Russian Colossus: The KV Series Tanks of World War II

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[@USS_Grey_Ghost]

This is my favorite Heavy tank the KV-1 tanks or the KV-85 even and Sherman’s were on par with the Panzer 4

[@knallpistolen]

aww, I was hoping for a musical episode

[@agc4556]

Sorry but you're wrong about Kursk being by far the largest armoured engagement. Go watch David Glantz's talk on myths an misconceptions of the Russian front. The battle of the western Ukraine back in 41 had more.

[@nisfiarsyabana1141]

as one of the WoT player said regarding KV-2: Russian Death Fridge

[@david2727]

Stalin's Fridge

[@skaut_games7644]

Imagine being in panzer II going around the corner just to find yourself in front of KV-2. If their famous shit viability wouldn't keep you alive nothing would, all thst would remain of you would be some metal scrap

[@florinmatusea]

Gulag Traktor

[@dianapennepacker6854]

HE! I use to mess them up unless I was in a crap LT. I've seen some amazing shots one player in one game though from one player who wrecked my team. Finally I was killed by a medium trying to get his attention as I was in a LT. Was like he is right there get him!

[@jonmcgee6987]

The power of DERP compels you.

[@ChIGuY-town22_]

A little known fact, the cold dead hand of Stalin would reach out an guide KV-2's shells to their targets.

[@garrisonnichols807]

The Russians sure would love to have that happened today in Ukraine. Seems they can't hit the side of a barn and they're having trouble with fuel shortages 😂

[@matovicmmilan]

@@garrisonnichols807 Yeah, although we already knew how ineffective and incompetent the Russians have always been, so all the battles and territories they lost shouldn't come as a surprise!? I wasn't in situation to follow the events for the last couple of weeks but the BBC (or CNN?) claimed two months ago that the Russians suffered 60.000 casualties, so I assume it must've been at least 200.000 by now, after countless defeats the Russians suffered in the meantime? How much territory did they lose in the meantime since Pentagon stated that the US-led Ukrops and Western mercenaries conquered Saint Petersburg as well as Vladivostok and were spearheading toward Moscow? Is it true that their primary goal now is to save Putin from being lynched by those 90% of Russians who have always hated him and that they're currently welcoming their Anglo-American liberators with flowers?

[@ericifune5543]

The reason the US didn't make many heavy tanks was they had to ship them overseas. Shipping cranes couldn't lift more.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:35 - Chapter 1 - History 3:10 - Chapter 2 - Development 6:45 - Mid roll ads 8:35 - Chapter 3 - KVS in action 10:10 - Chapter 4 - Krasnogvardeysk 12:30 - Chapter 5 - Kursk 13:35 - Chapter 6 - Inherent flaw 15:30 - Chapter 7 - Notable variants

[@bongodrumzz]

Excellent piece of work Simon, as a little side note, the T-34 was produced in staggering numbers, which you mentioned. However they were also being produced under the guns of the Germans during the battle of Stalingrad at Stalingrad Tractor Factory (STZ), during which time they were quite literally rolling off the production line unpainted, straight out the doors into action.

[@oldgringo2001]

Back in the 1960s I used to go through old, massive editions of LIfe magazines in the library at Richmond, CA (an entire year in one thick, smelly volume), and in the one covering the 1940 blitzkrieg that took down France had marvelous and totally imaginary illustration of German breakthrough tanks--which looked like more streamlined T-35s, bristling with turrets. Not knowing bette rI bought this fantasy for awhile, at least while I was fourteen.

[@Sideprojects]

Amazing. I'd love to take a look at that :D

[@LuigianoMariano]

Sounds like you saw the Panzer Neubaufahrzeug.

[@zacharywoudstra5917]

​@@LuigianoMarianoMy thought exactly.

[@zackakai5173]

Ah finally comrade, video about most stronk tenk

[@NoName-de1fn]

hehe tenk

[@charlesmoss8119]

A good vid but I’m not sure the assessment that German tanks were head and shoulders ahead of competitors is quite right. The Primary German tank was the mk4 and the Sherman and T34 were surely better or worse in some areas but probably it’s equal, tactics and use were maybe more important. The Tiger was fearsome but only available in small numbers and Panther again was small volume. I always feel the Sherman gets a bad press somehow.

