Russian WWII related quality talk videos

[Akinaba 462]

Hi everyone!

In order to not to spam the forum with various really special videos I decided to rename this topic in "Russian WWII related quality talk videos".

You see we've got some IMO really intersting videos about this or that aspect of the war here and there and I bet you would have really hard time to find those due to simple fact that almost always they are in Russian. Though they dont start being less interesting for that reason. So I'll try to filter the content keeping it as much intersting and quality as I could while not focusing solemnly on Soviet weaponary, or tactics, but rather covering some more wide aspects of the war.

 

On a language theme: unfortunately its impossible to add even a volunteeric translation subtitles for some of those videos due to some wired privacy tuning of those. Though, I hope one day we will either see the change of those tunings or some other variants of translation.

 

So I wanted to show you guys some I believe intersting videos, created by Kalashnikov Media. But instead of creatiing multiply topics I decided to do one.

 

The only problem so far is that they simply have no EN subtitles so a kind of Russian language knowledge neede. Though I hope it will be usefull for some of you and I also hope EN subtitles will appear there one day.

So the first video would be the discussion about AT rifles. Soviet in particular but looked at in context of general experience of AT rifles.

 

 

Edited September 17, 2020

[GermanSoldier 3,795]

Always a bummer to see no subtitles on their videos, they have a lot of really interesting stuff.

 

Anyway, since ive been crashing across a lot of different numbers recently, do they talk of penetration (and under what conditions)? would be interesting to hear their take on it

[bloodremar 281]

On 7/8/2020 at 10:14 PM, GermanSoldier said:

Always a bummer to see no subtitles on their videos, they have a lot of really interesting stuff.

 

Anyway, since ive been crashing across a lot of different numbers recently, do they talk of penetration (and under what conditions)? would be interesting to hear their take on it

In the video they don't talk specifically on the conditions of penetration but they say its 70mm and more. However this ZIF - 17 version of the later known as RES weapon is from the museum in Pandikovo (Падиково). So I assume they taken the information about the 70 mm penetration from there. In the museum  its stated:
'' На 300 метрах гарантировано пробивалось 50 миллиметров брони, на 100 метрах 70 миллиметров, при встрече метаемого снаряда с бронеплитой под углом в 90 градусов.''
At 300 meters, 50 millimeters of armor penetration is guaranteed , at 100 meters 70 millimeters, when a projectile is projected with an armor plate at an angle of 90 degrees. 
 You can tell this weapon is taken from exactly the museum in Pandikovo because its really rear weapon and its missing the shield and very few of this weapons from the Zif -17 production are left and those without the shield are even fewer. Later models had even wheels.  

I found the information about this weapon Zif - 17  and Zif - 11 when I was working my sub faction topic.

 

[Akinaba 462]

Next one would be about an SVT series. Important to note that apparently the SVT was kinda used to be self-improved into automatic variants in the fields by the soldiers themselves while small amount of AVT-40 was kept in production. Untill the AVT-40 variant 1944 was made.

 

 

Edited July 28, 2020

[Akinaba 462]

EDIT: On a disclamer note and translations see the first post (edited today).

 

So the next video today would be fresh-new interview with an experienced tank reconstructor Vadim Elistratov called: "I drived T-34 and a Panther". Pretty huge load of information about various aspects of wide range of vehicles not only German and Soviet but also Hungarian and Japan. Famous "bad t-34 engine" topic is also tuched. Hope you'll enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2020