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"Real" Fake Tanks YouTube video by Tank Archives

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#OTD in 1941 Soviet intelligence submitted a report on new German heavy tanks weighing up to 90 tons. In response, the Red Army cancelled existing heavy tanks and ordered monstrous superheavy tanks of its own. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The first IS-2 tanks went into battle #OTD in 1944 with the 29th Guards Heavy Tank Regt. The debut was a success. The tank was easier to drive than not just the KV, but also the T-34, and its powerful gun could destroy any enemy tank from 2000 meters. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The most important thing about the American GMC T48 was that it came with 57 mm HE ammunition. #OTD in 1943 trials were held in the USSR to confirm that this ammo could be used in the Valentine tank as it was not supplied with HE shells of its own. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII

Historically Accurate Panzer '46: T-54 in 1945 YouTube video by Tank Archives

To learn about the T-54 tank as it existed in 1945 and why it didn't make it to the battlefield, check out my video: Historically Accurate Panzer '46: T-54 in 1945

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#OTD in 1945 the T-54 tank was delivered for trials to Kubinka. This tank boasted a new 100 mm gun in addition to front armour powerful enough to withstand a hit from German high velocity 88 mm guns. #Tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The GMC M12 gave the Americans a self propelled 155 mm gun, although it was an obsolete gun on a chassis of a tank no longer in production. #OTD in 1944, Ordnance recommended the development of an SPG with the more modern M1A1 gun on the M4 chassis. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1942 the BA-64 armoured car was put into production. This light armoured car on the chassis of the GAZ-64 4x4 truck replaced pre-war light and medium armoured cars in reconnaissance and communications roles with the Red Army. #history #WW2 #WWII

Factory trials of the IS-1 (blueprint number #233) began #OTD in 1943. The tank was a radical step forward, but required significant improvements even before the requirement for an 85 mm gun was introduced. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The Tiger was a specialist tank available only in small numbers. They were vastly outnumbered by tank destroyers capable of taking them out, so it's not hard to see why your average staff officer would rather have more general purpose 75 mm HE-slingers on the battlefield.

That's the commonly accepted English language term that has been used to describe the conflict for the better part of a century by this point.

The Revolutionary Military Council authorized development of the T-12 maneuver tank #OTD in 1928. The 16 ton tank was a failure, and so was the T-24, a radical redesign carried out in hopes of saving the project. #tanks #history

The SU-100 entered proving grounds trials #OTD in 1944. The powerful 100 mm gun turned out to be well suited for a medium tank destroyer and the SU-100 was accepted into service in July of 1944. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

This one is American, you can see the US Army Signal Corps stamp at the bottom of the photo.

Gunnery trials of the SU-76I were held #OTD in 1943. The gun worked well, but the critical problems with the vehicle stemmed from the insufficient reliability and mobility of the captured German Pz.Kpfw.III and StuG chassis that it was built on. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

A revolutionary new tank prototype was assembled #OTD in 1943. At a weight of just 37 tons, the IS-1 (blueprint #233) had 120 mm of armour, more than even the Tiger tank. Further development of this tank led to the IS family of heavy tanks. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The Super Heavy Tank T28 was a heavily armoured vehicle designed for breaking through fortifications. Unlike most tanks, it had no turret. The more appropriate designation Gun Motor Carriage T95 was applied #OTD in 1945. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII

The Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.D was an attempt to create a high speed Pz.Kpfw.II tank, but the tank was heavier than the original for very little benefit. As a result of poor performance in Poland, the Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.D was removed from service #OTD in 1940. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The Most Popular Foreign Tank in the Red Army YouTube video by Tank Archives

The Valentine had its share of drawbacks, but upgrades like these kept it a relevant and useful tank in the Red Army's eyes. youtu.be/4EgycFLlKys

#OTD in 1942 a Soviet representative visited Elswick Works where he learned that the change from 2-pdr to 6-pdr production was made with no additional trials, despite the increase in mass. This was cause for concern, but didn't cause reliability issues. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

I would expect the massive metal grousers to give better mobility in snow and ice. In Soviet trials the T49 track links performed well until they became packed with snow, these seem a lot more resistant to that kind of issue.

Yevgeniya Kostrikova, daughter of Sergei Kirov, volunteered as a nurse to go the front lines and was assigned to a tank battalion. After being wounded she went through tank school and finished the war as a company commander. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

Sergeant Maria Lagunova, T-34 tank driver. In 1943 she successfully petitioned the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet M.I. Kalinin to allow her to enroll into tank driver courses. She lost both her legs in battle but served until 1948. #tanks #history #WWII #WW2 #InternationalWomensDay

Guards Lieutenant Maria Savelyevna Doronina (née Shustrova), commander of a SU-85 tank destroyer, 4th Guards Tank Army, 1st Ukrainian Front. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

Senior Sergeant Valentina Sergeyevna Barkhatova, radio operator and hull gunner of a T-34 tank in the 101st Tank Brigade, 19th Tank Corps. Killed in action at the age of 20 at Sevastopol on May 9th, 1944. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

Irina Levchenko enlisted as a nurse, but found this position unsatisfying. After being wounded in 1942 she went through tank school and became a platoon commander, finishing her army career as a Hero of the USSR and Guards Lieutenant Colonel. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

Anastasiya Petrovna Poklonova was one of the first female graduates of the Soviet Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization. She later served as a military representative at tank factories. She retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

Guards Engineer-Captain Tatiana Pyzhova did her part for the war effort as a deputy commander of a tank repair battalion. Her actions earned her the Battle Merit medal and Order of the Red Star. #tanks #History #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

Aleksandra Boyko, a chemist by education, joined the Red Army in 1943 and became the commander of an IS-2 heavy tank in 1944. Her heroism on the battlefield earned her the Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

Lyudmila Ivanovna Kalinina (née Sukhareva), a Soviet armour officer, served in the Red Army as of May 1939. In her role as a repair workshop chief, she took part in trials of the T-40 tank. She last drove a tank in 2003. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay