Tank Chats #63 SU-76 | The Tank Museum

[@M10-z1q]

"We do rely on what we capture, and we can't go around doing that in peace time. They get very upset" Oh Mr. Fletcher. Never disappoint.

[@fireshorts5789]

clearly this can only mean that the tank museum is planning to swipe a few russian tanks out of kubinka when peace time is over. you know, cause otherwise they'd have to give 'em things.

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

Wait a bit, you might get a chance to exchange Maus for food :P

[@Nukedk]

Ohh. That line was bloody Gold.

[@bbcmotd]

Mr Fletcher could say about us Russians we're a very stubborn lot I wager

[@kulibzz8254]

@@fireshorts5789 most of tanks there can be hijacked and driven by hands with no additional trailers to transport them...

[@Sseltraeh89]

I want David Fletcher plushie. Like tiny little plushie doll with wool sweater and big ol' mustache which says random lovingly insulting stuff about armored vehicles if you rub its belly. Pretty please, good people at Bovington :)

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Now that'd be an interesting piece of archaeology in a couple of millennia XD

[@howardchambers3163]

I’d buy one

[@JohnyG29]

Moustache*

[@darthtrudeau4907]

No comment

[@Masada1911]

Id get one too

[@razorboy251]

My grandfather was a commander in a self-propelled artillery unit in WW2 (southern front). My dad still has a photo of my grandfather standing next to his SU-76. Thanks for this wonderful tank chat!

[@mjoelnir58]

@@SonsOfLorgar Be grateful he and his comrades couldn't reach for your ancestors 70 years ago .

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

@@mjoelnir58 lol, they could and they reached. It's a shame you are so ignorant.

[@mjoelnir58]

@@ФедяКрюков-в6ь yeah they reached finland the fins had not been amused about that moron

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

@@mjoelnir58 finns were nazi allies, who blockaded Leningrad for approximately 900 days causing death of more than 600k civilians due to starvation. I don't know about their amusement but they were treated lightly for what they had done. And I was saying about north Norway, not Finnland. Your little mind can be blown apart, but norwegians weren't really up against the liberation of their country by the russians. Dunno what was wrong with those guys, maybe they just didn't know bolsheviks eat children for breakfast and things like that. Or maybe they didn't like the nazis you seem to be so fond of.

[@diator2]

@@ФедяКрюков-в6ь and did you ever wonder why they sided with the nazi's? might be because of that little thing called the winter war, were Russia tried to take over Finland by force...

[@f12mnb]

"... it is really the Royal Artillery matter ... but we have no truck with them ... a whole separate matter ..." - really would love to hear that discussion!

[@cosmoray9750]

Su 76M in action. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3evl62Il7t8p8U

[@TheSpritz0]

I was your 100th "Thumbs Up"!!!

[@YouHaveReachedBob]

The most British reaction to a fire alarm ever.

[@orangejoe204]

**Entire body freezes, including eyes, hands slowly retreat to pockets** Oh relax Dave, it weren't you.

[@tigercat418]

Brexit is the end of British life

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@tigercat418 You are - without a doubt - a bot of some sort. You heard the word "British" a few times and you've come to spam some hyperbolic tripe about Brexit that you've got as a pre-written response. While I agree Brexit is a nonsensical little ball of foolishness, to say it's somehow "the end of British life" is so hilarious, it's what tipped me off that you were a bot.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@tigercat418 I will show you how right it can be, baby. Just give me a chance. I will cook you the best chicken parmigiana you have ever had and we can make passionate love under the candlelight.

[@Fjoliver]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 WTF

[@bananabanana8831]

attention please . attention . the Mustache is in the building . the Mustache is in the building ...

[@JohnyG29]

Moustache*

[@karlhans6678]

@@JohnyG29 Mustard*

[@StuSaville]

"Attention please, a walrus has been sighted roaming the building... oh wait it's just David... um never mind, false alarm!"

[@azrikamaluddin6728]

Hahaha..good one..

[@theawesomerb2807]

HAHAHAH i was LOL !!!

