It's never a True T-54/55 without the logs

T-55, the AK47 of the tank world. Still in service and likely to be for decades to come.

25 years in the Army. Mech infantry. You are the first person to explain the difference between the 54 and 55. Thank you.

"Legendary Log": Driver perk that enables the tank to flip back up if it flipped

"The government apparently didn't like fake guns on tanks" No duality there. His face said it all.

The "training" snorkel is not necessarily training only. It is for water crossings with zero possibility of enemy contact. It was bigger, so in case of malfunction or other problem, the crew can climb through it and the tank does not have to be flooded. The combat snorkel is as small as it can be in order to provide just enough oxygen to the engine even on full throttle,to make it not as easy target for small arms as is the bigger one. In case of malfunction under water, the crew would flood the tank, so they can open the hatches and swim out. If they would be going through the "practice" snorkel, they would be way too easy target for small arms fire. Asked my dad, he was a tanker and later tank instructor in the Czechoslovakian army, protecting us from you blood thirsty capitalists from Wallstreet. :P

this a well built tank the welding is clean and the steel is well cast

That T-54 is a beauty!

My country still uses this as MTB and I got mine trought painful missions, greetings from Peru.

Idk why but seeing this tanks operating underwater is just cool... like its someplace you know it shouldn't be yet it's there.

NO LOG???!?! ITS A RUSSIAN IMPOSTER!!#

My grandafather served on a T-55! I'm/he's not a commie, there was conscription. + We are czech.

One of the best looking tanks ever made in my personal opinion, so mean looking! Oh and literally one of the most produced, they made aaalllloooot of these.

I'm from Slovakia and we still have them in reserves

Legendray log, hah

the T55 medium tank are virtually the weapon of choice for every nations army around the world, because of its great reliability, endurance and durability in every battlefield

About the different size snorkel tubes. The training ones were large enough for a crew to climb out if the tank had to be evacuated, but were far too cumbersome to haul around in battle. So, if your tank got stuck or broke down while submerged with the standard snorkel attached, you better hope someone outside of your vehicle took notice.

such a beautiful tank.

Hey Nick! When is the second part coming? What the heck, man, we're waiting impatiently. This is absolutely amazing, and so are you. :)

I love the comparison regarding hatches and wether they open forward or backwards. I think it's a pretty cool insight in different philosophies - in this case regarding tank design - that has a practical result. Even if I think I agree more on the western type with a backwards opening hatch, I understand the Russian thinking and where it comes from, namely the threat from snipers. True, standing up behind the hatch still exposes the head, but the body is a wider - and taller - target and would be more likely to be hit, so therefore their body protection. And, standing up behid a hatch gives a perfect 360 field of view with that protection, whereas a hatch opening backwards does not provide a hunkered down and forward facing crewman the same level of view. Well, apples and oranges I guess.

Please, please lower the volume of the music or change it. Borderline unbearable.

The most beautiful tank ever made. Period.

i was a driver of m-60,and i love tanks,pt army now uses leopards.

2 roky jsem na něm sloužil jako řidič v Československé armádě.Super mašina.

Gawd I love your KZfaq channel. Please keep up the great work. Peace.

I've been in one of these a few years back after my time in the Army. It still has some uses, not many though compared you can get T72s which is preferable. All in all I can see it being used in the foreseeable future for cats that only get what they get.

This tanks can be efective even today! with some modernised things, they are used very well by Croatian army back in 1995 in operation "Storm", they climbed up on Dinara mountain which is not small mountain, no one believed they climbed tanks up there, and on allmost impossible terrain for goats, noone believed they can climb tanks on that mountain :D. Croatian tankists talk they loved T-55 more than modern M-84, which they have in army also, even they way more unconfortable that modern tanks, They are simple to maintain, and cheap...

Also, can you do the BMP-1? Please.

It's Log, It's Log! it's big, it's heavy, it's wood! it's Log, it's Log! it's better than bad, it's good!

I've been in one of them, its awesome! This bad boy is my country's MBT (Main battle tank)

I have a problem , with my tracks whacking off. Now I found the solution thx

Guys, you really have to cover wet stowage in detail on the second part. Please please do that as this wasnt mentioned on Thinktank.

This guy is great, music drives me crazy though

"Westerners, we like to fight with the hatch open."

Looking forward to a video on the M4A3E8 and hopefully a M4A3E2 Jumbo, great series though

Good job guys

How much long until part 2 is ready? Getting anxious!

Legendary log!

I like how the hatch opens in away that protects the crewman. I think it has an iconic look as well.

good vídeo!

Can we get a inside look on the experimental Object 279. Capable of withstanding a nuclear shockwave.

New word of the day, practicable.

Good old days, I used to be a crew member in one of these, back in Romania.

A quintessential, basic tank. Thanks.

these videos with 360 degrees option would be awesome

8:07 and 8:22, funny I love it the log and wake part was pretty funny. 'legendary log' its stalinwood!

Ahhh this my favorite tanks.

nicholas moran is finally back!

Still my all time favorite, what pops into my head when someone says the word tank... T-55. Maybe Sherman.

awesome bit of kit in its day trained in anti tank plt (milan) with tackling this tank 😎😎😎

Not quite true with NATO tracks. In general, during peace time the tracks are set for the rubber to hit the road first. Also British tank doctrine is we fight with hatches closed.

