The Truth About The 1961 US-Soviet Tank Standoff In Berlin [4K] | Combat Machines

The Truth About The 1961 US-Soviet Tank Standoff In Berlin [4K] | Combat Machines | Spark

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This episode focuses on the machines on the ground that would have fought in a potential nuclear war. We tell the story of the 1961 tank standoff at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin when Soviet T-54 tanks faced off with American M-48 Patton tanks. Then we look at other machines that would have been used had that standoff resulted in all out war.
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@tombergins8215 2 жыл бұрын

The amazing thing about the T-54/55 is that they're operational in some countries around the world Syria, Afghanistan etc still today.

@John_Redcorn_ 2 жыл бұрын

Turkey, Taiwan, and Greece still use variants of the M48 Patton

@mrvn000 2 жыл бұрын

Soviet cheap technology.

@Stickboy1733 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrvn000 cheap but effective tech.

@Creppystories123 2 жыл бұрын

@@John_Redcorn_ And Vietnam

@UgandanAirForce 2 жыл бұрын

@@Stickboy1733 even more effective if you upgrade the armament, optics, and firecontrol

@jupiterjunk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This brought back some really great memories of my step-father. He was there, as a tank commander. He even watched The Berlin Wall being built, overnight, from his hatch. .

@64maxpower 2 жыл бұрын

The t54 was a cool looking tank

@ashleybevis9769 2 жыл бұрын

Great documentary

@swatmarblesandgranites8139 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@lidarman2 2 жыл бұрын

The editor got carried away with the 'over-heated projector effect' :-O

@charles1964 2 жыл бұрын

The Soviets BMP-1 was a revolutionary AFV

@vascoapolonio2309 2 жыл бұрын

C'mon guys... You are forgetting Portugal... We, too, are a Founding Member of Nato!!! Our Açores Archipelago is strategically positioned half-way Europe and America. (we are small, Damm it) 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@frankmccann29 2 жыл бұрын

I was 11 at the time. I was scared to death. Too many showdowns. Stop it like they did in the old west USA. Thanks to those in command and the incredibly cool troopers. you're why we're still here.

@drmarkintexas-400 2 жыл бұрын

🏆🏆🏆👍🇺🇲🙏 Thank you for sharing.

@markkwasny9650 2 жыл бұрын

I assume that there is a good story about how these tanks came to be in W. Berlin?

@tombergins8215 2 жыл бұрын

Almost sounds like it's today. USA vs Russia

@Ed-ty1kr 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, except the actual threat is China, and dodo birds in office dont seem to get it. Actually they are all invested in Ukraine, so that is where their interests are at the moment. That and the obvious destruction on the United States for their World Economic Forum handlers.

@barryrose8360 2 жыл бұрын

Are you saying that walls work?

@John_Redcorn_ 2 жыл бұрын

China proved this centuries ago

@jamescarpenter1824 Жыл бұрын

My company A-3-6 was there that day.

@b.elzebub9252 10 ай бұрын

18:05 Wait.. What? He just drove up to the Soviet tanks. There was no one around, and he was able to just poke around inside their tanks to see the writing on the instrument panels?! WHAT?

@pinoyhappynetwork 2 жыл бұрын

the amazing thing about this whole event is that I haven't even born yet. 😆

@Hellsong89 2 жыл бұрын

Aw yes the T54's smokescreen tech of injecting raw diesel..into ENGINE. For those that do not know its injected to exhaust where is creates lots of smoke, but issue of this system is that the smoke screen is easily carried away by wind and by the design issues it dispenses that smoke from rear sides, leaving the front of the tank visible, specially when in move forwards. Nowdays smoke screen is made via launchers that fire smoke canisters around the vehicle and those contain particles design to conceal vehicle from thermal and laser sighting devices, though i would not want to be infantryman next to one when those fire since its pretty horrid stuff that is inside of them..

@johanneduardschnorr3733 2 жыл бұрын

T54/55 ergonomics are terrible! Very little room/crew comfort. Numbers were their deal.

@Creppystories123 2 жыл бұрын

No.. It has room lol

@kholwanindlovu559 2 жыл бұрын

Like the unbias

@andrewjacobson556 Жыл бұрын

Ukraine brings back historical memories, important then and now!!

@b1646717 2 жыл бұрын

Wait, those guards are carrying licorice weapons and the officers are in tutus. Why are Charlie Chapman and Manson at check point Charlie ohhh you have drifted off to sleep.

@Michael-iw7on 2 жыл бұрын

Like the way you think

@youtubebane7036 2 жыл бұрын

Donkey I mean spiceba I mean thank you I mean I'm confused

@sylvanstachler8879 6 ай бұрын

Wsa,at,the,checkpoint,61,went,thur,even,when,the,tsanks,whefre

@515161 2 жыл бұрын

What a dumb statement 20:16

@alexm566 2 жыл бұрын

so should we worry about t54 in Ukraine now? also they changed the turret probably because t34 was known as mickey mouse because of its turret.

@Creppystories123 2 жыл бұрын

First of all no and second of all no

@sergiytokio7295 2 жыл бұрын

What does it mean? And this means that humanity, of course, raises many questions, but in a black and white situation, it still takes the side of the truth. And our cause is just right. And that means the enemy will be defeated, and victory will be ours. Glory to Ukraine!

@Nikolay_Grigoryev 2 жыл бұрын

rofl...

@Commander_Koyke Жыл бұрын

Shut up