[@madcat247]

I would love to see this continued with the IS series (IS 1/2/3/4/6/7 are the ones that I am aware of)

[@paulroberts3639]

I have always wanted a KV2 to deal with road-ragers. Slow enough to cause road rage. Powerful enough to silence all.

[@leebuckley7436]

Great video, ❤️ tanks and would love to see similar videos regarding tanks from other nations of this period in history. Honestly I don't know which of your channels I like the best. I'm subscribed to them all!

[@Sideprojects]

❤

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

All in favor say Aye ! Aye

[@ChopBassMan]

Hey Simon, please, please, please do a Casual Criminalist video on James Mitchell "Mike" DeBardeleben. The other day you mentioned that the Secret Service in the US is responsible for investigating money counterfeiting crimes on the Casual Criminalist, which made me think of DeBardeleben. He was a prolific counterfeiter, so much so that the Secret Service gave him a nickname: "the mall passer". When they finally caught and arrested him, the Secret Service agents found a lot more than counterfeit money. Together with the FBI he was charged with a whole litany of crimes (he wasn't even prosecuted for most of them). He was sent to prison for life and the agents who investigated him said that he committed just about every felony on the books. Anyone interested in the story should read Stephen Michaud's book "Beyond Cruel" which is the definitive resource (that I've found anyway) on DeBardeleben. The audiobook is good too.

[@ezrapowell6309]

Would be great to hear a side project about the U.S developed S.L.A.M missile named "The Big Stick". Truly the most terrifying thing to come out of 1950s cold war technology

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Already been done my friend. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gF6be5Sopttqnrs

[@George_M_]

Wow, you manage to retell so many popular false tank narratives in that opening sentence xD (M26 is a medium tank, the US already had a (crappy) production heavy tank, the M6, and the M4 was actually quite good, and there were no German heavy tanks out before the KV-1; German tanks were poorly armed and armored at that time)

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

" never let the truth get in the way of a good story " whereas i prefer the devil and the details therein . cheers !

[@lukecoomer9349]

Thank you! Not to mention the Sherman was actually very capable against panzer 3/4, and panther/tiger were rare, and had lower operational readiness percentages than US tanks.

[@SingleMalt2]

LOL! I was thinking the same thing - not even a minute in. I can just feel The Chieftain and the Tank Museum stewing in the background lol.

[@stephenlitten1789]

@@lukecoomer9349 More or less every tank design of WW2 was a work in progress. T-34 and the M4 medium family's designs converged toward the end of the conflict as design flaws got eliminated. Another problem is that definitions of what was a heavy (or medium or light) tank varied from army to army. The Germans would have classed the M24 Chaffee as a medium based on the gun as an example (I think they often called the T34 a heavy even though the early version's gun was a 76.2mm). The KV1 was a scary but unreliable piece of kit in 1941-42, great defensively but useless for really fluid battles thereafter. Developed in the IS2, it became a good breakthrough tank, but too slow in the exploitation phase. The M26 was an okay stepping stone on the way to the M46 and M47 Patton

[@jebbus132]

was about to say that Germany had a early heavy tank with the panzer 1 Ausf F and panzer 2Ausf J but those came about in 1942.

[@acs9188]

I'm glad the "Russian Death Fridge" (KV2) made an appearance. That thing's ridiculously awesome.

[@beesod6412]

no world of tanks sponsor? :D Thanks sir!

[@craniusdominus8234]

"Named in honor of Soviet politician and defense comissioner Kliment Voroshilov" I think you misspelled "Named to throw a bone to the brutish ideologue whose only political credentials was his loyalty, overall incompetent military person and tragic misuse of human flesh that was Kilment Voroshilov"

[@pozzowon]

Like absolutely nothing else in the entire history of stalinist Russia /S if needed

[@kktvgaming5621]

U should do one on Ukrainian tractors 😭

[@ARose-ik2mi]

Strong enough to haul even the heaviest of tanks

[@henryrussel101]

No

[@smoke-monday-sports6388]

Ha ha ha 😅😅😅

[@nicholascostanza2574]

The owners of said tractor have the 4th largest army in the world.

[@BakuganBrawler211]

Tactical farmers incoming!, run tank run!

[@johncox2865]

I’ve watched other videos about the KVs, but none featured as much operational detail. Thanks!

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

wait wat .. in all seriousness ?

[@rexmann1984]

"T34s suck" LazerPig

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Good video.

