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Today we will see many most interesting war machines of the past.
These machines are very seldom exhibited because they are the most rare vehicles and tanks
of the second world war.
In this way most likely you won’t be able to find these machines anywhere but in this
video.
They are from different countries from many private collections, and only today you may
look at them together in this material.
And moreover some of these machines you are likely to see for the first time!
Tanks, ATVs, armored vehicles from USSR, USA, Germany, France and Italy!
Besides mind that you will see not copies and models but original machines that were
thoroughly repaired and renewed and now these vehicles are in the perfect condition.
It is so unbelievable because many of the machines took part in the real battles but
today they are ready to go in battle again.
So get comfortable my friends we are to start just now.
Now you see a condition of the vehicle before it is repaired and renewed.
And I should say it is not so bad as it may be.
Such machines can be found in woods and swamps, abandoned military objects and even in households
of members of the war.
A very thorough process of reconstruction may take years because it is very difficult
nowadays to find original parts, but only they can be used.
And after such a work we can see a machine in this condition.
It’s very impressive isn’t it?
And I think if we begun to speak about this vehicle lets find out more about this great
peace of our history.
It is Fiat SPA TL37, Italian military all terrain vehicle of the second world war.
First vehicle was produced in 1938.
The main features are: short wheelbase, big ground clearance, and four wheel drive.
It is cut out for military actions in mountains.
Also it is very interesting that rear wheels can be turned as the front ones.
Such feature resulted in the highest maneuverability of the vehicle, its turning radius is less
than 4 meters!
Moreover it is a very powerful atv.
With full load, 5 people, heavy cargo, towed cannon and on the slope of 40 degrees it can
accelerate up to 30 miles per hour!
I think it is rather tough even for modern off-road vehicles.
Nowadays it remains only few these cars in the whole world.
And it is the only one in such a great condition.
KDS166 Shwimwaggen – it is considered as one of the first amphibian military vehicle
in the world.
The most interesting that this machine was designed completely by a famous Ferdinant
Porshe.
This vehicle can quite efficiently swim thanks to a special foldable screw.
It’s speed on water is about 8 miles per hour and on the ground it is about 20 miles
per hour.
So shwimwaggen can cross rivers and lakes but I should say it could be easily sunk by
a single hole in the body.
Four wheel drive, flat bottom and little weight allow the vehicle to move through swampy and
rough terrain, so it could come as a full surprise for enemy going from unexpected areas.
And if it gets stuck in the mood it can be easily moved manually by few people because
its weight is just 900 kg.
There are four sits, loading capacity is 400 kg.
The design of the vehicle is very effective, it is very simple and reliable, so it was
considered as a very successful military project, but unfortunately nowadays it is a very rare
vehicle and it is difficult to see it in such a great condition.
It is the first Japan four wheel drive vehicle Kurogane type 95, first time it was produced
in 1936.
This car may be considered as the ancestor of well known brand Nissan.
The factory where it was produced took this name in 1962.
It is a small car but has rather big wheels for off-road moving, besides the engine is
air cooled, so it was independent of water.
There are three forward gears and reverse.
Kurogane proved to be very effective during the war in North China, as I said it doesn’t
need any water and it was a great advantage, cause there was a shortage of water at that
war scene.
The vehicle has a very simple and reliable design, a very efficient and swift military
atv, it met all the demands of that time but as you know it was not enough for Japan to
avoid a defeat in the Second world war.
Nowadays it is the rarest vehicle, only three cars in good shape are known in the world.
Horch 930 was produced in Germany in 1937.
At that time Germany was preparing for the war, so this model is designed to be more
practical not luxurious.
It is equipped with V8 engine 3.8 l capacity and 92 hp.
The weight is about two tons and maximum speed is very decent for that time 100 miles per
hour.
Even today Horch is a beautiful car and for that time it was a real masterpiece, the design
is so strict and clear, simple lines, big windows this car was very successful with
consumers.
Also it has a luxurious interior, huge comfortable seats, a lot of space, and even in standard
version this Horch was equipped with radio!