[@thomascampbell4730]

Great narrative Dr. Fletcher (Phd of everything with tracks)! I worked as a volunteer at the USMC Air/Ground Museum at Quantico, VA and pretty much rebuilt a "Suka" from the ground up. Our specimen was in dreadful shape with many missing parts and lots of corrosion. I had about 2,500 hours into her by the time I was PCS'd to another command. Our vehicle had been "donated" by the NKPA, and the bullet holes in her indicated that it wasn't necessarily a voluntary contribution. She had run over a land mine and the lower hull was breached along with the oil pan of #1 engine and that seized up the engine. We toyed with the idea of making her a runner but decided not to and "pickled" her. We figured some fool would eventually take her for a spin and undo many hours of backbreaking work. I also restored a ZIS-3 which was the towed version of the 76.2 fieldpiece, one project led to the other. My next project would been a Soviet 122mm howitzer but CMC sent me elsewhere. I might be the only Marine in history to get a medal for fixing Russian junk. Semper Fidelis lads!

[@nathanzylla4961]

I love the little bloopers you guys do. Keep doing it

[@BigPapaKaiser]

I cant decide if that paint job is horrible or awesome.

[@adamcsermak2114]

One word: Russian. Not nice but it works

[@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819]

Teknodiktator looks like a winter camoflage.

[@bbcmotd]

@@adamcsermak2114 I'm pretty sure it's a British "recreation", and they screwed up massively with the lettering in Russian on KV-1

[@williamkeith8944]

Urban camouflage to work amongst debris of twisted concrete, steel and snow...think of Stalingrad battleground.

[@McShaggswell]

Horribly awesome

[@hynes64]

I reckon daves moustache could provide suitable concealment for an su 76 m

[@wereking69]

IF they EVER need funds to purchase a late model KV-2 i'm supporting that purchase whole heartly :)

[@HSMiyamoto]

I appreciate the last photo; it reminds us that all AFVs are usually deployed in groups, not single machines in quote-unquote "tank duels." War is not a solo vocation.

[@BFVK]

So true.

[@thomascampbell4730]

I restored an SU-76 while working for the USMC Air/Ground Museum which had been "donated" by the NKPA. It was a tremendous amount of work but very enjoyable. The vehicle had run over a mine which punctured the hull and the oil pan of the forward engine. The distributor, spark plugs, wires, and coil were American made, everything else of Russian design and manufacture. My dad claimed that the engines was a copy of a 1932 Dodge flathead engine and when I compared the picture in an old service manual the two looked identical. My hat is off to Mr. Fletcher and his droll sense of humor. He is always very informative and interesting. God save the queen (from a yank in the colonies).

[@blue2sco]

"This alarm is nothing to be alarmed about!" "ATTENTION! ATTENTION Mr Fletcher is about to start recording so keep quiet ATTENTION ATTENTION!"

[@Timmersan]

KEEP CALM --and-- CAPTURE MORE RUSSIAN ARMOR

[@thelastdruidofscotland]

the su76 has a fine service record during ww2, being a light, mobile design, it became a key weapon system for the russians when clearing german held cities, where the su76m was used to demolish buildings and hard points, letting russian infantry storm the ensuing ruins, out in the field, it could almost keep up with the t34, and act as a support, flanking, and point defense machine, key flaws are cramped crew positions, and a lack of variable optics and not enough armour, however those flaws were easily overcome by the fact the td worked, and worked well, with high production numbers and plenty of spare parts, it was a well supported design, and the Russians utilised it to its fullest capability.

[@BFVK]

It's interesting. But I never read such good opinion about this tank. Did you read a book in particular to have this point of view ? Or it's your own analysis ?

[@kurt5490]

Isn't this the vehicle that lead the way thru Berlin, and smashed the defenses at the Reichstag?

[@Alex-cw3rz]

0:07 attention please we need to annoy Fletcher

[@fpsftw95]

you can see the mild annoyance on his face

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Only slightly miffed

[@markmccummins8049]

An Englishman can’t do more than mildly annoyed.