[@Future.Historian]

Love you simon

[@beefgoat80]

Don't get lazerpig started on the T-34. He's not much of a fan. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jonmcgee6987]

He did point out multiple things about the T-34 I wasn't aware of. Funny thing is Bo Time Gaming recently proved a few of his points about the A-10.

[@shawnr771]

Excellent production as usual. Technically T34s were better than most of the German tanks at the outset of Operation Barbarossa. One of the biggest disadvantages in the Soviet military was training time. Most crews had less than 15 minutes of actual manuever experience. Another as mentioned in the video was communication. German crews had combat experience.

[@garretth8224]

T-34s on paper were good but not in practice. Most of them were made very quickly with many short cuts taken in production. The panzer 3 was still better built and of higher quality.

[@broodmachine172]

The battle you’re talking about had a KV2 blocking the advance not a KV1

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 Megaproject. KV2 factory 🏭 was in Leningrad, Leningrad didn't fall. Makes sense.

[@boqndimitrov8693]

short and informative video. I liked it.

[@xx3868]

Love that tank story in Korea when a Pershing fired at T34's and put a shell right through the T34 and out the other side!! From memory, 3 Pershings held off a whole lot of T34' rushing forward through a pass and smashed them all up.. However T34's in WW2 coming up against Panzer 3's and 4's made a meal of them and the sloped heavy armour couldnt be penetrated till the heavier German tanks came along. Sadly then and now in the Ukrainian war, Russian tactics or drinking hmm, they were badly used and Germans were very good and Russians lost a lost just through poor communications and not using their tanks in correct numbers but the Russians were very committed and tough so held on till it all turned and then headed towards Berlin and it was lost for the Germans attacked from all sides. The KV's were so damn strong and rough and more simple than the overly complex German tanks so numbers were a bit decider.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

I really wish you would stop perpetuating the myth that American and Allied tanks "didn't measure up to their German counterparts." It simply isn't true. The Sherman was a fine tank. It was definitely superior to the T34 in most regards. It's armour was decent, its crew ergonomics were excellent, it's gun could knock out a Tiger at most combat ranges and it had the highest crew survival rate of any tank in the war. It was also reliable, easy to work on and available in huge numbers. Later models with the 76mm HV gun and the British Firefly variant could kill any German tank on the field. In fact every wehraboos favourite tank hero Michael Wittman was killed when his Tiger was hit by a Sherman. The main reason so many Sherman's were lost was because the Germans were on the defensive and thus had the advantage. It had nothing to do with German tanks being "superior". Most Allied tanks that were destroyed were knocked out by anti-tank guns anyway.

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

I think someone said it best on a T34 tank vid here on YT: each nation designed tanks on their own set of guidelines for their own requirements. Comparing them is a stupid thing to do. How do you compare the more mobile, lighter Shermans to the lumbering Tigers that were made for two different roles? The Soviets knew they couldn't match German engineering or the expense it would take to make complicated tanks, and they had a massive manpower pool, so they built the cheap T34. The Brits built slow, battering ram tanks to protect advancing infantry infantry like the Churchill series. I never understand what the point is of comparing these. It's basically Marvel/DC debates for grown men.

[@sartoriraphaelr]

Let me just say that World of Tanks lost a perfect opportunity to sponsor the perfect video.

[@sicksadworld997]

Please do a video on the tanks of WW1

[@jacksone5856]

KV-2, War Thunder and WoT's "Duck of Doom"

[@Cops-R-Bad]

Love your material

[@oldgamerdufe2595]

Please do more on WWII

[@twocvbloke]

Did any tractors yoink these when they were abandoned too? :P

[@alexandergreenfield91]

"starling didn't generally respond well to naysayers" yes well that's certainly one way to put it......

[@pyromania1018]

I'm shocked that Stalin would allow any Soviet weapons to be named after one of his toadies instead of himself unless as a cruel joke.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@ethancraft8822]

You never mentioned the rest of the IS line. The IS 7 is a really cool tank.

[@guylelanglois6642]

Funny that in the very last video of yours I watched you said they produced eighty thousand t-34s and right away in this video its down to sixty thousand.

[@lunarWarden]

Ah the KV-2 also known as the Russian death fridge

[@scruffycavetroll7547]

This video not brought to us by world of tanks or war thunder

[@plasmaburndeath]

Double/Duplicate and counting Surfshark ads within first 7 minutes of the video, this is peak Simon.

[@Ulani101]

Simon, you missed out the nastiest variant; the SU-152, the feared Zveroboy.