Vietnamese T55's had been upgraded so much they now look like T90's due to the reactive and active armor systems.

my father drove this tank (not sure which variant) in the soviet union as a driver, said it was a pain in the ass :D

You got to have balls to go underwater with a tank.

I also do observe that it was probably easier for the West to have access to large supplies of rubber to use on their tank tracks.

Needs the two 200 liters drum on the back.

I find the commander's hatch a bit funny as it kinda forces you to lean on it and just press your weight on the hatch handle and poke your head out behind the big ass hatch which may be uncomfortable in terrain that does not like your vehicle.

The hatch configuration makes me wonder about the tank commander death rate due to head injuries in the WWII Red Army. Having a bullet proof shield to the front is also very helpful for when you tank gets shot out from under you.

i want this so badly in WoT

What is the box from 10:25 at front/in-between the TC's and Gunner's hatch ?

It is a sharp looking tank, i will give it that.

Heh. I recall reading somewhere that the closed hatches in Soviet Doctrine didn't fare too well for the Iraqi Army during the Persian Gulf War of 1991. The closed hatches allowed pressure to build up when a Allied Sabot round touched off the ammo - Kaboom! Catastrophic Kill!

good tank

This, the Panzer 4 and the panther are my favourite tanks, the Sdkfz 251, OT-810, M113, FV432, CRVT & BMP-1/2 my favorite armoured veichles, and my favourite armoured cars are the Sdkfz 222, Ferret and those South African armoured cars with the 90mm gun (can't remember the name) I get a woody for most armoured veichles, especially light tanks and armoured cars, especially the BMP, Ferret & FV432 But the T-55 is my favourite afv of all time, it's been my dream to own one since I was 13

How is the T-34s loose-pin system 'archaic'? I thought it was quite brilliant, and it worked perfectly well. I've also never heard of it being used earlier than WWII, so its not a throwback.

Maybe the small snorkle came with a piece of composition drift wood ?

Being something of a layman where tanks are concerned, I'm going to have to ask what I'm sure is a rather basic question to those in the know; What's the log for? Apparently it's legendary, but I've never noticed them before now.

It is Czechosolovak T- 55. It is great.

You dont know why they had small and large snorkels? It says why in every common online source on the T-55. The big one was large enough to escape through and made the crew happy. The small one was small enough to carry and erect in combat. Simple.

How about one on the M88 yank recovery vehicle. Without them all these tanks would be broke down in the mud somewhere. And while your at it, how about the M48!

So why couldn’t the T-55a be the tier 10 and the T-62 with it’s 115mm gun be a alternate research?

I want the same stabilizer in the game as the historical video had!

So beautiful ❤ and we like the Tank 😮 😂🇬🇧🤠⚡🙏

Hi chief, I’m your subscriber. Awesome videos! Question: Were those the T-55 tanks at the Tiananmen Square on the June 4th of 1989? Many thx ☺️

WOW.

A thinner snorkel would have less drag and probably allow for a higher crossing speed.

the idea with the snorkel is that you don't need a bridge to cross a river

American combat engineers were taught to stretch cable between archnors to knock those snorkel off the tops of those turrets. once the snorkel came off, the tank was in very bad trouble. Another thing that was taught was to fire artillery into the stream bed. Tear up the bottom and the tank would get stuck.

When tan t-55 coloms wen't through my city, they always managed to breake something.

I served on T-55M in 1988. The borderlands with Turkey were littered with 55s, thousands of them, and we’d train, drive and shoot all the time, day and night. Your movements become automated, you don’t think, no time for thinking.

So wait, it's made safe for the crew to be used in radioactive zones from nuclear bombs, but water can get in?

The Legendary L O G

Spotlight 4 life ✨ 😮

how is the gun isolated in NBC environment and still able to shoot?

Didnt you already post this

I remember doing a port visit in Israel. I got the opportunity to see Israeli modified T-55’s. With the British 105mm rifle gun

I HAVE A 1:32 SCALE OF THIS AND I JUST REALIZED HOW REALISTIC MY SCALE IS COMPARED TO THE REAL THING

How does the engine breathe during deep water fording ?

If you have tracks wacking off, that's an issue in its own. Seriously. You don't want any pins flying out because the tracks got too excited. I think you should check to make sure the tracks aren't watching TankHub

Everyone love log armor

Now the T 14 I always thought T 34-54 T 62-72 T 80-90 so wouldn't the new one be the T 98 then T 108?

It can go underwater sweet man

WOW

Porque essa nova nacao nao foi acresentada na versao de xbox 360?

I wonder if they ever just put magnetic charges on the bottom of the tank while the tank was going over the trench

Did soviet post-war doctrine include tank riding infantry?

I very much enjoy these breakdowns, and I appreciate the production quality being put into them - however I must protest to the looping song in the background. In my humble opinion the Irishman's voice is mellifluous enough without the aid of royalty free rock tracks. It's not my intent to whinge about what is otherwise a fine piece of work, but I hope they jettison the backing music at some point.

Do an episode on the M103 please :)

I do remember a story during early 70s vietnam war,s south vietnamese infantry man arm with LAW stoop in front of incoming north vietnamese t54b aim and fire less than 100 yard,destroying the tank head on.

You can see at 12:30 how Nick is around 10 inches taller than the average Soviet tank commander. Presumably he's supposed to be at eye level with the top of the hatch..