Crew positions and interior features of the last T28 / T95 American superheavy tank

Check out the internals of the T28 superheavy tank! Curator Rob Cogan walks us through each of the crew positions and shares some of the design and history of the last T28 around.
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[@TheKencoffee]

The speedometer has the function of showing you how fast you aren't going.

[@hillaryclinton2415]

Neiner neiner...

[@StuSaville]

Slowdometer

[@venator5]

*how fast you can't move*

[@SchizaMan]

@@StuSaville that's... dude, that's awesome :D

[@Daesarul]

Infinity

[@BinkyTheElf1]

Sorry, but the TOG 2 British tank has an interior & outside pool, billiards room, bar, and fitness club. This thing totally missed the boat on amenities.

[@wideyxyz2271]

Library and study too...........Oh and an orangery.

[@racernatorde5318]

Wait a second, where is the billard room? It must have been behind that fancy door on the 2nd floor, right?

[@nonamesplease6288]

You forgot to mention the boiling vessel.

[@Angel9932]

@@nonamesplease6288 The TOG was steam powered? Even better!

[@TheDutie]

Oh... did they remove the football field and running track from the tog 2?

[@ArmorCavCollection]

Just a further note by Rob: you may notice the inside of the hatches are painted white like the interior. That's not correct and getting corrected soon! It should be painted olive drab the same as the exterior. You wouldnt want an open hatch to be so visible!

[@jbennett4196]

It seemed a little funky that the hatches were white too, but good to know! Is there any chance that itll be a full restoration as close as possible to it's original construction? Like engine, transmission, and even that box he mentioned in the drivers seat that was likely removed.

[@1337flite]

Peresumably the interior of the hatches would were padded? One question - why wasn't the breach block bead blasted/painted? Just curious. Tnx for the video(s)

[@paoloviti6156]

@@1337flite presumably because the cannon never been pulled out from the tank so it couldn't be sandblasted the part of the extended counterweight behind the breach!

[@michael7324]

Thank you. Was wondering.

[@pauld6967]

Since we're on the topic of corrections: "...the same as the *exterior*." 😉

[@hansmueller3029]

Cool story if you want to read it : Dad was a truck driver and operated a tiny company with 2 Transtar cabovers, a Ford 9000, 2 40ft van trailers and a flatbed. He and my bothers hauled everything. He had contacts from his military days and from the REA railroad job he had out of the service. He hauled a few hulls and turrets from the east coast and Texas to Ft. Knox where they used combat wrecks for target practice. Knox was the U.S. army's school for tankers. As a kid I played in a German Marder, a Panzer III and what I think was the Pz IV with the short 75mm. and a Kfz 7. He didn't haul the the T28 but I spent a lot of time on and in it's very neglected fighting compartment. Every peice had been in the weather and had been home to birds and other critters for years. I had access to every tank and artillery piece the museum was preparing for display as they kept them in a lot as they decided whether it would be shot at on the range or restored. Everything there and any of the 4 my dad hauled. But the most fun was wasn't a tank or artillery piece. Dad hauled a Gemini capsule that was used for training and he hauled it from a base in Texas. He brought the space capsule to his warehouse while a museum in Kentucky prepared to install it as an exhibit. It was a 2 seat vehicle that could have flown. It had every thing that a flight model had. He had it for a year and I spent so much time flipping the 200 or 300 switches and just as many buttons I think I could fly it myself. I was just a hellion having a blast. Good times. Thanks Daddy. Miss ya

[@FarmerDrew]

I grew up in my Uncle's shop, sitting in Ferraris and Maseratis and thinking I had a cool childhood until I read this story, absolutely amazing

[@TheSharkkyy]

Was the gemini capsule taken to the Louisville Science Center by chance? They have a half cut open model you can climb in and turn the knobs and whatnot. Great memories getting in it as a kid, very cool!

[@sleepyboi3422]

They say you can’t miss the outside of t28 but they also lost it in a field for 27 years

[@redenginner]

It was probably buried in bushes&shrubs.

[@sleepyboi3422]

@@redenginner if they abandoned it in the testing grounds they wouldn’t cover it with foliage unless those grew after it was left, I think nobody just looked for it I suppose.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091]

@@sleepyboi3422 Why would you not look for the single heaviest piece of military hardware created by the US military at the tail end of a world war. Hell atleast keep the beast in a shed. Who was the guy who said "Nah we don't need it now, leave it and we will come back later for it."