Moreover it has another luxurious option - it is a washing stand.
I am not kidding – a real wasing stand was built into right side of the body.
The car had every chances to become very popular throughout the world, but these chances were
ruined by the second world war.
The factory where this vehicles were produced was eliminated by numerous bombings!
And this is a military version – Horch 901.
This model was produced since 1937.
The main parts were taken from a civilian model, that we have just seen.
The main difference is that the military version has a four wheel drive with dif lock.
There is an interesting fact – The commander in chief of USSR Army Ghukov used this vehicle
that had been captured in German embassy in 1943.
And he stated that this Horch was one of the best atv of The second world war.
Not only Ghukov but even british prime-minister Cherchill greatly appreciated this vehicle.
It proved to be very reliable, heavy-duty and simple and it could move in toughest conditions.
The car has the same engine as civilian model – V8 92 hp, maximum speed 70 miles per hour.
Nowadays it is almost impossible to find this Horch in such a perfect condition, there are
less than 10 units remained in the world.
T-38 – the lightest amphibian tank from USSR.
This tank firstly was produced in 1935.
It is a very stocky but wide machine and such solution resulted in the fact that this tank
can quite steadily float.
This tank has an advanced suspension system that provides quite decent maximum speed about
30 miles per hour.
The weapon is 7.62 caliber machine gun.
The engine is four cylinder 3.8 l capacity 40 hp.
Side clutch system.
The weight is slightly more than 3 tons.
A special propeller is used to move on water.
It is interesting that it was one of the first tanks where the welding started to be used
in construction.
By the way in 1935 when this tank was firstly produced there was no any analogs in the world!
At the show there were almost all the models of motorcycles that took part in the SWW.
You could meet there such bikes as legendary bmw and the rarest japan military bike, but
this german Kettenkrad I think is the most interesting moto atv at the exhibition.
This is the lightest tracked atv, it is a very manevaruable vehicle which was perfectly
used by soldiers for scouting and towing light cannons.
It is equipped with four cylinders engine 36 horsepower.
The transmission has 3 forward gears and a low mode for the toughest off-road.
This atv is a very effective for offroad moving, due to the tracks and light weight it can
move through swamps and snow.
Maximum speed is 50 miles per hour on a flat ground and 30 miles on offroad.
This atv can be turned both by a front wheel and by a side clutch.
As a result of its offroading features this atv was the only vehicle that could successfully
move in winter and spring when it was the severest terrain conditions in Russia.
This armored vehicle is called FAI-M, it is advanced Russian machine was produced on the
base of civilian vehicle GAZ.
It is equipped with the 50 horsepower engine.
It is a rather heavy car, so it could be used only in town on good roads, and it immediately
gets stuck on offroad.
But on the other hand it has quite a decent armor that can save people sitting inside
from bullets and shell fragments.
Unfortunately these vehicles could easily be damaged by a more serious weapon, besides
they were not quick enough to survive any tough battle.
That is why Russian military government decided not to produce on the line this machine.
And it was made just about three hundred units, so nowadays this model is extremely rare to
be come across.
T-70 – ussr light tank of the second world war.
Firstly it was produced in 1941.
The weight is 9 tons.
It has an advanced armor, 45 mm cannon, and double 12 cylinders engine.
Total power is 140 hp and it allowed to accelerate the machine up to 30 miles per hour.
Many of these tanks took part in the severest battles in 1942.
But then they were replaced by more advanced models and by the end of the war it remained
just few of them.
The rarest French four wheel drive vehicle Latil M7T1.
Firstly it was produced in 1938.
This is a multipurpose military atv, it could be used for scouting and for towing light
cannons.
It can carry five people and additional cargo.
The vehicle is equipped with four cylinder engine 2,7 l capacity and 50 horsepower.
Also it has advanced 8-gears transmission with differential lock and independent suspension
system of all the wheels.
Very powerful hydraulic brakes, decent ground clearance and 50 miles per hour maximum speed
– all these features make this vehicle one of the best light military machines at that
time.
