Thanks for watching guys, here's the accompanying blog for this video - armourersbench.com/2024/07/07/ukraine-captures-first-turtle-tank/ Thanks - Matt

@BigMakBattleBlog

5 күн бұрын

I tied to get your attention but couldn't make the letters go blue. We got some random Polish rifle nades.. it's on a community post.. still trying to get a hour with the awful cz2000 machine gun we have

@TheArmourersBench

5 күн бұрын

That feature never bloody works!

Put it into a museum and let the Chieftain do a "Oh crap the tank is on fire" test.

@andrewduan5123

7 күн бұрын

in this case it looks like the shell is quite high up and at very least the driver has a easy way out. the tank commander looks like he could bail quickly too

@MAZEMIND

7 күн бұрын

I 2nd this idea o/

I wanna know what was running through their heads as they drove up to the M113 to ask for directions. Did they think they were NPCs?

@TheArmourersBench

8 күн бұрын

I wish the timeline for this was a bit clearer, the stories just about fit together but seems to have been one of those fog of war moments.

@tomhenry897

7 күн бұрын

Untrained troops Don’t help Russia fielding so many Frankenstein tanks

@gilde915

7 күн бұрын

Iam not sure...since, we laugh about russians, they knew what happend to their comrades. It might be a cover story for a surrender, to give them a chance if they ever get exchanged, otherwise they might get punished for defection.

@jamesdeek7039

7 күн бұрын

​@@tomhenry897 Russia is just throwing regular Joe's into the meatgrinder

@MaxCroat

7 күн бұрын

@@jamesdeek7039 unlikely. much more likely is, as the video seems to suggest, that the crew was disoriented and confused due to the vehicle being struck. Maybe they got concussions or something.

Waiting for Gaijan to add it

@KorianHUN

7 күн бұрын

Syria made a factory produced cage addon for T-72 years ago. It would be a fun premium honestly, but since it can't be made incredibly appealing to whales as an OP vehicle Gaijin won't bother adding it.

@Brian-qj4kk

7 күн бұрын

American will cry hard on it, they dont want russian image to be good

@kaj160

7 күн бұрын

rank 7 premium, no ammo racks and 20 crew members

@Marshmallow603

7 күн бұрын

@@Brian-qj4kk nah it can stop KE it would literally get obliterated

@The104th_Wolf_Pack

7 күн бұрын

That Russian propaganda game with make it god tier for no reason other than glory to russia or 59.99 usd.

Turtle tank so strong it can penetrate enemy lines without even noticing

@doubledouble4g379

6 күн бұрын

To be fair, if you were quickly scanning the battlefield looking for enemy vehicles, I think most of us would quickly write this thing off as an old shed or a pile of scrap metal.

Literal 40K ork technology

@gachibass3639

7 күн бұрын

"WAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!! DA ORKS!!! WAAAAAAGGHHH!!!".

@stayhungry1503

7 күн бұрын

its only missing go-fastah red paint

@S1030dan

7 күн бұрын

Hey dont insult Orks they have an innate genetical understanding of how tech works. This piece of shit was cobbled together by idiots.

@Iwasthemilkman

7 күн бұрын

There is a Russian unit that called themselves Orks and has an Ork glyph as it's unit insignia

@thedungeondelver

7 күн бұрын

If the Russkies had painted it red the UKR guys wouldn't have caught it, coz red wunz go fasta!

Turtle tank engineering relies mostly on galvanized square steel and expansion screews borrowed from your aunt.

@greycatturtle7132

7 күн бұрын

Lmao

@johnsmith-jq1uc

7 күн бұрын

oh god no

@trappenweisseguy27

7 күн бұрын

Granny’s mattress box spring 😂.

@Tr_Fast

7 күн бұрын

don't forget eco friendly wood vaneer

@AndyFromBeaverton

6 күн бұрын

Everyone laughs at it but the tank crew. They would create this unless it works. That's why Ukraine is doing the same.

yo holy shit it's an A7V

@GlopPlopJop

7 күн бұрын

Was waiting for somebody to point it out lmao

@hedgehog3180

7 күн бұрын

The Entente are quaking in their boots.