[@SilvaDreams]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091 Because it was turned down after it's testing. It was a prototype and the US army decided that they had no need for a super heavy tank and that modern tank warfare was moving in the opposite direction. (Basically what the germans set down at the start of WW2 of fast tank movement)

[@jumpinjehosephat1877]

@@sleepyboi3422 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKTSomCrgtObmas Here is the picture taken after it was found.

[@suspiciousminds1750]

"Look at this low mileage baby, only 68 miles on the odometer, top speed 8 mph, and gets 20 gallons to the mile!"

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Sounds like an absolute bargain! XD And with just ONE previous owner! (All be it a somewhat neglectful one)

[@suspiciousminds1750]

@@SonsOfLorgar "and we'll throw in an extra set of tracks at no charge!"

[@paddy7812]

"Owned by a little old lady from Pasadena who only drove to church and the market"!!!!

[@pauld6967]

@@paddy7812 I was going to do the classic line but you beat me to it. I doff my cap to you sir.

[@paddy7812]

@@pauld6967 And I Thank You Sir!!

[@sumpterino]

It looks unusually roomy for a (albeit massive) tank. Like in New York you could rent that out to a family of four with two Great Danes without any problems

[@warhog258]

This whole thing about these TD's is that they were built big

[@Boomchacle]

In NY, that would be a million per month!

[@MrKillswitch88]

After all that has happened this year NYC is pretty much a dead mall and a Lot of people and businesses have left so getting a decent apartment isn't hard now.

[@RedShocktrooperRST]

It's less roomy with a full crew complement, full ammunition stowage, and such.

[@suspiciousminds1750]

And in NY, it would be looter-proof.

[@racernatorde5318]

Oh, this is perfection. I just started building a model of this tank literally a few days ago. I had no idea that it was moved, yet alone restored and now I even get to see the inside.

[@DavidPT40]

I used to see this tank at The Patton Museum all the time. I am so glad that an inside video was made. My Sunday School class actually went on a field trip to the Patton Museum one time.

[@nitsu2947]

damn i wish i can see tanks, school never gave us a tour on tanks, but on other historic sites here, i don't think there are many tanks on display here anyways and the virus too

[@TheEdmond30]

Again with the Big Tonks, cant wait to see more

[@luisrodriguez5433]

TONKS

[@nicz7694]

If the T95 would have met a Tiger.. T95: "So you are bullying Sherman?"

[@fbifederalbureauofinvestig5956]

And the Maus: Some problem with that?

[@greener2497]

@@fbifederalbureauofinvestig5956 t95 is gonna eat both tiger and maus lol

[@fbifederalbureauofinvestig5956]

@@greener2497 haha that's impossible the Maus is unbeatable you would need modern ammunition to piercing the armor.

[@rescerolse5558]

@@greener2497 Maus is more realibel they have Angeled Armour that t95

[@nicz7694]

@@fbifederalbureauofinvestig5956 Everybody Gangsta till Gustav starts the engine

[@kiepas1990]

During the video i was thinking it would be totally awesome to see T29 with it's rangefinder ears (ohhh that sexy beast, personally best looking tank ever) given some love, just like T28. AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY SAY IT WILL. Even though i know that T29, T30 and T34 have taken a beating through all thoes years, I sincerly say THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. P. S. Don't stop :)

[@Sofilein]

Those tanks are my faves too! I CANT WAIT to film em! It's happening very soon. Thank you so much for the support!

[@cevgunnerF]

@@Sofilein I truly appreciate your enthusiasm for the history , and the joy you demonstrate when you're getting hands-on with these vehicles. You don't interrupt the people you interview, either. Thanks! It's refreshing to see! Please carry on!

[@peterrudenko4496]

Daym... I thought that I am the only one who likes that T29 rangefinder))) But still... I like T34 more then T29 or T30. It's somewhere in the middle of T29 power and anti-tank capabilities and T30 *ANNIHILATION* power. Also (if I'm right) T34 have 3 50.cal Brownings. Though M6 got 3 50.cals too!

[@Kazuya.Mishima]

First time watching the inside of my favorite tank!!! Thank you for this opportunity Sofilein!

[@only_1_q]

Can you imagine being on the receiving end of this tank sitting in a bunker and all of a sudden that monstrosity comes over the hill ...

[@user-xn4kt5zd9s]

Sudden? You sure?

[@only_1_q]

@@user-xn4kt5zd9s yes there would of been a sudden appearing of this tank because the bunkers were at an elevated level over a 10 mile radius right

[@Buledde]

You would orobably have enough time for lunch.

[@catfish552]

You're in a bunker and another bunker shows up to bother you.