[@ErikTheVikingMechanic]

Can we get a video on SU-152 please :)

[@tsartomato]

it's a kv without a turret /video

[@kenhelmers2603]

Thanks Simon :)

[@speaker84]

Imagine a KZbin without Simon

[@biteme3989]

Someone needs to watch some lazerpig videos

[@Bikeadelic]

Somthing like the film Fury but of a russian tank crew/unit would be very cool.

[@stefankitt6660]

Oh Simon trimmed his beard. Looking good!

[@scythebergon418]

Used some of these in Wot ( world of tanks) I've been blown up in all.

[@shaner9155]

You said that the Sherman matched up poorly for the most part against German tanks but I would have to disagree with you. From what I know the Sherman matched up quite well against German tanks up to the mark IV and then started having real problems against the Panthers and Tigers which had heavier armor and more powerful guns but even then they were able to take out both of these types especially the Panther after they were up gunned by the British with the 17 pounder and the Americans began building them with the 76 mm. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying they were as good as the Panther or Tiger but they did knock out their fair share of both and against the other German tanks which actually made up the bulk of German armor they did very well.

[@Splattle101]

The IS tanks were NOT built in limited numbers. The Soviets produced more than 4,000 IS-2s before the end of the war.

[@katakimikusan]

Wait did they give the gunner or the gun the medal?

[@qaz120120]

Good description of the germans, no propaganda from you today

[@letthetunesflow]

I’m sorry but it’s a myth that the Sherman’s matched up poorly against German tanks. Watch the Chieftains lecture on the subject. Also a tank is no good if it isn’t mechanically reliable, or produced in enough numbers. Sherman’s were perfectly effective against German armour…

[@TinyBearTim]

They weren’t lmao

[@timothyhouse1622]

Well, we have to keep that myth alive don't we. Seriously, when they say the Sherman didn't match up well I ask "next to what?" Tigers? Those are heavy tanks, Shermans are medium tanks. Not the same class. Panthers? In most regards the Panther WAS a heavy tank and it sure wasn't the mainstay of the German army. It also had huge technical problems. The Sherman was better than the Panzer IV, which was Germany's medium tank by that time in the war. The only tank in the world I say would be better would be T34 85. Whether it was better than the T34 76 would be a debate because of the problems the T34 76 had that were corrected in the T34 85.

[@adamsvoboda9753]

Sherman was good solution for allies, thanks to many reasons such as logistics that Chieftain also mentioned in his lecture. If you can choose the type of tank you will go to battle in, would you honestly choose Sherman over Panther. I would not.

[@timothyhouse1622]

@@adamsvoboda9753 and the Panther has as much chance to leave you stranded in hostile territory when it breaks down. Also, apples and oranges. A Panther is not a medium tank even though many sources lists it as such. It weighs only six tons less than a Tiger 1.

[@zackakai5173]

I don't have a source on this, but I recall hearing in a documentary once that there were only three confirmed engagements between Shermans and Tigers - and the Shermans came off better.

[@UncleManuel]

"Panzerfaust" was that thing from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, right? 🤪😁😇

[@lyleslaton3086]

Really I think Simon could talk about Nancy Pelosi's dentures and make it sound interesting.

[@MrNaKillshots]

How could the Germans have no idea about the existence of the t34 and kv1 prior to Batbarossa? A big f- for their intelligence arm.

[@wtfpwnz0red]

keeping in mind this was released four months ago (concerning a war that's now been going on for six months) I'm curious to know how the analysis has changed. i think a lot of this is spot on, and the way things have unfolded does not look good for Russia in the long term

[@t5ruxlee210]

Discussing Soviet tanks without even one mention, even in passing, of "Fordism" ? I am truly aghast...

[@tiffanylaserna1288]

The time stamps are INCORRECT

[@thejacal2704]

Ask for your money back.

[@steeljawX]

The term "heavy tank" is a fickle one. Depending on which country's meter you're using to measure, the US never had a heavy tank. According to some countries it was the weight of the tank, to others it was the caliber of the gun. So by the caliber standard, neither the US nor the British ever fielded a "heavy tank". Weight wise Japan, Italy, and France never had true "heavy tanks" So you've really got to define what criteria is being used to measure these things before stating things as facts.

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

love it! agreed - nuanced - developement was rapid & the knowledge was gained by a machine's shortcomings and loss of a crew. bless them all ! they'd more courage than i could ever seek to muster.