T62 under that shell lol

@bigvaxmeanie925

7 күн бұрын

"They're being used for artillery"

@1234crevis

7 күн бұрын

@@bigvaxmeanie925 ur right but only ones being used for artillery are the ones that can fire but these ones are junk and Russia locks the turret and puts this cover over it. U have to lock turret or it could spin knocking off this cover thing.

@andrewduan5123

7 күн бұрын

@@bigvaxmeanie925 i mean, why use a t72 for this? t62 is cheaper, and its not like they want it to actually do anything but get shot at and carry troops under the shed

@bigvaxmeanie925

7 күн бұрын

@@andrewduan5123 it shows how bad Russia has performed in this war that they are resorting to using 60 year old equipment. They dont even have proper APCs or IFVs to transport troops anymore and have to use scrap sheds

@Tr_Fast

7 күн бұрын

@@andrewduan5123 becaused russia claimed that they have thousands of t-72's that are waiting to be used, and its kinda funny that they are seemingly starting to use t-62 for frontline combat within 3 months of that claim

This war is bizarre.

@marluxia8832

4 күн бұрын

That's putting it lightly. Russia and Ukraine kept on trading with each other for at least the first half of 2022 as the war was raging on, people from both countries play video games online together, and sometimes even visit each other's country without much trouble. No filtration until very recently (and only in airports), no discrimination, no internment camps. In Chernobyl, Russian and Ukrainian forces called for a temporary ceasefire and guarded and controlled the nuclear plant together. There are plenty of videos from there of soldiers from both sides chilling out together, jocking and laughing.

@workingguy6666

2 күн бұрын

@@marluxia8832 here in the USA I've seen Russians and Ukrainians stop talking to each other over the not-mentioned feelings about the war, but then - over time - start working with each other again. Perhaps far too close of a relationship to be considered for NATO either now or in the next 75 years.

Rare shot of tank that actually survived the frontline long enough to be captured

The capture of this vehicle illustrates the situational awareness problem for the crew, especially the driver. After hard maneuvering, the crew could not tell which way was the enemy lines.

As long as it keeps rolling you can use that contraption for something, not completely useless, the driver though.

@shamilton4294

7 күн бұрын

Yeah it seems to make for a great T-62m camper addon. Can accommodate a dozen under geared Russian troops with all the comforts of home on their long Ukrainian vacations sponsored by Putin. Well maybe "long vacation" is not the correct phrase here.

That Blyat mobile gets around😂😂😂

@JZsBFF

7 күн бұрын

They survived a drone strike only to get lost, so that's a plus for the turtle and a minus for Orc tanker training. It's a bit like the premise of the movie "The Beast" (1988): a T-62 gets lost...

@realdragao6367

3 күн бұрын

@@JZsBFFthey got captured on purpose, FSB doesnt punish your family or hunt you if you were captured instead of surrendering

@JZsBFF

2 күн бұрын

@@realdragao6367 Those are ww2 practises but I wouldn't be surprised if they're still used as a tool to pressure conscripts.

If it survived a hit by a drone, then the shed armor did it's job. Makes me wonder if the crew wanted to just surrender without looking bad.

@MayaPosch

7 күн бұрын

In the most recent video they show the damage done to the track by a drone attack. This burned off the rubber on one of the road wheels, which got tangled up. It was this mobility kill that allowed for the tank and its crew to be captured. Few of the 'turtle tanks' protect against such mobility kills, so their use remains highly questionable.

@christianschlogl6295

7 күн бұрын

@@MayaPosch Tbf hitting the track with an FPV drone is propably harder than hitting the engine deck of a normal tank

@Br1cht

7 күн бұрын

@@MayaPoschit’s a proven concept and the Western tanks sent there should’ve been helped by it, it couldn’t made it worse at least since all Western tanks has failed there. It’s a drone war.

@MayaPosch

7 күн бұрын

@@Br1cht Your 'proven concept' sounds more like copium to me. Ukrainian tanks also have slat armour added, but mostly just active armour like K-1 blocks. FVP drones hate that trick.