[@jamesburleson1916]

You could have a contest with the boys to see who can maintain a state of panic the longest, the guy who is panicking when the tonk starts shooting wins.

[@BHuang92]

The interior look at Sofilein's house.........

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Only in her dreams XD

[@kaifriedrich1763]

I believe her House has a bit more "Bad Girl" Stuff...

[@YTe1000]

I like how he mentioned commander being responsible for looking for targets and for "natural threats" which were not other armored vehicles or anti tank guns but bridges and ditches.

[@eatdirtmofo]

Well done Sofi, Rob is just the Tank Guy I like, press go.... and we get straight tank talk, no pause, no umm or ahh's.. that's how you tell that he's got a lot to say, and knows his stuff.

[@hawk2323]

I live here and I saw this tank about 8 years ago sitting outside before restoration. Pretty cool to see it now. Thanks for the upload!

[@michaelpatti8886]

I had the pleasure of meeting Rob and his team at the Fort Benning Armor museum...also got to see the newly refurbished T28 and many other wonderful steel beasts that his team has restored into a wonderful collection. Awesome museum. Really great pieces, and I cannot wait until the full facility is completed!

[@darthfader733]

The T28 is getting to be one of my favorite Armored vehicles, Thanks for another informative video's

[@vtbmwbiker]

Oh, for Pete's sake, it's big enough to sling a hammock in there! 68 miles? Pfft... Just amble over to the Armored school, get a couple of mechanics, a crane and a spare Abrams turbine. Slip that in and crank that sucker up. Awesome view inside! Probably big enough to carry it's own infantry section for protection.

[@samuelnakai1804]

If the US government spent money to get this tank operational with an Abrams engine, I would not complain about their misuse of my taxes. For about a year.

[@le_floofy_sniper_ducko]

@@samuelnakai1804 ehh Turbines are bad if you sit idling other than that they are very good

[@le_floofy_sniper_ducko]

also i guess you could say a M103 took a note out of T28/T95 for Hammocks lol

[@le_floofy_sniper_ducko]

@Rayhan tbh i dont thing the suspension could handle going that fast

[@SonsOfLorgar]

I'd say buy and modify a Leo2 powerpack from the Canadians instead of the gas turbine of an M1, the sound profile would remain a lot closer to the original too, at least from the outside.

[@topoffpancake3570]

This is so amazing to see! What a time to be alive

[@pauld6967]

Very nice. Good to see this video posted sooner than I expected.

[@vinyalonde]

Outstanding video - I love seeing the interior of this tank. The curator clearly has a love for this vehicle and all tanks. Ms Sofilein did a great job making this happen.

[@pczTV]

Rob does an excellent job walking through all these crew positions. Thank you

[@davidk6269]

Wow!!!!! An in-depth video on the interior of the T28/T95!!!! Thank you!

[@kikufutaba1194]

So amazing Thank you Mr. Cogan and Sofilein

[@harrypalmer728]

Thanks Sofi for bringing us another tank that a lot of us never even knew about. Nice to see you showing yourself in more of you're videos.

[@tankboyful]

good overview of such a rare vehicle. good catch Sofi , finding such a thorough and interesting guy to explain it all. will be watching for more!

[@EnhancedNightmare]

What a gem and amazing opportunity to have a look inside. I just love to explore prototypes and whether it is a tank or a car it is always good to see them preserved.

[@swagmanexplores7472]

A great video. Thanks for posting this up. Fascinating !

[@johnknight7296]

The video quality on this feels like being right there. VERY well done

[@detroitboy65]

I have long been an armor nut. Model kits, YT videos and games. The T95 has been the ghost that has defied deep investigation and pics. These videos of its new digs are BOSS! Thank you SO MUCH for going into such depth of this most elusive chunk of iron!

[@andyconway5610]

It’s not a T95, it is the T28 Super Heavy Tank

[@sovereigntyofvoyagers7380]

@@andyconway5610 Both names are used interchangeably, the technically correct term would be the T28 Super Heavy Tank but it was also known as the 105mm Gun Motor Carriage T95 for a year during its development.

[@dotonenote697]

Fantastic! Never expected there to be that much space in the T95!

[@andyconway5610]

T28

[@jkgaming3550]

@@andyconway5610 T-95!

[@Insomniac3d]

@@andyconway5610 you do know they're both the same tank right? it was originally designated as a heavy tank, redesignated as the 105mm Gun Motor Carriage T95 then redesignated again to the super heavy tank T28. everyone calls it the T28/95 as the americans couldnt figure out what to place it as since it fit in multiple american tank doctrines yet none at all.

