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Based on the T-10 heavy tank chassis the Object 268 was an attempt by the Soviets to create a heavy tank destroyer armed with a 152mm gun. Featuring armor up to nearly 200mm on the front casemate this vehicle was in many ways a Soviet take on the German Jagdtiger. However, by the time this prototype came around in the 50s the age of heavily armored tank destroyers was quickly coming to an end as advances in shaped charge rounds such as HEAT made even the thickest steel armor meaningless.

Add one of these to your own collection with the 1:72 scale kits from Trumpeter available through my store: coneofarc.store/trumpeter-soviet-object-268-172-sc…

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6 days ago |[YT] | 1,730

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Tried to hunt for some more tank book deals for the big Amazon sale, but sadly no luck. If you're a fan of planes, though, it does seem like there's a decent deal on the Smithsonian Aircraft book at only $14.84: amzn.to/4j2mQ9s

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After the brief fling with nuclear artillery guns the Soviets would instead opt for missiles for this role following improvements in guidance technology. These would also find a home on top of a tank chassis with the R-11M (aka SCUD-A) launcher fitted to an ISU-152K chassis.

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1 week ago |[YT] | 2,297

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These absurd looking vehicles are not only ridiculous to look at but were capable of doing more damage than any other self propelled guns ever built. Fitted atop a modified T-10 chassis the 2B1 "Oka" and 2A3 "Kondensater" carried weaponry capable of firing a nuclear charge.

Learn more about these and other nuclear artillery tanks in my latest video: https://youtu.be/feDDxMNy-Ls

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1 week ago |[YT] | 1,628

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A small loan of 1 million dollars is all that stands between us and recreating the Cologne tank duel in 4k 60fps. Who's chipping in?

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1 week ago |[YT] | 3,349

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Not really related to tomorrow's video but did come across this image while editing and thought it was pretty funny

1 week ago |[YT] | 1,635

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Another rare fan favorite on display at CFB Borden, this time the Sherman Crab. Surprisingly while still being somewhat rare there are a decent number of these still around today. As you can see in pic 4 each of the flails is a bit smaller than a baseball if you were curious. Power was sent to the drum from a driveshaft on the arm on the co-drivers/hull gunners side of the tank.

These would spin at high speed smacking the ground to detonate land mines as well as tearing through barbed wire and hedges. Definitely wouldn't want to stand close to one of these when it was spinning.

If you're curious to see some other weird Shermans check out my video on 8 of them: https://youtu.be/QUvbmKQmc64

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1 week ago |[YT] | 742

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There's a new Tiger in town and his name is Bretagne. Musée des Blindés recently unveiled their finished restoration of their Tiger tank complete with historical French markings!

Originally captured by the British this Tiger was put back into service with French forces complete with markings and the name "Bretagne". Learn more about the story of this unique tank in my video on Tigers in foreign service: https://youtu.be/pVIDXNMK4UU

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2 weeks ago |[YT] | 5,056

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Speaking of unique Jagdpanzer 38(t)s did you know a prototype carrying a 15cm howitzer was built?

Plans to utilize this chassis for a variety of different purposes were explored but due to the worsening situation for Germany few went past the testing stage. Production during the war was limited primarily to the tank destroyer itself and Bergepanzer 38(t) recovery vehicles.

This is not to say the 38(t) itself wasn't used outside of this as both Flakpanzer and open topped tank destroyer designs were also built using it.

Check out this video while you're here to see how the roof mg on the Hetzer was controlled: https://youtu.be/59bkQQf1uvc

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2 weeks ago |[YT] | 3,188

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Today let's briefly explore the Jagdpanzer 38(t) named "Chwat" and the newly released COBI set based on him.

This vehicle would change hands from the Germans to the Polish during the Warsaw uprising being knocked out and later repaired by rebel forces. Although it would not see any combat it did see use as part of a roadblock. Sadly, though the tank would survive the war buried in rubble, it was later scrapped after a brief time on display at the Polish Army Museum with only a single roadwheel remaining today.

The memory of "Chwat", which translates to something along the lines of brave/daredevil, is not forgotten though with the Polish brand COBI recreating the vehicle in one of their recent sets which are available in my store: coneofarc.store/cobi-jagdpanzer-38t-chwat-brave-12…

You can also learn more about the Jagdpanzer 38(t) in my full video on the topic: https://youtu.be/PsNdvn8C7_Q

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