It was made up to 1945, the total amount of produced vehicles is about 900 units, but
just very few of them could be seen nowadays in such a great condition.
Half-truck M5 – Heavy American ATV of the second world war it was being produced since
1940 till 1945.
During the war many of this machines were supplied by USA to the American allies.
This atv proved to be very effective and reliable it is very interesting that some countries
had used these vehicles in their armies up to 2007.
It has an armor that can protect from bullets, the thickness of the steel is 6 mm.
And there is a 13 mm steel in front of the vehicle that protects a driver and a car commander.
It is equipped with 6 cylinders engine 6 l capacity and 141 hp.
The maximum speed is about 50 miles per hour.
There is four gears transmission and low mode for cross country moving.
The weapon is 12.7 mm machinegun mounted behind the cabin and 7.62 mm machinegun mounted from
behind the vehicle.
And this is a legendary german light tank – Panzer Kampfwagen.
It has a front armor 14,5 mm and its weigh is almost 9 tons.
The thickness of the armor is the same at all the sides so it can protect only from
bullets and shell fragments.
The engine is Maybach 6 cylinders 7 l capacity, power is 140 hp.
The maximum speed is 30 miles per hour.
Fuel consumption is about 90 l for 70 miles.
There is a six gears transmission.
The weapon is 20 mm automatic cannon and a machinegun 7.62 mm.
The crew is three people: commander-gunlayer, a scout and a driver.
Now you see Japan light tank Ha-Go.
This machine was produced in 1935 by Mitsubishi company.
The weapon is mounted in the middle of the body it is 37 mm cannon.
The weapon has a manual system of pointing.
Also there is a 6 mm machinegun.
The vehicle is equipped with diesel 6 cylinder engine, about hundred horsepower.
It has an aircooling system, that may be considered as one of the drawbacks of the tank.
Besides there is no any welding.
All the parts of the armor are connected by usual bolts.
By the way the thickness of the armor is about 10 mm, so it can protect only from bullets
but it can’t resist any more serious weapon.
The tank was being produced since 1935 to 1943.
The total amount of produced machines is about 1000 units.
This is Ford F-60 . It is an American military atv truck.
It is equipped with 8 cylinders engine, 4 l capacity and 95 horsepower.
It is a full drive vehicle that can deal with a rather serious offroad.
There is an interesting story about this particular vehicle.
During the war it was captured many times.
Firstly it was captured by german forces in 1942, then it was sent to Italy where this
vehicle took part in battles.
After that it was transferred to the east front where it was retaken by soviet union
forces.
In this way this machine served almost for all the sides of the Second world war.
And it is hard to believe but even today this truck is in great condition and it is ready
to be used at any time.
And this menacing machine is considered as the most effective tank killer of the SWW.
It is a german self-propelled cannon that was used to shoot enemy tanks from the long
distance.
It was produced in 1940 and soon it proved to be a very effective in battles.
It has 150 mm cannon, that can cope with most tanks of that time.
The vehicle is equipped with 6 cylinders engine, 3,5 l capacity and 70 horsepower.
It is a tracked atv so it was possible to move on offroad and maximum speed is 20 miles
per hour.
The crew is two people – a driver and a gun layer.
The cabin is open so it is possible to leave the vehicle at any moment and this feature
saved a lot of people during the battles.
At present it is the rarest vehicle, it is known only one machine in good condition,
and this machine you see now on your screens.
Renault 31R.
It is so called tankette, it was used mainly for towing different cannons and other cargoes.
But many of these machines served for civilian purposes in the police and even as tractors.
It has 9 mm armor, and 4 cylinders engine 2 l capacity, 35 hp that provides 30 miles
per hour maximum speed.
The weight is about two tons and loading capacity 400 kg This particular vehicle was captured
by soviet army.
And there is nothing more to say but now it is very difficult to find this model in such
a great condition.
So lets call it a day.
It were the most interesting and rare vehicles of this show.
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