[@Plank_Hill]

Glad to see how much work has been done on this beauty! Truly a conservation and restoration success story; so impressed by all the work that has gone into fixing her up again!

[@joshholton4712]

Awesome!!! Thank you Sofilein for the great videos! And for bringing us this beauty

[@danodamano2581]

These are very impressive. These heavy prototypes seem to be legends to tankers like the x planes are to aviators.

[@richardscales9560]

It's good that Sofi. just let's the experts do their thing without butting in. Excellent vid

[@DoctorShocktor]

Nah, it gives her no reason to be there. I know she’s just getting used to camera time, but look at the chieftain for a host who shares his own info and interviews experts. She should have been asking way more questions or injecting her own knowledge. It’s her channel.

[@richardscales9560]

@@DoctorShocktor so it's up to her to do it it this way then :)

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

Cool to see the second tracks on it now. Awesome video! Thanks Sofi!

[@JimWarford1]

Sofi; best historic video so far...Rob; great job as always.

[@rogerwilco71]

Sub'd after "HK day" popped up on my feed and now I'm really appreciating the Tank history and tours 😎👍

[@markedwardsphotography]

Great Vid. well done

[@pierre-lucrousseau3652]

Again a great video Sofilein. That a relief to see you both in a T28...face uncensored.

[@byronking7266]

Great job and enthusiasm by curator here. Shows passion and respect for this historic piece of equipment.

[@tootired76]

This guy reminds me of Father Mulcahey on MASH!!!

[@bted72]

This amazing feat of engineering was so large and heavy that bridges fall underneath the "natural threats" category. But then one should remember that it was designed not to fight tanks, nor infantry, it was brought into being to take on the Siegfried Line. Supposedly the most fortified series of emplacements ever. Thank you so much, Rob and Sofi for taking us inside this piece of priceless history and providing us with a snapshot of what the crew did and how they functioned as a team.

[@richardjackson3597]

I love tanks and all the details but I could watch and listen to Sofilein all day. Gorgeous.

[@michael7324]

Been waiting for this video. Thank you

[@fireproxy9707]

When he stood next to it I never realized how big that mantlet was haha it’s huge

[@kentsavick2516]

90 tons of tracked vehicle moving at 8 mph with only 500hp, that's impressive.

[@jasons395]

I was waiting for this video to be uploaded haha thanks for the great content guys keep up the great work

[@GunnyStudio102]

Sofilein, thank you for the interior update on the T28 , it is beautiful. Would have loved to see it run but just the conservation efforts are incredible. Keep up these great videos. As always you are truly lovely and beautiful.

[@richardsmith9958]

I always wondered why the interior was usually white. Again another great video Sofilein, one of the best channels on KZbin!

[@Zander10102]

I love this guy! Shame it was obsolete by the time it was done. Hey have you considered doing a "not fat" tshirt for this AFV?

[@Moxxieful]

Its my first time seeing what the inside look like in a T28/T95 Tank. Amazing! and thank you Sir for the details and also Sofilein. great Video.

[@bc4458]

This is hands down my new favorite channel on KZbin.

[@sovietagent9303]

A girl that's into tanks, that's a girl of my dreams

[@kristoferjakistam832]

I think every girl like big cannons.

[@sovietagent9303]

@@kristoferjakistam832 lmfao

[@professor10193]

So the other T28's internal combustion engine decided to become an external combustion engine

[@bradlocke1924]

So happy there preserving such a unique vehicle. Awesome video, beautiful as always Sofi ❤️.

[@joeferguson2187]

tank you for showing us around!

[@walterpleyer261]

Considering the size of this monster, the gun isn't that big. One would expect a 125mm or even something bigger like the russian SU-152

[@Zorro9129]

Still better than the Tortoise!

[@R.U.1.2.]

It was big then.

[@kristoffermangila]

Unlike the SU/ISU-152, whose gun is a gun-howitzer, this vehicle's gun is a high-velocity one.

[@r3dgr4v3]

engine caught fire cos of the sheer speed of the machine. so fast engine couldnt handle it XD

[@markd6430]

Another GREAT & INFORMATIVE video as always,cant wait for the next one

[@gwthornegate4188]

Thanks Sofilein! Always cool stuff to watch on your channel!

[@charliemclegend4885]

I've seen apartments with less space than this tank.

