Soviet BMP-1 APC Ride At Hätilä Ranges in Finland

Courtesy of www.panssarikilta.fi , Mike gets driven around the ranges at Hätilä in Finland in a BMP-1 Soviet armoured personnel carrier! A somewhat bumpy ride, with a thrown track for good measure. Thanks, guys!
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[@2A4FIN]

I was driving it and the track tension was within limits. It was my misread as a driver that I turned too steeply on a soft spot. It looked more solid to me than it turned out to be. No tracked vehicle is immune to stupidity 😁

[@VosperCDN]

Having driven tracked vehicles, throwing a track was always the one thing I wanted to avoid - I'd take getting stuck and needing recovery over a lost track.

[@Davros-vi4qg]

Self recovery was sweet… and what happens on the range, stays on the range. Thanks for keeping history alive!

[@VosperCDN]

@@Davros-vi4qg Agreed, that was very slick, well done to the driver.

[@Yupppi]

But we would've never seen the cool fix maneuver without that.

[@hjorturerlend]

Guess this is why The Chieftain goes on and on about track tensioning lol

[@theNoogler88]

I want to point out that at 0:14, the phrase "The Notorious BMP" is used. That is all.

[@Tounushi]

I'm kinda jelly that they all get to ride a beemer.

[@foxtrotromeo25]

Years ago I saw a Czech ex-soldier driving a Czech BMP around a gravel car park. He was DRIFTING the bloody thing! It was amazing to see someone hoofing an APC around like that.

[@vesa7069]

On my channel I have a drifting video of the same exact BMP as in Bloke's video. 😉

[@neueneggschiessen3933]

There is a happy bloke.

[@davidbrennan660]

Bloke is Kommendier. I have ridden on a 432 where the driver skidded at high speed it on a concrete hard standing so we faced backwards.... wow is a word . Playing with tracked vehicles make you smile that inner smile you know when you find it. You need Chieftain.

[@Assassinus2]

@John Bull Just because your driver’s done something… impressive… is no reason to not have a proper cuppa.

[@RonOhio]

That video completely make sense of why so many Fins settled in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I felt like I was riding a perimeter patrol around the backside of K. I. Sawyer.

[@finnishrifleman7873]

Sometimes the best video is showing nothing else but the driving itself. No explanations needed! Outstanding work Bloke and Panssarikilta!

[@sh4dowchas3r]

I can't think of a more appropriate way to get the track back on than doing a (partial) donut.

[@mikethomas5510]

Bloke throws a track, Ian slides the tank into a ditch. Invite the Chieftain next time.

[@Assassinus2]

Wouldn’t that be tempting the chances of there being a fire on the tank?

[@mikethomas5510]

@@Assassinus2 Start a stage with 'Oh bugger the tank is on fire........'

[@vesa7069]

Awesome! Seeing those paths brings back memories from my time in the FDF. And nice to see the guild's BMP as well, same BMP is in my profile picture. :)

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Bloke’s forward armor element on its way to recapturing Karelia.

[@danieltaylor5231]

Ah-ah, ah! Ah-ah, ah! He comes from the land of the tea and scones then moved to the mountains where the fondue flows In a chariot build by Czechs A Finn will drive him on to new lands To Finnish Brutality he'll sing and cry Varusteleka, Bloke is coming.

[@jukkatalari3896]

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[@Eledore]

The drive and the scenery reminds me of home. Driving in the woods. Except that gun, that we didn't had on our GAZ all terrain.

[@Tounushi]

We once marched from the tank range back to the brigade on a perfect March friday. We were all so anxious to get our gear squared away and ourselves washed up that we barely even ate lunch. 2LT had to scream us back to eat our fill on the barracks building yard. It was potato casserole or Jansson casserole IIRC... We ate, double timed on taking care of personal hygiene, gear storage prep and room cleaning before we were let off on weekend leave. We were told we'd get out as soon as EVERYONE and EVERYTHING cleared inspection. Best. Day. Ever.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Bloke and Ian should should have a simulated battle in their respective armored vehicles.

[@demonprinces17]

In england there's a place where you drive APCs and shoot paint balls at each other

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

@@demonprinces17 that would be cool.

[@somersethuscarl2938]

@@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860 It bloody well is, a great day was had by us all

[@Yupppi]

Cool ride. And damn that one sand field you crossed reminded me of this place I ate some food from a field can in kneeling position with 5 m gaps. I don't think it's the same, that's probably restricted to vehicle training, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

[@martinmorehouse9645]

Familiar sounds and motion, thanks for the flashback! I was mostly in Jeeps and Humvees, but I had a couple of years in M113's and M901's.

[@williamflowers9435]

If only the Chieftain was there to give a lecture on the idiosyncrasies of track tensioning!!

[@braincowlol]

That smile on your face is priceless lol Back to childhood !