[@Shepard_AU]

I think he stood there and was thinking of which tank to use to take out the intercom system.

[@ircriket]

What a lovely B-day present. A tank chat with David Fletcher!

[@greasemonkey6362]

Happy birthday :-)

[@hoodoo2001]

T-70's are one of those forgotten tanks of the Soviets. They made over 8,000 and used them throughout the war and they were not retired until 1948. Of course they made over 13,000 Su-76's. 21,000 T-70 and SU-76 is not a bad wartime production number for this hull and chassis, eh?

[@khankrumgaming8926]

"We have to rely on things we capture. We can't do that in peace time, they get very, very upset." I love that sense of humor.

[@catlee8064]

Tank Santa gives us an end of year present!!

[@B----------------------------D]

You got anything good on xmas day?

[@catlee8064]

@@B----------------------------D Box of cigars and some booze....yourself ?

[@B----------------------------D]

@@catlee8064 I went with my mother to get new climbing shoes, but that was it because they were £135.

[@MonostripeZebra]

4:08 " But we do rely on what we capture and we can´t go around doing that in peacetime, they get very upset" Lessons learned from former empire times, I suppose?

[@jericho9416]

XD

[@FLJBeliever1776]

@@Vespuchian - I think EVERY Navy still has Prize Laws on the books. The US Navy paid a prize out for that U-Boat sitting underground in Chicago. Or was it in Michigan? I forget where, but the crew of the USS Guadalcanal got Prize Money for capturing a U-Boat in combat.

[@stevenpilling5318]

... and a bit cross!

[@kentvesser9484]

@@FLJBeliever1776 It's at the Field Museum in Chicago still. It's the only one in the Americas. Two surviving ones are in Germany and one is in Britain.

[@FLJBeliever1776]

@@kentvesser9484 - Thank you.

[@itssoobvious4027]

I'm so looking forward to visit their Tank Museum next year Again !!!! 😀

[@xstalchild]

I wish he'd been teaching at RMAS. The guy is priceless! !

[@johnskeels8498]

Another one to click 'Like' before watching. He is amazing, is he not?

[@josefstalin2351]

My day has been made

[@benitomussolini7382]

Mr stalin can i interest you in a helicopter tour.

[@jimbehr2291]

@@benitomussolini7382 Or perhaps a train ride to a "party" camp. Showers are free of course.

[@firepower7017]

Jim Behr You don't trick the Premier with showers. You do that with Cigars. My god you are bad!

[@jimbehr2291]

@@firepower7017 Fine, free cigars after free "showers".

[@SgtMjr]

..and he's got two engines roaring away in his ear 'oles. LOL

[@ur2c8]

Obviously combined arms warfare is still a touchy subject at The Tank Museum.

[@elitesoldier234]

It's not time yet, most of it need cold war era vehicles which is hard to get, especially Eastern Coalition

[@fulcrum2951]

Internet: "wtf is combined arms warfare"

[@davidmiller9485]

@@fulcrum2951 it's when you use both fists to fight rather than one ;P

[@joeyd1404]

David Fletcher is so awesome, he set off the fire alarm just by talking!

[@thomascampbell4730]

I had a large part in restoring both a ZIS-3 and an SU-76 at the Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum at Quantico, Virginia. Both pieces had been captured during the Korean War and both had combat damage. The ZIS-3 had holes in the trail and gun shield, probably inflicted by an aircraft. The SU-76 had run over a mine which punctured the right front floor. It was a dreadful amount of work restoring them but very satisfying to see the semi-finished product (it's very difficult to fully restore Russian WW II gear due to the difficulty in finding collateral materiel).

[@badmutherfunster]

Don't know what's more impressive, the su 76 or that moustache

[@TheSpritz0]

3rd time I am watching this, can't get enough David Fletcher every week!!!!!

[@derekmcmanus1423]

Another epic video from the Tank museum! 😀

[@dylanmilne6683]

I'm guessing the alarm was an after hours security alarm test!