[@cjwrench07]

The US definitely had a heavy tank in their inventory, and classified it as such. The M103 was a hell of a heavy tank for the Cold War era US Marines. Plus, the US only just failed to field it’s M6 heavy tank in the European theatre, but did plan to include them in the battle for Japan once a port was established, before their unconditional surrender.

[@allangibson2408]

The M26 Pershing was classified as a heavy tank when it was first deployed during WW2. The 90mm gun certainly qualified. The 95 ton T28 certainly would have qualified on weight if the Americans had ever shipped one to Europe…

[@domista123]

This needed to be sponsored by war thunder

[@jonmcgee6987]

You probably should have done some more research. Along with watching Lazerpig's video about the T-34 before making this video. Also I'm pretty certain your telling of the first story of the single KV-1 holding up that German force. Was that the tank in the story was a KV-2, not a KV-1.

[@Thomas_TdK]

the m4 was most of the time a match for the geman tank. don't keep spreading myths

[@MrNaKillshots]

Still, I'd rather have been in a kv1 than a panzer 2 or 3

[@donwald3436]

Which tanks were used in WW III of 2022-2029?

[@bryonslatten3147]

11:55 so yeah, Kolobanov basically took out a bunch of scout vehicles not true medium tanks. Statistical manipulation to inflate a soldier's reputation.

[@BadgerBadgerBadger28]

Kv2 derrrp tank legend

[@cpt_bill366]

3:39 After WWII ended? Really?

[@jonathanmatthews4774]

Comrade! Build us the ugliest tank possible!

[@SeanM375]

IS - 122mm Guns

[@martinh2783]

What about the KV-220-2, KV-3, KV-4, KV-5, KV-7, KV-8, KV-8 and so on?

[@George_M_]

To be fair most of those were made up in all or part by Wargaming.

[@martinh2783]

@@George_M_ Kind of. They where concepts either build or on paper. WG just "finished" them.

[@NainakaiAyita]

Best War Thunder trolly tonk. ♥

[@ImBotTheOnlyOne]

Took the 🇺🇸 play book an ran with it 2:19

[@gregprice5524]

N0rdvpn... kinda feels like a side.... ohhh I get it.

[@davewave1982]

Since when was a Ton less than 1000kg?

[@sandybarnes887]

2 different measures. A ton refers to a short ton. Not to be confused with the English long ton which is 20 hundredweight each of which is 18 stone. A short ton is used in the USA and is 2,000 lbs. A tonne is metric and equals 1,000 kilograms or 2,200 lbs.

[@garrisonnichols807]

The Soviet T34 medium tank is way overrated. During the Korean war American tankers fighting in M4 Shermans had no problems destroying North Korean T34s. The Sherman had better cross country capabilities better speed and a quicker firing more accurate gun. Also the Sherman had wet storage for their ammunition so it wouldn't burn when hit and quick escape hatches. The Soviet supplied T34s had none of these life saving features. The problems with the T34 are some of the so called best designs of it. Like the sloped armour made for a very cramped interior and its wide tracks were a weak point for constant failures. Also it's transmission was prone to break down and had to be rebuilt. Sometimes a spare transmission was strapped down to the back of the tank so the crew could service it in the field.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

That story does not make much sense. M4 Sherman is heavier and have narrower tracks than T-34, so how it could be better on offroad? T-34 was difficult to drive and changing gears was a pain. Koreans probably did not know how to operate their tanks, but that is a different matter.

[@kmd5551]

Junk yesterday.......Junk today

[@Danjelion]

Ten ton plus is not almost 10 000 kg its "more than"

[@michaelb1761]

How do you figure? 10,000 kg is 22,000 lbs or 11 tons. Now unless "10 ton plus" is plus more than 1 ton, it is most definitely less than 11 tons.

[@sandybarnes887]

Don't confuse the short ton used in the USA with the metric tonne

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

Quite

[@BozheTsaryaKhrani]

do the nazis basketball court sized tank

[@Swellington_]

If you don't like the KV-2 and it's glorious turret..... well then, that's just not cool bruh 🤣😂😆

[@mariusvanc]

"Russian"? Surely you mean "Soviet". It's just the title, it's an easy fix.

