a tank course. Listen to the commentator for information about the tank itself, particularly it's notorious auto loading mechanism. It's a little disjointed because I cut some shots of other tanks out of the frame to keep this clip about the T-55 itself.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: September 1, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Author: worldview2007

Length: 00:02:50
Rating: 5.00
Views: 10304

Tags: t55 T-55 military tank soviet union cold war

Video Comments:
TheCrazyFinn (September 4, 2008 at 7:27 pm)
T-55 had a crew of 4, including a loader.
T-72 has the autoloader that catches the gunners' arms =)
strizhi (September 27, 2008 at 8:47 pm)
Well the T-72 did have a habit of catching someone's arms but that was on rare occasion and that is if the person sitting next to it wasn't paying attentioning or had loose sleeves. Thats why Russian tankers were told to roll their sleeves up and there were hardly Russian casualties do to that. This story came about mainly because of what happened in Iraq and how the Iraqi's learned the hard way. They weren't properly trained and their tactics cost their T-72 tanks.
Puzzoozoo (August 17, 2008 at 5:18 pm)
The size of modern tanks will be a 21st century T 55.
obione607 (June 13, 2008 at 8:00 pm)
i love t55s
worldview2007 (May 30, 2008 at 9:58 pm)
Not any more than you would need to be in an Abrams. These days most tank battles are expected to take place at mid-long range. You sight the enemy at a distance before he sights you, and you blow him away.

Originally, the T-55 was deisgned to move fast, and en-mass, across the East German border and to overwhelm Western forces with sheer weight of numbers and sheer firepower.
PimpDaddy000007 (June 11, 2008 at 8:32 pm)
And that's why Russia uses the T90 now?
TheCrazyFinn (September 4, 2008 at 7:23 pm)
Just an updated version of T-72 ;)
PimpDaddy000007 (September 5, 2008 at 12:24 am)
It was a rhetoric question to respond to aqward1's comment.
TheCrazyFinn (September 6, 2008 at 1:11 am)
You would have to be just as much of a "sneaky bastard" to take out a newer type of tank with a T-90 as you'd need to be with a T-55.
PimpDaddy000007 (September 7, 2008 at 10:17 am)
The T90 isn't completely useless.