Inside the T-72! - Soviet MBT

Second episode in a series from my tours of the AAF Tank Museum & the Indiana Military Museum - the Soviet T-72 (Iraqi)

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[Irish]

I still can't get over the incredibly easy access to tank information in videos like this. I was a tank crewman in the first Gulf War in 1991. The ground war ended before my unit could be sent to the front. But soon after the cease-fire, they began bringing captured Iraqi armor back to the rear area where my unit was stationed. We got to look at and inspect a BMP-1 and a T-72. Naturally, those of use with cameras took pictures of the tank's interior, finally getting a good look at the autoloader carousel that we had heard so much about. The next day, we were accosted by MP's who confiscated our cameras and film, insisting that the pictures were of 'classified subjects'. None of us could figure out what that was supposed to mean. There wasn't anything about that era's Soviet tank technology that wasn't already known by the people who needed to know it. And there was no harm in having rank-and-file American tankers know it, either. I think some MP's just didn't have anything better to do at the moment. Anyway, one of my buddies managed to smuggle a pic of the T-72's interior out of Saudi Arabia and back home. But it was nearly impossible to make out what the image was. So it was all for nothing. Anyway, . I've been a tank video enthusiast for decades now, and it's good to see things like this.

[xX_Yaman_Xx]

worth the freaking wait, loved the video. nice details, cant wait for more

[igortheyakutian]

Keep in mind this tank was created to be operated by 18-years-olds and when you are 18-years-old you dont give a shit about crampiness. You are young, agile and can do anything

[FrancesZuzolo]

love Dan's commentary and he probably got a kick seeing a 6'2" guy fit into that tank lol

[Nostadad]

How to say that? IT IS FREAKING COOL! 😎

[vasanth]

Even though most of the time the people working there have no clue what they're talking about, I can still appreciate the hard work it takes to keep these tanks preserved at museums open to the public.

[AlexO]

That's one hell of a beautiful mess of a tank.

[MajorMorrozov]

iv seen people crawl from the drivers hatch to the turret in the T-72. You can do it. He has a lot of complaints about things that don't exist. Plus the fact that he doesn't explain that this was 1970 armour not a more modern t72s armour (which was impervious to nato rounds till the 90s)

[mister-v-]

One thing you've confirmed here, is something I read long ago: Soviet tanks were not known for their creature comforts.
On a side note....is each tank going to get its own Music?? Pz IV got the Panzerlied, this one gets the PATTON Theme.
{If so, I rather like the idea.}

[tonk]

If wondering they manage to get it from the russian government

The military captured it in Iraq rather than buyin it

Its True I seen one on fort hood but they have been planning it to move to a museum out of Fort Hood however there been arguments moving the tanks outside the military base because they been put there for a long time, The argument campaign is that I called "move or dont move"

[jfrancis]

The tank is "death" ...no power no But you guys complain because it's dark inside???? Wtf!

[gone]

Who would want to be locked up inside this grenade with a Javelin flying around?