[@gings4ever]

T28 when it was to YOLO through the Siegfried Line: WITNESS MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE the crew inside: *aggressively drinks coke and laughing like madmen at how they're near-impervious even to the PaK 43 and PaK 44*

[@Insomniac3d]

with 300mm of cast frontal armour and almost 500mm on the mantlet no german guns of the war could do anything to it.

[@youwantsum4407]

Great video nice to see this beast from the inside

[@R3DREVO]

So much appreciation and attention for this amazing tank out of nowhere. I feel blessed

[@fbifederalbureauofinvestig5956]

T29 is as the Tortoise when they finally arrive to the combat area the war is over hahaha.

[@Nightdare]

*making joke about painting the interior red, then brown Also: A T28 rolling over? I'd expect the earth to start spinning the other way a greater possibility

[@Tankerpaul223]

I saw this thing while it was parked at Ft. Knox in 2006. Thank you for keeping it alive!

[@MGB-learning]

Another Outstanding video and presentation.

[@typxxilps]

at 60 mph it can drive circles around a king tiger in full speed even though I doubt that this tank would reach 60 mph

[@stuka8700]

Only way it would hit 60mph is if it fell off a cliff

[@ericmcquisten]

Such a beautiful tank IRL (in real life). So amazing that it had 305mm of frontal armor. Its too bad that Russian-propaganda tools like War Thunder, nerfed the T-28's armor so badly, that it can be one-shot by other tanks that IRL were completely incapable of even denting (let alone penetrating) its frontal armor ... and they also nerfed the T-28 rounds, so it often cannot even penetrate even 100mm of armor at close range, when IRL it could easily.

[@zenraloc]

Well the T28 in War Thunder is not the same thing as the T95 Which is what they classify as this tank

[@ericmcquisten]

@@zenraloc Nothing in WT is the same as it is in reality. The skins (appearance) are the only thing 'realistic" about WT... all the physics are complete fantasy-land arcade garbage, used as a pro-Russian anti-American propaganda tool.

[@zenraloc]

@@ericmcquisten That's not accurate sorry buddy. There are more realistic elements than you are giving credit. They (just Like this video refer) refers to 2 different models of the T95. How does it feel liking your own comment by the way. WT Is not anti American at all.

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Very cool. Thanks for this video!

[@SomeRandomHuman717]

Thanks to Sofi and Rob for this video!

[@peterhoulis1184]

Wow sofi you are a thing of absolute beauty , the tanks are cool too

[@braith117]

I remember seeing that tank about a decade ago at the Sand Hill yard after it got moved to Benning. Nice to see it's back to looking as a tank should and with the tracks back on.

[@station992]

Fantastic piece of history not scrapped ❤❤❤

[@thedungeondelver]

Thank you Sofilein! Thank you too Rob!

[@oisnowy5368]

Great job guys!

[@bobdinovo6889]

That is really massive. Thank you soooooooo much for showing us!😉

[@Sleepy.Time.]

thank you for preserving this amazing piece of history

[@joshuafroughton4171]

I'm so glad that there's people that care about these vehicles. I can't wait to come and see the line up once you get the t29, t30 and the t34 together. Gonna look amazing

[@tartan_ninja69]

Was looking Forward to this, Many thanks

[@MililaniJag]

Great info on the T-28! Keep Em Coming! Cheers!

[@uha6477]

This is seriously massive. Another awesome vid about this. Very informative. This guy needs to do some 'tank chats' like they do for the Bovington Tank Museum. Sofi must've been buzzing getting the chance to sit inside.

[@reallybadaim118]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@shadowraith1]

Fascinating presentation. Thank you. :)

[@williamcooper126]

Thank you so much for the video been waiting over 20 years to see the inside of that amazing machine. I never figured the engine bay would be so big compared to other tanks.

[@Sofilein]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@roberttasker3323]

Always have been fascinated by tanks starting from a little kid, glad to see other people enjoying the same passion

[@Esa826]

Awesome video, really good for model makers to get interior right :) Thanks Sofilein really much for this video

[@logantc.1353]

Great video! I look forward to seeing more of the T28. It will be neat to see what the power pack looks like,

[@michaellathrop3640]

Dope! Appreciate sharing your love of tanks!

[@kourivi]

What an amazing video 👍 thank you

[@michelegianni389]

Amazing historical work. We are our own memories.

[@yourdiytechlife]

Very cool. That thing is a beast inside and out.

[@comradevlad7459]

That is amazing! Never thought I’d see the day

[@AngriestAmerican]

Wow,,,pretty neat,,a fire place in the tank!! nice!!!

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Holy shit. So cool to see the interior in such good shape. That gun is outrageous.