@shaggnar2014

7 күн бұрын

The armor didn't do anything here and was taken out by a track hit. Only thing the shed could do is make you miss. It's just sheet metal and would do nothing to an AT warhead

he asked the enemy for directions no way they can be that dumb... nah he wanted to be taken

@jamesdeek7039

7 күн бұрын

@@zakbook15 shit if my government sent me to war in THAT id surrender too

@obsidianjane4413

7 күн бұрын

Kinda what I was thinking. If the FSB/GRU think you "defected" they might come after you or your family. But if you were captured, even stupidly, maybe not.

@jamesdeek7039

7 күн бұрын

@@obsidianjane4413 perhaps, there's a lot of soldier suicide too and I think it has something to do with the same thing, their families at risk

Wow. Those welds look like someone did them after hearing them described, VERY improvised smoke discharger, crew getting lost and ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS FROM THE ENEMY, vehicle left alone and unsupportes, no communication... the name 'Blyat' tank is very apt...

@alltat

7 күн бұрын

It does illustrate why "you can't see anything" is a really big downside of designs like this. It's pretty easy to get lost if all you can see is what's directly ahead of you.

@ImRandomDude

7 күн бұрын

sir, those are not welds. mere signs of electric glue gun

@Spoon80085

7 күн бұрын

It's an improvised method of stopping FPV drones from making Tanks moving coffins. They're basically big blocks of metal that are meant to jam drones, clear mines and absorb enemy munitions

@Soulessdeeds

7 күн бұрын

I can say I see why the shit welding job doesn't really matter. They guy doing it has to do it quickly and without proper tools. And they probably already have a ton of other work to do. So slap welding steel together makes sense. Especially when you know its all going to be blown to hell the next day. Also its Russia so quality is out the window in the first place lol.

@txm100

7 күн бұрын

How exquisit would you weld IN A WAR ZONE?

Side note, the 22nd’s emblem is dope

R: Where to the front? U: To the East R: Don't you mean the West? U: Oh R: Oh no

"Don't worry boys! we have no ammo or supplies but we do have vodka!"

@Ailasher

7 күн бұрын

They don't. In the Tzarist/Soviet/Russian army, vodka existed only for officers.

@piotr69420

7 күн бұрын

​@@AilasherSounds 🤓

Looks like a WW1 Schneider and St. Chamond crossover.

I have a few questions: How can they see outside? How can they response to attacks from the side if they can't use their machine guns? How can they recovered their turtle tank if they get stuck in a hole?

@hoot1025

7 күн бұрын

The turtle tank is basically a "tank character" in games. To see outside they have cameras installed. They aren't supposed to be the ones shooting back, they are there to 1. Test the future offensive 2. Go over mines 3. Tank FPV drones If it gets stuck (it has before), they abandon it.

@Ailasher

7 күн бұрын

"How can they see outside?" Periscope. You know: the little things, all (or most) tanks have them. "How can they response to attacks from the side if they can't use their machine guns?" As a regular tank from around the time they dropped all except one turret (WWII) - very badly. "How can they recovered their turtle tank if they get stuck in a hole?" No how, they had to disembark and get lost in a horror, presumably towards their positions. But something didn't go according to plan. Maybe they got a shellshock, maybe they decided to play heroes before a rifle barrel was shoved in their faces, maybe something else, we'll never know.

@hedgehog3180

7 күн бұрын

The answer to the first two is that they can't, that's why they're usually supported by other tanks and this one was captured when ir seemingly got seperated from its support.

@PTillA-kf7rq

4 күн бұрын

They can only see what's in front of them 1, 2 They can't besides I've never seen any 50cal hatch guns on any of their tanks so far, 3 Engineering tow tank if they can get one through the drones and Ukr Artillery.

They look like something out of post-apocalyptic lore.

Whoever did the welding of the turtle top either wasn’t fussed about quality or did it under pressure of time or suboptimal circumstances - or all the above.

That looks like state of the art first world war technology.....