[@m0ther_bra1ned12]

Probably anouncing the museum is closing

[@theblitzkrieggamer3196]

@@m0ther_bra1ned12 Nah I've been there, and when they were ten minutes from closing someone just spoke on the tanoy and there was no alarm.

[@tommyfred6180]

yes mate you got it in one :)

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

No no it’s a warning. It warns all museum visitors / staff that a level 9 sexy mustache has begun recording a video

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you . Mr Fletcher .

[@kokopellihiker1]

Thank you, for another informative video!

[@clockmonkey]

Really enjoyed the clip. Russians made over 12,000 of these. Partly to use manufacturing capacity that couldn't be adapted to Medium Tank production. The Gun was as good as a T34/76 or KV-I but it wasn't a tank and couldn't cope with being shot at. Sometimes though it was the only armour supporting an attack, and earns some credit for being better than nothing.

[@LionMetalMusic-videochannel]

it was support artillery, and it serviced well man... the gun is better version of T34 gun, and had different purposes. ..

[@sas60che]

I realy like this Mr Fletcher everytime I see him it brings a smile to my face. He is a British as can be.

[@TheNorman1169]

I love this little man and that mustache ❤️

[@logoseven3365]

Nice interior shots! Nice David shots!

[@MrPDoff]

Mr Fletcher sir, You always make my day...lol

[@chancepaladin]

The problem is, if a tank from Russia ever goes missing, they will immediately know where to look first. :P

[@migmadmarine]

or you could get the yank president to ask the current tsar to give you one😁

[@thatsnodildo1974]

The middle east lmao

[@nielsmichiels1939]

(russian general bursts into Putin's office) _MISTER PRESIDENT, OUR NEW EXPERIMENTAL TANK HAS BEEN STOLEN!_ Putin: *_Curse you Tank Museuuuuuuuuuuum!!!!_*

[@Halinspark]

Let's be real, if your tank goes missing, the damn Australians probably stole it. Just ask Germany.

[@jeffreyroot7346]

Try the Ukraine. Large reserve stock of former Soviet tanks rusting away.

[@Kiryutka22]

I just love this guy. He's awesome!

[@chiefmagua7160]

This man is so good.

[@jakedee4117]

They should get some ex-soviet pieces from Syria. Going cheap.

[@mrj4990]

Jake Dee once you clean out the dead haji smell, it’s good as new

[@sleepypipit9631]

@Pommy Pie the czech are selling t55s for like less than 20 000 and i bet this thing has way less miles ohh and i forgot they sell/sold an unrestored su 100 for 50000

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

@Dieter Gaudlitz a bad tank is better than no tank. Sending troops on machineguns without direct fire support is worste still I guarantee you.

[@mwnciboo]

A few holes and scorch marks but should buff out....Also a few modern Leopards are available thanks to Turkey.

[@kevinsullivan3448]

@@ФедяКрюков-в6ь Who needs direct fire support when you can launch your pockets from schools and hospitals?

[@piippopaska6467]

Being an tank nerd since 2000, i found WoT in 2013 and MightyJingles in same year and i have learned so much for thanks for these guys in Tank Museum and Jingles! This is just awesome. can't wait the tanksfest 2019! :)

[@WOTArtyNoobs]

No truck with the Royal Artillery? You say for obvious reasons, but why? We'd love to see more SPGs at the Tank Museum.

[@magecraft2]

Most likely rivalry between branches :) for a more relevant reason the two branches may have different opinions in who should control the SPG in the past (one armoured vehicles are ours other Artillery is ours).

[@neilwilson5785]

@mandellorian :(

[@WOTArtyNoobs]

It's something that the Tank Museum ought to reconsider as they may be aware that all German Stugs were crewed by Artillerymen, which may be the reason why they scored far more kills than the panzer troops.

[@Rh0dan1970]

​@@WOTArtyNoobs might have more to do with the way each type of vehicle was used.. a stug was an ambush vehicle, defensive but also ensuring you usually got the first shot in.

[@dcpack]

Thumbs up simply for the intro. Okay, would have gotten one any way.