[@Tounushi]

As a bearer of the Arrows, I never got to ride in a BMP. Hell, I might not even FIT in a BMP without lying on three seats. MT-LB was enough cramp, thank you very much.

[@ryanthorne5432]

This reminds me of my days of driving an M113A3.

[@mattfleming86]

Love that sound. Lucky Bloke that looks like a blast!!

[@scipio10000]

Let'ssss Gooooo .... how fitting that I have just snarfled a CZ 858!

[@IamOutOfNames]

Looks like Bloke was having fun.

[@keithallardice6139]

Now that looked like a LOT of fun!!

[@californiabearrepublic6443]

That looks like a good time

[@rolandluth2098]

This engine > all the ASMR in the world

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

Bloke out in Finland, livin' the dream, tearassing through the forest and fields on commie tanks. Not bad, sir. Not bad. Looks like you had a blast.

[@ComradeCole]

That looked like awful amount of fun.

[@xxxlonewolf49]

That looked like a heck of a run ride :)

[@GIR9595]

I love the regular ski goggles on the driver

[@sagqe]

We use ski goggles in Finnish military. They're cheap and effective. Though usually they are black.

[@MrNatWhilk]

Lucky man! I road aboard a T34/85 at Kubinka, but we just drove around a parking lot. Your drive was much more interesting.

[@petrimakela5978]

To be fair T-34 and Bmp-1/2 share one common trait. They are claustrophobic coffins when buttoned up. Been in both

[@Brettmlyons]

Haha you are always playing with the best stuff.

[@sagqe]

Glad to see they showed some love to the arrows.

[@kowalski363]

Very nice

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Very cool vehicle.

[@GuntherRommel]

Five seconds longer, and this video would've been perfect, Bloke. Good video regardless.

[@ABCantonese]

Who thought this was Ian's video at first because of his recent T-62 video?

[@David-vg1wl]

The video was fine and all, but no Jenny! :-(

[@farmingywarthunderotros8681]

I love BMP-1 tank 🥰😍

[@pantheonauxilia]

A great addition, Lagus Arrows--> --> -->

[@Chilly_Billy]

I was hoping for a mad minute with the 73mm.

[@xxxlonewolf49]

Track tension needs to be adjusted...might want to call, THE CHIEFTAIN!!!

[@manout-kidin8735]

Surely EVs won't be this much fun

[@jarmokankaanpaa6528]

Move over, Bullitt!

[@con6lex]

Riding inside with it all buttoned up must be load and frightening.

[@stephenfabina726]

The Chieftain is triggered by the popped track...he is on a plane now to tension it.

[@blegi1245]

You can drop a properly tensioned track. If enough dirt gets on the track in a sharp turn on loose surface the frontmost roadwheel will just ride it out of the track like a ramp and because the suspension on that wheel is compressing that can happen no matter the track tension.

[@88porpoise]

Throwing tracks? Did they not make sure it was properly tensioned :)

[@mgreen7063]

As i recall, the fuel cells were near or inside the rear passenger doors, which, when hit by a round from an M1A1 or a Bradley, could ignite and force the crew and pax to bail out through fire. Or am I wrong? Still looks like a blast to ride.

[@Reactordrone]

You can always jump out through the top hatches but, yes, the rear doors are also fuel tanks. Possibly worse is that the space between the seats inside the rear is also a fuel tank so you're kind of sitting with your back against a tank.

[@user-hm8eh6be8c]

При попадании из М1А1 это уже не имеет никакого значения. Также как и при попадании из Т-72 в Хаммер, М113 или Брэдли.

[@1982rrose]

Having this or a BRDM would be fun 🤗

[@Tounushi]

I'm a weird one being partial towards French armored cars. A CRAB or Scarabee would be awesome.

[@jimmumford4444]

Lucky bloke.

[@Veritas419]

No interior shots?

[@johnqpublic2718]

Tres cool. Non, hyper cool.

[@Tconcept]

That needed some external shots.

[@myparceltape1169]

I wonder what the suspension dampers are like?

[@2A4FIN]

Torsion bars with shock absorbers in the most loaded pairs.

[@myparceltape1169]

@@2A4FIN Thank you. The camera was showing me a view reminiscent of sitting in the passenger seat of a 3 ton lorry which was still roadworthy, but not for long. The driver knew how long the front wheels would be off the road and steered accordingly.

[@Sim.Crawford]

I think I'd like these guys, fuck it left hand down apply weight and drag it back on to the sprocket is my kind of bushcraft engineering.

[@itatane]

Driver, swerve! There's a BMP in the road...

[@shawnbraggs1951]

No Chieftain, this wouldn't happen on his watch, lol.

[@F1ghteR41]

It's an IFV, not an APC.

[@mz4637]

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[@Overonator]

It's so loud everyone needs hearing protection except the guy all the way in the back?

[@McKollu]

He's a badass, no need for protection 😎

[@Overonator]

@@McKollu I don't know if risking your hearing is "badass"

[@ludekvymazal4352]

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