@skipintroux4440

6 күн бұрын

The North Vietnamese were using crude devices including sticks in holes and still defeated the first world USA army who were possibly the best equipped up until recently.

Welcome back Saint-Chamond !!!

Survivability is secondary to the real purpose of the turtle tanks: providing much-needed external cargo space for the crew's pilfered washing machines.

@VrrVolcano

Күн бұрын

Oh and let me guess, Russians are using the washing machines as a source of electronics for their hypersonic missiles? 🤡

Energy shields. Clearly what we really need is energy shields, but since that's impossible we'll settle for sheds.

the asking for direction part gotta be a soldier humor moment 😂😂

"It's called Smekalka, and it's genius" - Lazerpig😆

Am I the only one seeing a A7V from ww1

@tango5thetargeted73

7 күн бұрын

you're not the only one

Great video TAB!

Most embarrassing way to get captured is asking for directions.

Oh, that's hilarious. Imagine turning your tanks into apcs lol

@obsidianjane4413

7 күн бұрын

I guess you've never heard of a "kangaroo".

@DJSockmonkeyMusic

7 күн бұрын

@@obsidianjane4413 I live with one.

0:31 For a moment I thought the shed roof was connected to the tank 🤦‍♂

@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND

2 күн бұрын

Same here.

The turret was fixed and it carried no ammo!? What is even the point of this tank? Are they using it as an armored personnel carrier? Russia must be desperate for armor to be rolling out broken tanks like this.

@MayaPosch

7 күн бұрын

In the most recent video about this tank they show that the russians had been literally living inside the tank's shed, with discarded packagings and the like everywhere. Felt more like it was their mobile home that they got sent to the frontlines with.

@Ostsol

7 күн бұрын

Makes me wonder at the state of the tank's systems. Maybe it was never fit for combat and was converted into a barely armoured taxi.

@MayaPosch

7 күн бұрын

@@Ostsol In the video where they explored the tank, they mentioned that the tank was pretty worn out, so it probably hadn't seen maintenance in years.

@hedgehog3180

7 күн бұрын

It's more of a mobile mine clearing device, in that it rolls over a mine and takes it out.

To avoid drone attacks Russia went back in time and made their tanks A7V’s but hey it kinda seems to work

@GKOYG_and_KAAF_is_epic

2 күн бұрын

That dont make sense ay all tge A7V armour is too thin it would be a dead Weight in ukraine

@Jackspladt

2 күн бұрын

I’m joking

Turret rotation is overrated either way

Something is very sus about this tank. It feels like a Trojan horse tank. Except the Trojan is like misinformation.

So, its basically a glorified APC?

@TheArmourersBench

7 күн бұрын

Pretty much, check out some of my earlier videos on these for more context.

idk if that would fit to your channel, but could u maybe cover the north korean ammo? 😆 and pls bless us with another video of makeshift vehicles made from MTLBs or BMPs, etc

This was soooooooooooooooooooo cool! Subscribed and liked!

@TheArmourersBench

7 күн бұрын

Thank you, welcome aboard, check out some of my earlier videos on these if you get a chance.

when your so desperate that your tanks look like a moving scrap shed...

"I like turtles"

Great presentation thanks 😊

Must be hell to Live inside this thing while having literally no defence weapons on it

So it's basically a weird APC that can only carry troops on the outside?

@TheArmourersBench

7 күн бұрын

Pretty much!

I could build a nice garage, carport and a shed from all the metal on the turtle tanks and cope cages.

Ukrainian soldiers capturing turtle tank - "yeah... if we were forced to drive a peice of junk like this, we'd discuise it as a shed as well..."

AKA the ol' bread box.

There was Turtle Tank by the name of Bert And Bert the Turtle Tank never got hurt When heard the drone go whirr whirr whirr He knew just what to do Run for cover, run for cover

It’s not the idea itself we make fun of, it’s the presentation.

Imagine claiming to be the #1 army in the world but having to resort to glorified sheds on a T-64...

@halflifeapc8777

8 күн бұрын

Cope harder. I thought Russia was supposed to have run out of ammo and tanks by now? Why aren’t they using T-34s in sheds?