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

David Fletcher MBE should be the only person who does these Tank Chats. You can tell that he talks from personal experience and it make it much more relevant. I can picture him, brewing up while the rest of the crew are camouflaging the tank. Peace.

[@philiphied]

@4:12 I was rolling with laughter. You are a gem Mr. Fletcher.

[@johnc4122]

Fun fact: Because these tanks were open topped, the concussive blast from a Panzerfaust round was less lethal. Whereas in a tank like the T-34, it could be disastrous. There were drawbacks of the SU-76 being open topped, but it did save the lives of some Russian tankers in the bitter fighting at the end of the war, where handheld anti-tank weapons were knocking out Soviet armored vehicles at an alarming rate.

[@roberturlaub8526]

well all u need is a granade or a gun to take the tank down... so why waste a panzerfaust or panzerschreck for it xD

[@68Boca]

Even so, I don't think I would have enjoyed a Panzerfaust round entering my space. And being open topped, not pleasant in a Russian Winter Offensive, although the driver would be warm!

[@billdabutchers9615]

What a classic episode!

[@matyi10012]

Mr Fletcher is the man of quotes.

[@TheSpritz0]

BEST lecturer in the Armored Universe!!

[@thomasellysonting3554]

A small quibble - the SU-76 was a very common vehicle in the Soviet Army, indeed its pretty much the second most important and common vehicle after the T-34. I assume Mr. Fletcher is referring specifically to the M model being “very few” during the war rather than the Su-76 as a whole. Also I somewhat doubt that a lack of armor and an open top was the issue in anti-tank combat, as the Americans had pretty successful open-topped tank destroyers. Soviet employment of Su-76s in the anti-tank role also tended to use them in camouflaged overwatch positions, so lack of armor wasn’t much of an issue if it wasn’t getting hit by AP to begin with. Rather the issue is more likely to be German artillery fire - which was called down on suspected or revealed anti-tank nests - and having an open top was very unhealthy for the crew when they had shrapnel thrown at them. This is why later Soviet TDs and self propelled artillery did not have an open top. Meanwhile the Americans - who never had to worry about artillery inferiority - could keep their TDs open-topped.

[@lokeschonhult2884]

His reaction when the alarm sounded was hillarious

[@mg_claymore8611]

As always, Fletcher is great!

[@vinces7001]

Master Fletcher has spoken, take note. RESPECT!!!

[@absolutelynot7394]

Knight Mr. Fletcher !!!! He is a World Wide Treasure !!!! Tank Chats are a wonderful educational tool too. So why won't American Teachers take advantage of Tank Chats' Services and add to it to their classes?

[@roaldthamesen533]

PLEASE make the tank chats a weekly series like you're doing now!!

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

They do have day jobs you know, running the museum.

[@lalucre1803]

David Fletcher is the David Attenborough of tanks.

[@Christopher-N]

Very well done. Particularly amid distraction.

[@thatfriggingbathroom2656]

No WiFi in range, data low, Tank Chat notification: have to watch, to hell with the data.

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

These videos are oddly calming considering these are machines of war

[@justin.s9783]

Awesome vid Mr Fletcher

[@yuryskrip5500]

From mid-1943 to the end of the war more than 12000 SU-76M self-propelled guns were produced. It was the most mass produced Soviet armoured vehicle after T-34 (35 000)

[@ryanduffy5301]

I love how David Fletcher doesn't bat an eye to the alarm 😆

[@neilwilson5785]

I still love this one.

[@TheLoxxxton]

Tank Einstein strikes again

[@MrTangolizard]

A really good museum went there 3 weeks ago

[@Psiberzerker]

This is my favorite war vehicle? I can't really call it a Tank, but the STuG gets all the hype. Sei Russ cranked out half again as many as these, and kept using them for another decade.

[@rohampasha9667]

There's a fair amount of Soviet armor rusting out in motor parks throughout ukriane , Russia and Belarus , some of which are extremely rare prototypes . Please make an effort to save these technical marvels

[@Cobra6Gaming]

That facial expression when the alarm goes off :D

[@vrabiecatalin7258]

Well done sir.

[@Daniel-S1]

Thanks.