[@davidmeeks2405]

Unfortunately for the Russian tankers it seems that these are the same tanks being used today in Ukraine

[@tsartomato]

they were actually stolen by separatists in 2015 from museums to fight against ua army

[@jacobschuurman5209]

German tanks also had the issue with being as reliable as CNN's reporting

[@jonmcgee6987]

At least they didn't sound like little Brian Stelter.

[@G_Flash84625]

War Thunder veterans! Where you at!

[@BoomerZ.artist]

Opening your video saying the Sherman matched up poorly with enemy tanks is absolutely wrong. The sherman was the best tank when introduced and did stellar work the entire war. It beat panther, very rarely met tiger (they met them twice in Normandy, won both encounters), didn't break down, could be repaired easily, and was very survivable if hit. (less than 1 crewman died from a knocked out Sherman statistically). And the Sherman was miles ahead of the T-34 and panzer 4 (the main battletank of the germans). Do some research before putting stupid shit like that in your videos..

[@larchman4327]

I'm from US but the Sherman what did they used to say 'lights up first time evey time' the US doesn't always make the best stuff. I know it had special rounds that were quite good for 3 but the tank itself was small and easy to knock out. And no the Sherman was never the best at anything. I don't know where you got your info but do more research into Sherman maybe you where reading a book on Sherman victorys stuff like that can leave a false impression on capabilities.

[@BoomerZ.artist]

@@larchman4327 Here we go. They never said that. That is a myth. Here's a quick list of things to watch to educate yourself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqisnaV3pNiMn68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH_NoZJqn75rprs kzbin.info/www/bejne/aavYk4l-r5qFsKM

[@Bagledog5000]

@@larchman4327 Please read "Armored Thunderbolt" by Steven Zaloga, it will give you a better idea of what the Sherman was about.

[@larchman4327]

@@Bagledog5000 ok I will thanks

[@larchman4327]

@@Bagledog5000 don't tell me that the f-4 was better than mig-21 either cause it dam well wasn't that was one of the biggest mismatches ever we where in an Interceptor and thay where in a fighter jet what do you thing would happen. Back in the day the f-4 could pull 4.5 gs but the mig-21 could pull7-5 gs

[@lukecoomer9349]

As several others have pointed out, it's highly misleading, and even wrong, to say that German tanks were so superior to allied designs. The truth is that Sherman, panzer 3/4, and T34 were all pretty comparable. Sherman was actually more efficient to fight, and had a higher survivability rate than the others. It was also very easy to maintain and repair, making it easy on the logistics units. To say Sherman was out matched or a death trap is just false.

[@deforged]

4:37 "stalin ordered the invasion based largely on the assumption that the bins would have no choice but to permit the nazi's to use their country as a staging point from which an all-out attack on the soviet union could be " where did you pull that nonsense from? August 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact provided for non aggression between Nazi Germany and soviet union. September 1939 both Germany and soviet invaded Poland. November 1939 soviets invaded Finland for the winter war. soviets wanted all of Finland to install another puppet communist government. not as some sort of protection against Nazis. It's widely documented that Stalin trusted the pact, and was even in denial when Germans finally did invade ussr. your careless and absurd statement ignores the historical facts, and irresponsibly suggests that invasion may have been some how justifiable. most people know that Germany did in fact invade other countries so the soviets "assumption" would have been valid. except that wasn't the assumption and not why the winter war was started.

[@brothergrimaldus3836]

When T-34 production hits its stride, it changed the tide of the war.... Lazarpig would like to know your location. Numbers had nothing to do with it.

[@bencejuhasz6459]

Greetings from Hungary! I don't know, who wrote the script, but you should do a serious amount of fact checking before releasing a video like this. It's so wrong in so many aspects, it's laughable. I understand that not many people has the time and will to read a large, thick and expensive book like 'KV - Technical History & Variants' by Neil Stokes, but still, you guys can do so much better than this messed-up video.

[@Pepsi_Addicted]

first

[@XM177ColtCommando]

Did you really think it was a good idea to make this video in the present time?

[@getgaijoobed6219]

It’s literally about a tank. Also USSR =!= Russia.

[@themouthofsauron6926]

Get over yourself

[@HrosoSK]

why the hell not? it is history. please don´t be so oversensitive

[@timothyhouse1622]

Don't be obtuse. This is HISTORY and the Soviet Union no longer exists. Russia today =/= Soviet Union.

[@skaut_games7644]

Why not? Knowlege is knowlege it has no political outlook unless you give it one