@murmenaattori6

8 күн бұрын

Not even T-64s, those are from the 70s. These are most often on T-62s and even T-54/55 hulls.

@y0Milan

8 күн бұрын

@@halflifeapc8777 Cope? Did you watch the video lmfao?

@prfwrx2497

8 күн бұрын

T-62

@prfwrx2497

7 күн бұрын

​​@@halflifeapc8777 "why not T-34" you mean, the country that purchased T-34 from motherfuckin Laos to have T-34 on May 9th parades? I wish I was joking, but that's fact. Russia doesn't have any roadworthy T-34s left in their own stock, hence they imported them for the parades. The oldest shite they have that has a chance of working is the T-55, and yeah, they're onto that now.

I can imagine how Russians must feel over the absolute state of their armed forces. This is a direct and tangible result of the corruption and incompetence we've seen in Russia's high command since the start of this 3-day special military operation.

why dont they add some sort of active protection similar to the trophy system (but simpler/cheaper) to counter drones? apart from money and time it would take to develop and upgrade the tanks, what else stops them from doing this?

@TheArmourersBench

4 күн бұрын

Money, time and expertise are the key reasons APS isn't more commonly used.

Isn't "blyatmobile" basically just calling it "shitmobile"?

@TheArmourersBench

7 күн бұрын

A rough translation but yep

' Battle Barns '

BTW its a t-62 based turtle. Looks like a VERY old variant, doesn't even have the M variant modifications. Pretty much obsolete stuff. EDIT As @SgtBelfed pointed out, it does seem like a T62M1 variant. It's a '70/'80 model, not too bad ;)

@SgtBeltfed

6 күн бұрын

From other videos of it, it's a T-62M1, with some freshly installed empty reactive armor blocks on the forward hull (the screws securing them are nice and shiny). The box for the laser rangefinder above the barrel is still present, as is the add on composite armor on the turret cheeks. It's lost it's side skirts at some point.

@andrzejz4218

6 күн бұрын

@@SgtBeltfed I didn't see the addon cheeks armor which made me believe it's a very dated variant. Gonna rewatch the video and double check.

It is a mobile vodka bar.

Ah Australia captured a A7V too

I really dont get the purpose if it doesnt have a mine clearing kit on it? Like that was the one point of these right? A heavily armored mine clearing vehicle?

@Ogier78

7 күн бұрын

yeah was wondering the same as they are only usefull as spearheads

@battenburg6089

7 күн бұрын

its most likely drone defence, like cope cages

@FabianDialer-vw1zk

7 күн бұрын

This whole addon is against drones.

@tottorookokkoroo5318

7 күн бұрын

@@FabianDialer-vw1zk Yeah but when you put the shell on it takes away the gun which is usually the point of a tank? So its just a tank without a gun. Whats the point?

@armchairgeneralissimo

7 күн бұрын

Looking at the layout of this one I would say it's an improvised APC

Imagine being in a war zone, thinking your good because you got actual explosives to counteract the tank rounds. Little do you know they're empty for some reason.

Asking M113 operators for directions lmfao? Luke warm iq, Ivan.

@pavelslama5543

7 күн бұрын

Maybe it was more of a "we don´t wanna fight anymore, wink wink" type of asking for directions...

@vos2693

7 күн бұрын

It is better to look stupid, rather than be dead.

the empty reactive armour blocks is expected, but no ammo? they weren't kidding when they said they were lost

Looks just like an A7V "Wotan" from WW1, back to basics for Russia i guess

None of the "Turtle Tanks" have operational guns. The RA is basically using Tanks with broken autoloaders and worn out barrels as armored trucks because the UA has been destroying supply trucks as they get near the front. Once you remove all the ammo,there is quite a bit of storage space in the turret , the Internal fuel tanks can hold 250 gallons and you can use the deck behind the turret like a truck bed. That's why the "shell" is so big , it's so they can pile stuff up behind the turret. So they load the thing up with just a driver in it, then drive to the front unload everything ,including most of the fuel and then they drive back. This is a bad sign for the RA , it means they have more tanks that are no longer capable of combat because of non-functional guns than they can repair.