[@Roblstar]

Loved your add at the start! ;)

[@Manfurias]

That moustache is so badass it even triggers alarms

[@jasonz7788]

Awesome thanks

[@RAYMOND65DH]

he thats good mr fletcher is stil there; love the way how he tell; i hope more in his story on detail and 5 minuts is so short in to hear his story about to talk abouts the tank ; i thhink make a docu [30 minuts]of every tank in museum and let mr fletcher telling it ; in how doing in thisse 5 minuts; good for on tv bbc

[@joearnold6881]

He’s a treasure.

[@FromMyBrain]

You could almost call it a Red Alert...

[@elbucho8867]

Rip, EA has killed many good game series

[@kurt5490]

Ba dump bump! Oohhhh!

[@beerenmusli8220]

Awesome Video!!!!

[@tomkasholo6797]

Sir David ........ good people !

[@sealove79able]

You may steal one Mr Fletcher!

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

It's mustache time . I have my tea and biscuits ready .proceed

[@JohnyG29]

Moustache*

[@benbaselet2026]

@@JohnyG29 *moustache

[@bigceelos]

must ash

[@alexanderbenkendorf688]

Soviet light tanks were built not on tank, but on automobile factories, using automobile parts and engines. And those SPGs were built on top of those chassis - which made them extremely economically efficient, and fit for use

[@trollson66]

I now have the image of the Tank Museum engaging in raids into Russia to capture more exhibits...

[@deanmacka4975]

Great stuff

[@MrBMBuilder]

Happy New Year to you boys keep up the good work chaps!!! Happy modelling for 2019

[@johnlansing2902]

More bits of wisdom.......thank you

[@thetankmuseum]

Glad you enjoyed it John!

[@bestestusername]

That moustache needs a youtube channel, am very jealous

[@cadetbiff3833]

I know this vid is 2 year old but have you though to roll the royal artillery museum in with you guys? Maybe just the self propelled ones as a "off-shoot/distant cousin, this is also what some of the hull were made as" section, still big guns on tracks... just without the tankiness! (And I hear their collection hasn't been on display since 2016)

[@EricTViking]

Fire: "Oh sorry, I didn't realise you were recording a tank chat! I'll come back later shall I?"

[@spudeism]

There was one case where SU-76 was better than all other options. In several cases around Belarus SU-76s coupled with infantry managed to flank around by going over swamps/bogs due to being only soviet vehicle in the service that could do that.

[@axeman3d]

David Fletcher, national treasure. We really should capture some more Soviet vehicles.

[@jimmiecantstandyabitz1189]

Wow very informative, man!

[@KA-dx2kz]

Please do the Ram 2, also thanks for the great knowledge video about tanks.

[@alexwood1142]

It's not a tank destroyer. It's a self propelled gun to support the infantry. And for that reason it's the second most widely produced Soviet AFV of the war, after the various models of T34, despite not entering service until 1943. That the ZiS3 also has a useful antitank capability is a bonus to its primary role as a field gun.

[@Tallorian]

Thank you, you are one of the rare people in the comment section who actually knows their stuff. It's astonishing how even the specialist of the museum which holds this piece makes such a fundamental mistake. It was designed exactly as an spg/support artillery, by mounting a _field gun_ on a chassis which can't be useful for the tank production anymore. The first batches of SU-76 (before its conversion to M) were delivered to artillery regiments. So, both ZiS 3 (the gun) in its towed version and SU-76M were for backline infantry support and artillery role. But could be used, if need arises, in AT role too, just with less efficiency. And even as a frontline infantry support assault gun, but only out of desperation and lack of other options.

[@MrZenzio]

"The Russians didn't like it... nobody likes it."

[@RussianThunderrr]

Did Germans liked Wespe?

[@davebrittain9216]

I can't imagine sitting on/in cold steel for days/weeks/months on end in the severe winter.

[@brealistic3542]

Please do a video about the Su-76i that served as a Td in the battle of Kursk. It was a excellent stop gap to till this td got the problems worked out of it and Russian crews loved it. 😎