Incredible

Tutel 😄

Watching the video I originally noted about 10 things that caught my attention, and you managed to address every single one of them. Great video & thanks! 👍

@TheArmourersBench

7 күн бұрын

Ahh that's great to hear, thanks for watching!

Wait, wut? They followed the Bradley vehicle, which tried to outrun/hide, kept following, when upon closing with them, the driver got out to ask for directions? Is that what the kids call "surrendering" now?

imagine getting captured while asking for directions

The Germans fielded 20 of these in WW1, I didn’t realise one was still operating.

ERA armor with dudes riding in the box... Smart.

God might be with them, their supply chain is not. A tank used as a makeshift APC, and it’s a T-62, armour made from electric substations… Yeah seems to be going well.

It has a 1916 vibe.

88 written on the side 🤣 If you know you know 💀

It's one thing to get lost in that environment and a whole other thing to walk up to what should obvious to you as an enemy and ask directions😂

Wait, they send out tanks without armaments just to take hits? A literal sacrificial lamb? This is literally "they will run out of bullets before we run out of men" but with tanks. Ofc the driver was confused, he was probably high off his balls, how else could you do a job like that where your mission is to get destroyed so Others won't?

unfortunate, for the crew, but I guess it is not the first time it happened, nor it will be the last (I heard of at lest 4 stories of the same happening on both sides)

🐢

That darn thing is over there looking like a German A7V from WW1...

love the "god's with us" and "88" markings put together... you can't make this shit up

@illustractorydraws

4 күн бұрын

thats ukranian fascists in a nutshell

What’s the underlying tank platform? Is this a T62 or what? How old is the base platform?

@anrw886

7 күн бұрын

He said T62M

"Navigation isn't rocket science." - No Russian tanker ever said.

Who woulda thought the tank either fuck all vision got lost and stuck and then a bunch of Ukrainians easily jumped up on it

Susicious grafitti found inside the tank: " нет плана Б " 🤔

@Dushess

7 күн бұрын

they knew it's one way trip to the battlefield.

@horaciokanashiro-hv2zn

7 күн бұрын

@@Dushess Hint #2: Under the camo paint, traces of a layer of black color with detail in red.

Honestly, imagine what must have been going through the minds of that M113 crew. There's this huge thing chasing you, even as you try to hide from it it's still perusing, you KNOW it's the enemy, it's a tank and you're merely in an APC, if it catches you, you're toast, here it finally catches up to you, you've made your peace ready to accept your fate... Only for the crew of that thing get out, confuse you for friendlies and ask for directions. To quote that Ukrainian soldier from the very start of the full-scale invasion - "We're very lucky that they're so fucking stupid."

I still don't see how they're suppose to see outside of that shell to be able to drive

@TheArmourersBench

7 күн бұрын

Well the driver of this one seems to have struggled. Some of the better made ones have video cameras for the driver

The newest top tier premium for Warthunder - get it now at $99.99 along with 7 days of premium and 2000 Golden Eagles smh

I could see if the turtle tank commander mistook a Ukie BMP for a friendly but come on man Russia doesn’t use the M113 lmao

Those tanks are ridiculous. They don't seem to work

How did you come up with a "stolen sign" idea, lieutenant Colombo?

@TheArmourersBench

7 күн бұрын

Just theorising. It looks very much like many of the 1941-1945 memorials seen around the former Combloc. I may be mistaken.

@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND

2 күн бұрын

Gotta be a dk?

So a heavy APC for troop transportation

These just look like ww2 marder 3’s but no turret

Fixed turret and no ammunition????

Russian tanks don't have air-conditioning I can imagine how hot it gets inside that tank with that steel shell trapping even more heat inside.

@hedgehog3180

7 күн бұрын

The turtle shell conveniently ensures that the exhaust from the engine stays trapped near the tank.

Rebirth of a WWI A7V

Why did they paint "88" on the side of the tank?

Wow

Captured by Medics